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 ...

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, ...

In the Czech Republic, there are five thriving orchestras in Prague alone. From a summer concert in Smetana Hall, the Prague Philharmonic plays the overture to Bedrich Smetana's opera "The Bartered ...

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 ...

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.

The orchestra are joined by violinist Nicola Benedetti (above) and cellist Leonard Elschenbroich to perform Brahms' Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. John Forster conducts. The orchestra also ...

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 ...