My Homeland - symphonic poem to Czech nation

07/18/2024

The seventh part of our video series on Czech Music Greats is devoted to the cycle of symphonic poems My Homeland by Bedřich Smetana, one of the greatest musical manifestations of the National Revival. It was composed between 1874 and 1879 and received its premiere in November 1882 at Prague’s Žofín Palace.

Author: Barbora Navrátilová
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