The death of Ataúlfo Argenta at the age of 44, in 1958, robbed the world of a major talent. His recording career was already well underway, and he was due to record the Brahms symphonies with the ...

BOSTON — As I listen to the overture of Bedřich Smetana’s "The Bartered Bride" in preparation for my call with Boston Midsummer Opera music director and conductor Susan Davenny Wyner, I sense ...

The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York. side 1: The Bartered Bride: Overture (beginning); side 2: The Bartered Bride: Overture (conclusion) (Columbia 19003-D). North, James N.. New York ...

Tuesday's lunchtime concert in the National Concert Hall featured two musicians in the early stages of their professional careers. The Israeli conductor Yaniv Dinur appeared on the basis of his ...

The Proms: Jiri ignites the spark of genius STANDING behind the red curtains, the house lights down, the stage brutes blinding, Smetana’s Bartered Bride Overture is the sort of music that puts the ...

As if obeying starter's orders, Charles Mackerras tore into the overture of The Bartered Bride at breakneck speed, punching out Smetana's decisive rhythms and generating fiery, taut playing from the ...

Dancing gnomes and witches feature in tonight's Full Works Concert. Smetana's The Bartered Bride is a comic opera which tells the story of how, after a late surprise revelation, true love prevails ...

Petroc Trelawny introduces a concert given at the Barbican, London, with Ivan Zenaty (violin) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its chief conductor Jiri Belohlavek performing music from his native ...

With Sir Charles Mackerras at the helm, Smetana's Bartered Bride not only has a spring in her step, she's several inches off the ground for much of the duration. Mackerras isn't just well-versed in ...

Comic operas rarely seem comic, but this overture's riotous tempo hints at a farcical story of frivolity. Smetana adds a dollop of Czech dances to the mix and cooks up a fun-filled feast.

A young woman's love ultimately triumphs over her parents, her circumstances, and a wacky matchmaker. This is the Overture to the Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana, from a concert in Geneva, ...