The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York. side 1: The Bartered Bride: Overture (beginning); side 2: The Bartered Bride: Overture (conclusion) (Columbia 19003-D). North, James N.. New York ...

Comic operas rarely seem comic, but this overture's riotous tempo hints at a farcical story of frivolity. Smetana adds a dollop of Czech dances to the mix and cooks up a fun-filled feast.

The death of Ataúlfo Argenta at the age of 44, in 1958, robbed the world of a major talent. His recording career was already well underway, and he was due to record the Brahms symphonies with the ...

Petroc Trelawny introduces a concert given at the Barbican, London, with Ivan Zenaty (violin) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its chief conductor Jiri Belohlavek performing music from his native ...

'The Bartered Bride'A young woman's love ultimately triumphs over her parents, her circumstances, and a wacky matchmaker. This is the Overture to the Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana, from a concert ...

In the Czech Republic, there are five thriving orchestras in Prague alone. From a summer concert in Smetana Hall, the Prague Philharmonic plays the overture to Bedrich Smetana's opera "The Bartered ...