Josef Plavec

Bedřich Smetana’s chamber music is generally considered to be of relatively minor importance when viewed in the context of his entire body of work. Yet the modest number of works is deceptive; through...

The composition of the first string quartet "From my life" was preceded by a period of fateful changes in Smetana's life. In 1874 he lost his hearing. Two years later, he moved with his family to the...

The composition of the first string quartet "From my life" was preceded by a period of fateful changes in Smetana's life. In 1874 he lost his hearing. Two years later he moved with his family to the c...