The Bartered Bride

Album by Bedřich Smetana & Gabriela Beňačková & Peter Dvorský & Richard Novák & Pražský filharmonický sbor & Česká filharmonie & Zdeněk Košler

The Bartered Bride is a comic opera by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, first performed in 1866 with a substantially revised version staged in 1870. The score combines Bohemian folk-derived melodies, dance rhythms and lyrical ensemble writing, and the work occupies a pivotal place in Smetana's career as a founding contribution to Czech national opera.

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  1. 1.
    The Bartered Bride: "Overture"
    6:33
  2. 2.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 1: "Let Us Rejoice, Let´s Be Merry" (Mařenka, Jeník)
    8:07
  3. 3.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 2: "It Will Then Happen Like I Have Been Told!" (Mařenka, Jeník)
    1:22
  4. 4.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 2: "Should I Ever Happen to Learn Something like That about You" (Mařenka)
    3:52
  5. 5.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 2: "It´s Only True That Your past Life Seems to Be Veiled in a Sort of Mystery" (Mařenka, Jeník)
    0:46
  6. 6.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 2: "While a Mother´s Love Means Blessing, Painful Is a Stepmother´s Hate" (Mařenka, Jeník)
    2:23
  7. 7.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 2: "Faithful Love Cannot Be Marred by Any Former Pledge or Promise" (Mařenka, Jeník)
    3:40
  8. 8.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 3: "As I´m Saying, My Dear Fellow" (Krušina, Ludmila, Kecal)
    5:04
  9. 9.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 3: "Of Course, I Know Tobiáš Mícha since My Childhood" (Krušina, Ludmila, Kecal)
    0:47
  10. 10.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 3: "He´s Well Brought Up" (Krušina, Ludmila, Kecal)
    3:45
  11. 11.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 4: "Here She´s Coming!" (Krušina, Ludmila, Mařenka, Kecal)
    4:48
  12. 12.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 4: "Jeník Will Not Give In" (Krušina, Ludmila, Mařenka, Kecal)
    1:43
  13. 13.
    The Bartered Bride, Act I, Scene 5: "Polka a Chorus - Come On, Girl, Let´s Be Merry"
    4:30
  14. 14.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 1: "Beer´s No Doubt a Gift from Heaven" (Jeník, Kecal)
    5:31
  15. 15.
    The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Act II, Scene 1: Furiant
    2:10
  16. 16.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 2: "My… My… My… Mother Dear Sa… Sa… Said to Me" (Vašek)
    2:18
  17. 17.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 3: "You Are Surely Mařenka Krušinová´s Bridegroom?" (Mařenka, Vašek)
    1:18
  18. 18.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 3: "I Know a Maiden Fair Whose Love for You Is Boundless" (Mařenka, Vašek)
    5:55
  19. 19.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 4: "As I Say, She’s Lovely, Sweet and Also Rich" (Kecal, Jeník)
    2:54
  20. 20.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 4: "Now Then, My Dear Man" (Kecal, Jeník)
    3:33
  21. 21.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 4: "I Know a Girl" (Kecal, Jeník)
    1:58
  22. 22.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 4: "And If You Renounce Mařenka I Shall Also Pay You Something" (Kecal, Jeník)
    3:09
  23. 23.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 5: "When You Find out for Whom You Have Bought a Bride" (Jeník)
    3:34
  24. 24.
    The Bartered Bride, Act II, Scene 6: "Come Inside, People" (Krušina, Jeník, Kecal)
    4:08
  25. 25.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 1: "I… I Can’t Get It Off My… My Mind" (Vašek)
    4:01
  26. 26.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 2: "March of the Comedians. We Announce to the Public" (Principal of the comedians)
    1:49
  27. 27.
    The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100, Act III, Scene 2: Skočná. Dance of the Comedians
    5:53
  28. 28.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 2: "Oh… Oh… Oh… Oh, That Will Be Lovely" (Vašek, Principal of the comedians, Esmeralda, Indian)
    4:06
  29. 29.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 3: "We Shall Make a Graceful Little Bear of You" (Principal of the comedians, Esmeralda)
    1:34
  30. 30.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 4: "Oh, Dear Me… Dear Me!" (Mícha, Háta, Vašek, Kecal)
    1:01
  31. 31.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 4: "Quartetto - What? He Doesn´t Want Her?" (Mícha, Háta, Vašek, Kecal)
    2:38
  32. 32.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 4: "No, No, I Don´t Believe" (Krušina, Ludmila, Mařenka, Kecal)
    4:43
  33. 33.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 5: "Tell…Tell Me What You Want?" (Krušina, Ludmila, Mícha, Háta, Vašek, Kecal)
    1:14
  34. 34.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 5: "Make up Your Mind, Mařenka, Take Your Time" (Krušina, Ludmila, Mařenka, Mícha, Háta, Kecal)
    3:14
  35. 35.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 6: "Oh, What a Grief!… That Dream of Love" (Mařenka)
    6:27
  36. 36.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 7: "Mařenka Mine!" (Mařenka, Jeník)
    4:08
  37. 37.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 8: "Well, so You Are Still Here, My Young Man?" (Mařenka, Jeník, Kecal)
    1:07
  38. 38.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 8: "Calm Down, Calm Down, Dear, Calm Down" (Mařenka, Jeník, Kecal)
    3:28
  39. 39.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 9: "What Have You Decided, Mařenka?" (Krušina, Ludmila, Mařenka, Mícha, Háta, Jeník, Kecal)
    4:28
  40. 40.
    The Bartered Bride, Act III, Scene 10: "Save Yourselves! The Bear Has Got Loose!" (Krušina, Ludmila, Mařenka, Mícha, Háta, Vašek, Jeník)
    3:00

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