Bedřich Smetana : Wallenstein's Camp, Symphonic Poem T.79 (1858-59)

[@maxmerry8470]

Astonishing smorgasbord of contrasting dramatic moods, colour and folk-melody. It actually lifts the listener up, forcing undivided attention and offering up a tremendous aural feast. This strikes me as a very special recording, Kubelik and the Bayern players giving the performance of a lifetime.....

[@novagerio9244]

Couldn't be said better 👍

[@maxmerry8470]

@@novagerio9244 Thanks! I might have been a bit over the top with that description, especially reading it again over a year later.....

[@yogistanu55]

Wallenstein's Lager...what a terrific piece by Bedrich Smetana!! The Camp coming to life at the Trumpet Call and the ensuing march...just Heroic!!

[@davidmayhew8083]

Shazaaam!!!

[@HDTurnerJr]

Difficult to see what this has to do with the play as described below which sounds like a group of sadistic mercenary soldiers burning, raping and looting: Wallenstein's Camp Introducing the second and third parts, Wallenstein's Camp is by far the shortest of the three (Wallenstein is a trilogy pf plays). Whilst the main action takes place among the higher ranks of the troops and nobility, Wallenstein's Camp reflects popular opinion, particularly that of the soldiers in Wallenstein's camp. They are enthusiastic about their commander, who to all appearances has managed to bring together mercenaries from a wide variety of locations. They praise the great freedom he allows them-plunder, for instance-whenever they are not engaged in fighting, and his efforts on their behalf in negotiations with the Holy Roman Emperor, of whom some of the troops are critical. They also praise the war for improving their own lives despite its toll on the civilian population. Still, we hear a peasant complain that the troops steal from him, and a monk criticize their wicked life. At the end of this part, the soldiers find out that the emperor intends to place a section of the army under the command of Spanish Habsburgs. Unhappy, they agree to ask Max Piccolomini, one of their commanders, to urge Wallenstein not to fulfill the emperor's wishes.

[@pauloarantes4270]

super mein lp in brasilien