Bedřich Smetana Popular Songs Ranking [2026]
Bedřich Smetana was a composer regarded as a pioneer who developed the national school of music in his homeland, the Czech lands.
Hailed as the father of Czech music, he is also well known in Japan as the composer of “The Moldau,” often sung in choral settings.
It is said that he was also highly skilled as a performer, having given a piano recital at the age of six.
This time, we present a ranking of Bedřich Smetana’s most popular works—why not immerse yourself in his music, which is celebrated internationally?
Playlist
| Bedřich Smetana Popular Songs Ranking [2026] | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | From the symphonic poem cycle My Fatherland, No. 2: The MoldauBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Czech composer Bedřich Smetana is, 1… |
| 2 | Two Polkas: From Memories of Bohemia in the form of a Polka, Op. 12-2; and From Three Salon Polkas, Op. 7-2Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Introduction to a performance of a Bohemian polka piece |
| 3 | Fragment of a Sonata, Movement I, and Rondo of Youth for Two Pianos, Eight HandsBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Two musical pieces performed by four pianos |
| 4 | First piece from Three Album LeavesBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Collection of musical works by Schumann and others |
| 5 | Three Salon-Style Polkas, Op. 7Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Smetana’s Collection of Polka Miniatures |
| 6 | Three Poetic Polkas, Op. 8Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | The great Czech composer Bedřich Smetana… |
| 7 | Op. 8 No. 2 from Three Poetic PolkasBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Piano piece, a fusion of polka and romance |
| 8 | Six Albums of Spelling, Op. 2Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | “Six Albums of Letters, Op. 2” is, th… |
| 9 | From ‘Má vlast’: No. 1 ‘Vyšehrad’Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A grand musical work themed on the ancient castle of Prague |
| 10 | Vltava (The Moldau), No. 2 from Má vlast (My Homeland)Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A masterpiece that expresses the flow of the Vltava River through music |
| 11 | Šárka, the third movement from My HomelandBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A musical work depicting Shalqa’s revenge |
| 12 | From ‘Má vlast’ — No. 4: ‘From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields’Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A symphonic poem expressing Czech nature through a polka |
| 13 | From ‘Má vlast’, No. 5 ‘Tábor’Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | My Homeland No. 5, depicting the Hussite battles |
| 14 | From ‘Má vlast’ — No. 6 ‘Blaník’Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Smetana’s piece “Blaník Mountain” |
| 15 | Concert Etude “By the Seashore”Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Smetana’s Concert Etude for Piano |
| 16 | At the Seashore, Concert Etude in G-sharp minor, Op. 17Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A gem among pieces by Smetana, the Czech national composer... |
| 17 | Andante in E-flat majorBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Bedřich Smetana was 19th-century Czech... |
| 18 | SonataBedřich Smetana | play_arrow | The great Czech composer, Bedřich Smet… |
| 19 | Fantasia on a Czech Folk SongBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Smetana, also known as the father of Czech national music, … |
| 20 | Czech Dances, Book IIBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Inheriting the traditions of Czech folk music, with a unique... |
| 21 | From Slavonic Dances, Series II: No. 1 and No. 8Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Introduction of the performance program for Czech Dances |
| 22 | Bagatelle and Impromptu, Op. 6Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A composer regarded as the founder of the Czech national school (of music)… |
| 23 | Piano Sonata in G minorBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Bedřich Smetana, the father of the Czech national school of music... |
| 24 | Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | The great Czech composer Bedřich Smetana… |
| 25 | Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A masterpiece of sorrow and hope composed by Smetana in mourning for his eldest daughter’s death |
| 26 | Memories of Bohemia in Polka Form, Op. 12 No. 1Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A piano piece that fuses Czech folk music and Romanticism |
| 27 | Macbeth and the WitchesBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | The Czech composer Bedřich Smetana w... |
| 28 | rondoBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Bedřich Smetana, the national composer of the Czech Republic… |
| 29 | The Symphonic Poem ‘The Moldau’Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Smetana’s famous piece that depicts a river scene through music |
| 30 | Symphonic Poem “Wallenstein’s Camp,” Op. 14Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A Czech symphonic poem. Smetana’s masterpiece. |
| 31 | Symphony of Victory in E major, Op. 6Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Smetana’s only symphonic work |
| 32 | Dreams – Six Character VignettesBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Six Piano Pieces on Bohemian Themes |
| 33 | String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life,” Fourth MovementBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Widely known through The Moldau from My Homeland... |
| 34 | String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, “From My Life”Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A string quartet that expresses Smetana’s life through music |
| 35 | String Quartet No. 2 in D minorBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Emotional expression under Smetana’s hearing impairment |
| 36 | Mirada’s aria from the opera DaliborBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Aria of Dalibor's Milada |
| 37 | Opera “Brandenburgers of Bohemia” – Our time has comeBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | The battle to drive the Brandenburg army out of Prague |
| 38 | Overture from the opera “Libuše”Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Ribche Overture, Prague Premiere |
| 39 | From the opera Libuše, Act III: Finale, Libuše’s AriaBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | The Prophecy of the Czech Legendary Woman Libuše |
| 40 | Overture from the opera “The Kiss”Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Overture performance of the opera 'The Kiss' |
| 41 | Overture from the opera “The Bartered Bride”Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A masterpiece of Czech music, captivating with its folk dance |
| 42 | From the opera “The Bartered Bride,” Act II: “Duet of Kecal and Jeník”Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Duet of the Sold Bride |
| 43 | Dance of the Comedians, Act 3 from the opera The Bartered BrideBedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | A representative work of Smetana’s lively instrumental music |
| 44 | Concert Etude in C major, Op. 12Bedřich Smetana |  play_arrow | Czech composer Bedřich Smetana is/o… |