Smetana – Polkas

The polka is to Bedrich Smetana (1824–1884) a compositional form similar to the polonaise and mazurka to Chopin, or the waltz to the Strauss family. The artistic stylisation of the polka engaged the composer from his earliest attempts at composition, and he returned to it in his mature works.The works in this new Urtext edition – Three Salon Polkas op. 7, Three Poetic Polkas op. 8, Reminiscences of Bohemia in the Form of Polkas op. 12 and 13 and polkas from the 1850s – together with the series of Czech dances, form a high point of Smetana’s compositions in this genre.The edition is based on a Critical Edition of the piano works of Bedrich Smetana which has been revised by the pianist and Smetana interpreter Jan Novotny. Novotny’s editorial commentary forms part of the edition.
Predmluva
Edicní poznámka
Preface
Editor’s Notes
Vorwort
Anmerkung des Herausgebers
Trois Polka de Salon / Tri salonní polky / Three Drawing-Room Polkas / Drei Salonpolkas op. 7:
Polka Fis dur / Polka in F sharp major / Polka Fis-Dur
Polka f moll / Polka in F minor / Polka f-Moll
Polka E dur / Polka in E major / Polka E-Dur
Trois Polka Poétiques / Tri poetické polky / Three Portic Polkas / Drei poetische Polkas op. 8:
Polka Es dur / Polka in E flat major / Polka Es-Dur
Polka g moll / Polka in G minor / Polka g-Moll
Polka As dur / Polka in A flat major / Polka As-Dur
Souvenir de Bôheme en forme de polkas / Vzpomínka na Cechy ve forme polek / Souvenir of Bohemia in the Form of Polkas / Erinnerung an Böhmen in Form von Polkas op. 12, op. 13:
Polka a moll / Polka in A minor / Polka a-Moll
Polka e moll / Polka in E minor / Polka e-Moll
Polka e moll / Polka in E minor / Polka e-Moll
Polka Es dur / Polka in E flat major / Polka Es-Dur
“Polky z let padesátych” / “Polkas from the 1850s” / “Polkas aus den 50er Jahren”:
Polka E dur / Polka in E major / Polka E-Dur
Polka g moll / Polka in G minor / Polka g-Moll
Polka A dur / Polka in A major / Polka A-Dur
Polka f moll / Polka in F minor / Polka f-Moll