From the Homeland (Smetana)
Movements
i Moderato, ii Andantino
Notes
Smetana was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people’s aspirations to a cultural and political “revival”. He has been regarded in his homeland as the father of Czech music. From the Homeland is a mixture of melancholy and happiness with strong affinity to Czech folk material.
