Bedřich Smetana Works
Czech composer (1824–1884)
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Commemorations 2024 (Birth: Bedřich Smetana)
- piano, violin
- classical music, opera, symphonic poem
- Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary
- composer, conductor, teacher, pedagogue, pianist, music teacher
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Complete works
Categories
Work for choir (19)
Song, lied (7)
Opera (9)
Work for soloist (83)
Work for chamber orchestra (10)
Work for orchestra (23)
Creative activity
1840
age 16
44 years
1883
age 59
Number of works
Duration of the works (average or estimed)
Dated works
1883
String Quartet No. 2 in D minor
Work composed for string quartet
Published in 1889
Premiere on 1884-01-03
Bettina Polka (2)
Work in C, composed for piano
The Prague Carnival
Pražský karneval - Introdukce a polonéza
Polonaise, composed for orchestra
Our Song
Naše píseň
1882
1881
1880
Romance
Work in G minor, composed for piano
Andante
Work in F minor, composed for piano
Prayer
Modlitba
The Dower
Věno
1879
Evening Songs
Večerní písně
Lied
1. He Who Can Play the Golden Strings
2. Do Not Stone the Prophets!
3. I Once Dreamed
4. Oh, What Joy When Dancing
5. I’ll Build You a Throne from My Songs
The Country Woman
Venkovanka
Polka, in G, composed for piano
Czech Dances II, Opp. 21
Work composed for piano
1. Furiant, Op. 21 No. 1
2. The Little Hen, Op. 21 No. 2
3. Oats, Op. 21 No. 3
4. The Bear, Op. 21 No. 4
5. The Little Onion, Op. 21 No. 5
6. Stamping Dance, Op. 21 No. 6
7. The Lancer, Op. 21 No. 7
8. Step Dance, Op. 21 No. 8
9. Neighbor’s Dance, Op. 21 No. 9
10. Leaping Dance, Op. 21 No. 10
The Country Woman
Venkovanka
Polka, composed for orchestra
1878
1877
Czech Dances I
Polka, composed for piano
1. Polka in F-sharp major
2. Polka in A minor
3. Polka in F major
4. Polka in B-flat major
The Song of the Sea
Píseň na moři
1876
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, “Aus meinem Leben”
Work composed for string quartet
Published in 1880
1875
Dreams
Sny - Šest charakteristických skladeb
Work composed for piano
1. Bygone Happiness
2. Consolation
3. In Bohemia
4. In the Salon
5. Before the Castle
6. Czech Peasants’ Festival
1874
My Country
Má vlast
Work composed for orchestra
Premiere on 1882-11-05
1. Vyšehrad
2. The Moldau
3. Šarka
4. From Bohemian Woods and Fields
5. Tábor
6. Blaník
Polka from The Two Widows
Polka z Dvou vdov
Work in C, composed for piano
1873
Potpourri, Themes from the Opera Dalibor
Motivy z opery Dalibor, Potpourri
Work composed for piano
1871
1870
Festive Chorus
Slavnostní sbor
1869
Libuše’s Judgement
Libušin soud
Work composed for orchestra
The Fisherman
Rybář
Work composed for orchestra
1868
Fantasy on Themes from the Opera Dalibor
Z Dalibora, Fantasie na temata z opery Dalibor
Work composed for piano
Solemn Prelude on the Occasion of Laying the Foundation Stone for the National Theatre
Slavnostní předehra k položení základního
Work in C, composed for orchestra
Czech Song
Farmer’s Song (The Peasant)
Rolnická
1867
O Gustave
O Gustave, můj králi
Lied
Fanfares for Shakespeare’s Richard III
Fanfáry k Shakespearovu dramatu Richard III
Work composed for orchestra
1866
1865
1864
Solemn March for Shakespeare Celebrations, Op. 20
Pochod k slavnosti Shakespearově
Work in E, composed for orchestra
1863
Oldřich and Božena
Oldřich a Božena
Overture, composed for orchestra
To Our Girls
Našim děvám
Polka, in D, composed for orchestra
The Renegade
Odrodilec
1862
Fantasy on Czech Folksongs
Koncertní fantasie na české národní písně
Work in B, composed for piano
6 Album Leaves
Work composed for piano
1. To Kateřina Kolarová
2. To Elizabeth Felicia Thun
3. To Josephina Fink
4. To Jean Kunz
5. To Wenzel Ulwer
6. To Marie Proksch
Doctor Faust
Doktor Faust
Overture, composed for orchestra
The Three Riders
Tři jezdci
1861
1860
Souvenir de Bohême en forme de polkas, Opp. 13
Vzpomínky na Čechy ve formě polek
Work composed for piano
1. Polka in E minor, Op. 13 No. 1
2. Polka in E-flat major, Op. 13 No. 2
Souvenir de Bohême en forme de polkas, Opp. 12
Vzpomínky na Čechy ve formě polek
Work composed for piano
1. Polka in A minor, Op. 12 No. 1
2. Polka in E minor, Op. 12 No. 2
Czech Song
1859
Bettina Polka (1)
Work in C, composed for piano
Macbeth and the Witches
Macbeth, skizza ke scéně „Macbeth a čarodějnice" ze Shakespeara
Work in G minor, composed for piano
Concert Étude
Koncertní etuda
Scherzo, in C, composed for piano
Wallenstein’s Camp, Op. 14
Valdštýnův tábor
symphonic poem, composed for orchestra
1858
Transcription of Schubert’s Der Neugierige, Op. 10
Zvědavý, transkripce písně Franze Schuberta z cyklu Krásná mlynářka
Work in B, composed for piano
Scherzo-Étude
Scherzo-etuda
Work in C, composed for piano
Polka in C major
Work composed for piano
Ball-Vision
Vidění na plese (Polka-rhapsódie)
Work in A minor, composed for piano
Richard III, Op. 11
symphonic poem, composed for orchestra
1857
Sketches II, Opp. 5
Work composed for piano
1. Scherzo-polka, Op. 5 No. 1
2. Melancholy, Op. 5 No. 2
3. The Pleasant Countryside, Op. 5 No. 3
4. Rhapsody in F minor, Op. 5 No. 4
Sketches I, Opp. 4
Work composed for piano
1. Prelude, Op. 4 No. 1
2. Idyll, Op. 4 No. 2
3. A Memory, Op. 4 No. 3
4. Perserverence, Op. 4 No. 4
1856
1855
Andante in E-flat major
Work composed for piano
Forest Impressions and Emotions: Nocturne
Lesní city a dojmy: Nocturno
Work in F minor, composed for piano
Piano Trio for piano, violin and cello, Op. 15
Work in G minor
1854
3 Poetic Polkas, Opp. 8
Tři poetické polky
Work composed for piano
1. Polka in E-flat major
2. Polka in G minor
4 Polkas from the 1850s
Polky z let padesátých
Work composed for piano
1. Polka in E major
2. Polka in G minor
3. Polka in A major
4. Polka in F minor
3 Ballroom Polkas, Opp. 7
Work composed for piano
1. Polka in F-sharp major, Op. 7 No. 1
2. Polka in F minor, Op. 7 No. 2
Festive Symphony
Triumfální symfonie
Work in E, composed for orchestra
1853
Jaro lásky
Lied
1852
Album Leaf in G-sharp minor
Work composed for piano
Album Leaf in E major
Work composed for piano
Album Leaf in F-sharp major
Work composed for piano
1851
1850
Skladby psané do památníku
Work composed for piano
1. Album Leaves
2. Toccatina
3. Piece in G major
4. Piece in B minor
5. Piece in E-flat minor
6. Piece in B-flat major
3 Album Leaves, Opp. 3
Work composed for piano
1. To Robert Schumann, Op. 3 No. 1
2. Wanderer’s Song, Op. 3 No. 2
6 Album Leaves, Opp. 2
Work composed for piano
1. Allegro in C major, Op. 2 No. 1
2. Moderato in A minor, Op. 2 No. 2
3. Vivace in G major, Op. 2 No. 3
4. Allegro comodo, Op. 2 No. 4
5. Moderato con amina, Op. 2 No. 5
6. Andante ma non troppo, Op. 2 No. 6
A Treasure of Melodies II
Poklad melodií II
Work composed for piano
1. Moderato in C major
2. Piece in G major
3. Toccata in D major
4. Moderato in A major
5. Tempo di marcia
A Treasure of Melodies I
Poklad melodií I
Work composed for piano
1. Preludium
2. Capriccio in A minor
Album Leaf in E-flat major
Work composed for piano
1849
Sonata Movement
Work in E minor, composed for piano 8 hands
Allegro capriccioso in B minor
Work composed for piano
Wedding Scenes
Svatební scény
Work composed for piano
1. Wedding March
2. The Bride and Groom
Album Leaf in G minor
Work composed for piano
Festive Overture, Op. 4
Velká předehra
Work in D, composed for orchestra
1848
Capriccio in G minor
Work composed for piano
National Guard March
Pochod národní gardy
Work in D, composed for piano
March of the Prague Student Legion
Pochod pražské studentské legie
Work in F, composed for piano
6 Characteristic Songs, Opp. 1
Work composed for piano
1. In the Forest, Op. 1 No. 1
2. Rising Passion, Op. 1 No. 2
3. The Shepherdess, Op. 1 No. 3
4. Desire, Op. 1 No. 4
5. The Warrior, Op. 1 No. 5
6. Desperation, Op. 1 No. 6
Characteristic Song
Work in C-flat, composed for piano
Song of Liberty
Píseň svobody
1847
Romance
Work in B-flat, composed for piano
Forest Impressions and Emotions
Lesní city a dojmy - Nocturno
Nocturne, in F minor, composed for piano
1846
Vyzvání
Lied
Bolest odloučení
Lied
Farewell!
Sbohem!
Lied
Pohled mé dívky
Lied
Lobet den herrn
Fugue
Ich hoffe auf den Herrn
Fugue
6 Preludes
Work composed for piano 4 hands
Variations on the Czech Song ‘Sil jsem proso’
CHarakteristické variace na českou píseň „Sil jsem proso"
Work in G, composed for piano
Étude in Song Form
Etuda (ve formě písně)
Study, in A minor, composed for piano
Étude in Prelude Form
Etuda (ve formě preludia)
Study, in C, composed for piano
Polka in E-flat major
Work composed for piano
Piano Sonata in G minor
Work composed for piano
Medtabitur in mandatis tuis
Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi dominus
Heilig ist der Herr Zebaoth
Jesu meine Freunde
1845
Untitled Piece
Skladba bez nadpisu
Work in G minor, composed for piano 8 hands
Triumphant March
Triumfalní pochod
Work in E, composed for piano
Rustic March
Venkovský pochod
Work in B-flat, composed for piano
March of the Soldiers
Pochod válečníků
Work in D, composed for piano
Pensée fugitive
Work in D minor, composed for piano
1844
5 Waltzes
Work composed for piano
Bagatelles and Impromptus, Opp. 6
Work composed for piano
1. Innocence, Op. 6 No. 1
2. Dejection, Op. 6 No. 2
3. Idyll, Op. 6 No. 3
4. Longing, Op. 6 No. 4
5. Happiness, Op. 6 No. 5
6. Fairy Tale, Op. 6 No. 6
7. Love, Op. 6 No. 7
8. Quarrel, Op. 6 No. 8
Souvenir of Pilsen
Vzpomínka na Plzeň
Polka, in E-flat, composed for piano
Untitled Piece
Skladba bez nadpisu (Mazurkové capriccio)
Capriccio, in C-sharp minor, composed for piano
Quadrille in F major
Work composed for piano
1843
Untitled Piece
Skladba bez názvu (Rhapsodie)
Rhapsody, in A-flat, composed for piano
Quadrille in B-flat major
Work composed for piano
Fantasy for violin and piano in G minor, “Sil jsem proso”
1842
From a Student’s Life
Ze studentského života
Polka, in C, composed for piano
Duo without Words
Duo beze slov
Work in E, composed for piano
Overture in A major
Work composed for piano 4 hands
Overture in C minor
Work composed for piano 4 hands
Impromptu in A-flat major
Work composed for piano
Bayadere Galop
Kvapík bajadér / Galopp bajadérek
Work in C, composed for orchestra
Minuet
Work in B-flat, composed for orchestra
Galop in D major, “Bayadere”
Work composed for piano
1841
Impromptu in B minor
Work composed for piano
Impromptu in E-flat minor
Work composed for piano
1840
Georgina Polka
Jiřinková Polka (Dahlia Polka)
Work in D, composed for piano
Louisina Polka
Work in D, composed for piano
Galopp di bravoura
Work in B-flat, composed for piano
Not-dated works
Fragments and Sketches
Work composed for piano
Cadenza from “Piano Concerto No.27 in B-flat Major, KV595” (Mozart)
Work composed for piano
Cadenza from “Piano Concerto No.24 in C Minor, KV491” (Mozart)
Work composed for piano
Cadenza from “Piano Concerto No.20 in D Minor, KV466” (Mozart)
Work composed for piano
Cadenza from “Piano Concerto No.3 in C Minor, Op.37” (Beethoven)
Work composed for piano
4-voice Fugue
Čtyřhlasá fuga
Work composed for piano
3-voice Fugue
Třihlasá fuga
Work composed for piano
2-voice Fugue
Dvojitá fuga
Work composed for piano
Album Leaf in B-flat major
Work composed for piano
Album Leaf in A major
Work composed for piano