Interesting facts about the Czech composer,Smetana. 1..

Asked the help from Liszt when he was young(in the beginning of his beginning of his career). Liszt helped him to publish his op.1 work by the Leipzig publisher,Franz Kistner. The compositions,submitted by Smetana to the Schumanns were not greatly to Clara Schumann's liking;above all she was not reconciled to the influence of Berlioz,which was noticeable in his compositions. Worked in Gothenburg,Sweden. Jiri,Benda,the founder of the Mannheim school,Stanic(or Stamitz),Richter,Myslivecek,Dusik,Rejcha etc.,but Smetana was the first to give Czech music its characteristic stamp,its own distinctive expression to bring to life,its typical rhythm and pulsation. In socialising occasion at Liszt's in Weimer-nasty statements by Viennese composer,Herbeck,who was a confirmed enemy of everything Czech."All that Bohemia can bring forth is fiddlers,mere performing musicians ,who can brag only of their perfection in craftsmanship,in the purely mechanical side of music,whereas on real artist's path of truth and beauty,your creative strength dwindles,indeed hitherto you have not done anything for the development and progress of musical art,for you have not a single composition to show,which is so purely Czech as to adorn and enrich European music literature by virtue of its characteristic originality". Myslivecek-wrote the operas in typical Italian style to Italian words under the name of Venatorini. Tomasek-imitation of Mozart? Liszt sort it out and played one of Smetana's works on the Piano.