This disc comprises Bedrich Smetana’s renowned, inimitable Má vlast (My Country), a series of six tone poems singing the praises of the lush Bohemian countryside, proud and venerable cities, majestic mountains and the force of nature in the country’s most important river, the Vltava (the Moldau). + The work paved the way for Smetana being heralded as one of Czechoslovakia’s greatest composers and patriots. + As played by the Janácek Philharmonic under the baton of Theodore Kuchar, the work has “seldom sounded more spontaneous” and… “full of the necessary romantic blood.” (ClassicsToday)