Consider the fact that Smetana's piano works are much less familiar than the piano works of his contemporaries in the middle of the nineteenth century. And consider the fact that this disc by Czech pianist Jitka Cechová was recorded in Prague from October through December 2005 and was mastered, designed (with sharp photos of the artist), packaged, shipped, and on the shelves and the Internet in the U.S. by early May 2006. In the Communist era, it would have taken several times as long. The reservations for the sonically ...
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Consider the fact that Smetana's piano works are much less familiar than the piano works of his contemporaries in the middle of the nineteenth century. And consider the fact that this disc by Czech pianist Jitka Cechová was recorded in Prague from October through December 2005 and was mastered, designed (with sharp photos of the artist), packaged, shipped, and on the shelves and the Internet in the U.S. by early May 2006. In the Communist era, it would have taken several times as long. The reservations for the sonically wonderful Rudolfinium hall in Prague would have had to be filled out in triplicate and approved by layers of cultural commissars, and getting a record out to the West, except in the case of musicians at the very top of the hierarchy, would have been given up as too much of a hassle. All the music on this disc is delightful, and there's a true neglected masterpiece at the beginning: the Rêves (Dreams) of 1875, from late in Smetana's career. The title of the set of six pieces seems to...
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