All Smetana articles
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Review
Concert review: Trio Gaspard
Tim Homfray hears a performance of Shostakovich, Haydn and Smetana at London’s Wigmore Hall on 18 September 2022
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Review
Wihan Quartet: Smetana, Dvořák and Janáček quartets
Authentic, plain speaking performances of the Czech masters
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News
Milan Škampa, 1928-2018: the last of the Smetana Quartet
Milan Škampa, for many years violist of the Smetana Quartet and the last survivor of the six men who played in the group, died at his Prague home on 14 April. He would have turned 90 in June.
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News
Milan Škampa presented with International Viola Society award
Milan Škampa, violist of the Smetana Quartet from 1956 until the ensemble disbandment in 1989, has been awarded the International Viola Society’s highest award, the Silver Alto Clef, for the year 2016. IVS president – and long-time contributor to The Strad – Carlos María Solare visited ...
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Review
Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor op.15. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor op.50
The Strad Issue: March 2016 Description: Passion and panache in Danish performances of Romantic piano trios Musicians: Trio con Brio Copenhagen Composer: Smetana; Tchaikovsky Deluged with plaudits for its earlier recordings, this ensemble comes with a reputation to live up to – and doesn’t disappoint. From the ...
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Review
Smetana: String Quartets: no.1 in E minor ‘From My Life’; no.2 in D minor
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: September 2015 Description: Solid Smetana from the award-winning Czech string quartet Musicians: Pavel Haas Quartet Composer: Smetana Recording the two Smetana quartets is a rite of passage for any Czech ensemble, and the Pavel Haas Quartet – already a prize winner ...
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Article
Nova Philharmonic performs Smetana's Dance of the Comedians † with comic results
Real gaffe or carefully staged joke? It's not immediately apparent † though perhaps the clue's in the title † in this performance of Smetana's Dance of the Comedians by the Nova Philharmonic in Slovenia. The incident occurs around the 3:40 mark.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...