Bedřich Smetana

Czech Republic, 1848–1884

Czech composer (1824-1884) and founder of a national school. The cycle Ma vlast, including Vltava, treats Czech landscape and legend as symphonic subject matter.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Bedřich Smetana and 1 artist Bedřich Smetana influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Bedřich Smetana?

• Franz Liszt — Liszt personally supported the young Smetana, arranged the publication of his Opus 1 and remained his model for the symphonic poem.

Which artists did Bedřich Smetana influence?

• Antonín Dvořák — Smetana's Czech national style was the immediate model for Dvořák, who played viola under Smetana's baton at the Provisional Theatre.