My Homeland - My Country (English)

Japanese: わが祖国 - わがそこく(英語表記)Má vlast
My Homeland - My Country (English)

This is a cycle of symphonic poems composed by Smetana from 1874 to 1879. It is based on the history and nature of the composer's native Czechoslovakia and consists of six pieces: Vyšehrad (High Castle) (1874), Vltava (Vltava) (1874), Šarka (1875), Z čeckých luhů a hájů (From the Bohemian Forests and Fields) (1875), Tábor (1878), and Blaník (1879). In 1848, the influence of the February Revolution in Paris and the March Revolution in Vienna reached Czechoslovakia, and fighting broke out between the Austrian government forces and the Prague citizen army. The young Smetana composed songs for the revolutionary citizens and participated in the fighting himself. It is thought that this patriotic passion was the driving force behind the later creation of this cycle. All six symphonic poems are supported by heavy and colorful orchestration and are colored by beautiful melodies, and the second piece in particular, "The Moldau," is widely loved. The complete set was premiered in Prague in 1882.

[Yukio Miyake]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

スメタナが1874年から79年にかけて作曲した連作交響詩。作曲者の祖国チェコスロバキアの歴史と自然を題材にしたもので、『ビシェフラード(高い城)』Vyšehrad(1874)、『ブルタバ(モルダウ)』Vltava(1874)、『シャールカ』Šarka(1875)、『ボヘミアの森と草原から』Z čeckých luhů a hájů(1875)、『ターボル』Tábor(1878)、『ブラニーク』Blaník(1879)の六曲からなる。1848年、パリの二月革命、ウィーンの三月革命の影響がチェコにも及び、オーストリア政府軍とプラハの市民軍との間に戦闘が行われた際、若いスメタナは革命派市民のための歌を作曲して自らも戦いに参加したが、そうした愛国的情熱がのちにこの連作を生み出す原動力になったと考えられる。六曲の交響詩はいずれも重厚かつ色彩的なオーケストレーションに支えられたうえに、美しい旋律に彩られており、とりわけ第二曲『モルダウ』は広く愛好されている。全曲まとめての初演は、1882年にプラハで行われた。

[三宅幸夫]

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