Bedřich Smetana

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What does “home” mean? In English, the word usually refers to a private space—the place where someone lives. The German word Heimat works differently. It can describe a region, a country, or a shared cultural environment. This difference is not accidental. Linguists often point out that languages develop words for…

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Spotlight Smetana: “The Moldau” and other orchestral works

Bedřich Smetana’s “The Moldau” was one of the first pieces Karajan recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1941. It is – together with Dvořák’s “New World Symphony” – the most popular work...

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