{"product_id":"ptc5187203-smetana-ma-vlast-my-homeland","title":"Smetana: Ma Vlast (My Homeland)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWINNER: BBC Music Magazine Awards 2025 - Orchestral\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrating 200th Anniversary of Bedřich Smetana’s Birth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCzech Philharmonic\u003c\/strong\u003e and its Chief Conductor and Music Director \u003cstrong\u003eSemyon Bychkov\u003c\/strong\u003e present a new recording of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBedřich Smetana’s masterpiece Má vlast (My Homeland)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt is Exclusively Available at NativeDSD in Stereo DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64 and DXD. \u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eThe album celebrates both the bicentenary of Smetana’s birth and, the start of 2024’s Year of Czech Music which has been celebrated every ten years since Smetana’s 100th anniversary in 1924.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eMá vlast is a potent symbol of the Czech Republic’s turbulent political history and has played an important role in the Czech national movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eContemplating the landscape, history, and legends of Bohemia, Má vlast is best known for its world-famous Moldau melody.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eFor Bychkov, who was born in Russia before emigrating to the United States, and now lives in France, the question of ‘the homeland’ is particularly poignant – how to take pride in the best of its heritage, while also coming to terms with its darker pages.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eFor the Orchestra to revisit this seminal piece with Bychkov, with whom it has developed such a close working relationship over the past few years, makes the recording all the more personal and topical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eThe Czech Philharmonic is one of the world’s orchestral gems, recognized for its rich tradition with the Czech masters as well as European repertoire. \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eSemyon Bychkov who is internationally renowned for his interpretations of the core repertoire, began his tenure with the Orchestra at the start of the 2018\/19 season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eTogether, they have so far recorded for Pentatone Mahler’s First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Symphonies (2022-2023), part of the complete Mahler cycle to be released by the label. The Orchestra is also featured on the album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eFolk Songs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e (2023) recorded by Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Pentatone","offers":[{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740324901188,"sku":"PTC5187203-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740324933956,"sku":"PTC5187203-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740324966724,"sku":"PTC5187203-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740324999492,"sku":"PTC5187203-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740325032260,"sku":"PTC5187203-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740325065028,"sku":"PTC5187203-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57340555460932,"sku":"PTC5187203-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/PTC5187203.jpg?v=1790597599","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/ptc5187203-smetana-ma-vlast-my-homeland","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}