In his symphonic cycle 'Mein Vaterland' (My Country), Bedřich Smetana impressively celebrates the beauty of his Czech homeland.
The movements of Smetana's 'Mein Vaterland' are filled with gorgeous Romantic orchestral music that captures the spirit of Eastern Europe.
This recording is part of the NAXOS SELECTION edition, which features state-of-the-art, all-digital recordings of classical music milestones.
The Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice) performs on this recording, conducted by Reinhard Seifried.
The NAXOS SELECTION series uses straightforward color coding on its cover graphics to help identify different genres of classical music.
The 'Moldau' theme, a highlight of Smetana's 'Mein Vaterland', is globally popular and made the composer immortal.
