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There may have been some rivalry between two central figures of Czech music, Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana, although it is also suggested that there was a disciple-master relationship between them. This programme brings out the many common features that bound them together: in the symphonic poem Vltava, Smetana musically portrays his native Bohemia, in particular the course of the River Vltava, while Dvořák’s Silent Woods is part of a cycle inspired by the forest in the same region. They offer a way of hearing how Nature can come to life in music.

Orquestra Gulbenkian
Pedro Neves Maestro
Martin Henneken Violoncelo
Vera Dias Comments

Richard Wagner
Abertura da ópera O Navio Fantasma

Antonín Dvořák
Florestas Silenciosas, op. 68 n.º 5

Bedřich Smetana
O Moldava

Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky
Capricho italiano, op. 45