B. Smetana – From the Homeland, JB.1:118 (Suk)

0:00 – no.1 in A major 5:29 – no.2 in g minor Z domoviny [From the Homeland] is a set of two program music miniature pieces for piano and violin, a rarity in the worldwide context. They are essentially chamber music counterparts of Má vlast, the famous set of six symphonic poems. Smetana was completely deaf at the point of writing the piece in 1880. He himself wrote that the duets are 'in lighter style, more for domestic use than concert performance but without ruling it out completely, in true nationalist style, however with my own melodies'. The work was premiered by Václav Juda Novotný and Karel Kovařovic. Composer – Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Violin – Josef Suk Piano – Jan Panenka Year of recording – 1962 Upload authorized by Supraphon, sheet music is public domain.