Vltava – Die Moldau

Vltava (The Moldau) is the most famous and frequently performed tone poem from the cycle Má Vlast by the Czech composer Bed ich Smetana. It was written between 20 November and 8 December 1874, but onlyin 1879-1880, with the completion of Má Vlast, did it appear in print, when Urbánek issued it in full score, along with a version for Piano duet.

Owing to the large number of misprints in the Urbánek first edition, HughMacdonald has based this new edition on the autograph score, with cross-references to the first edition and the composer’s own version for Piano duet. Conflicting readings in the sources are listed in the Critical Commentaryalongwith a discussion of all editorial decisions.

• New Urtext edition with clear and uncluttered engraving.
• Informative foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) including a contribution by Smetana scholar Olga Mojžšová.
• Includes a detailed Critical Commentary (Eng).