{"id":57,"date":"2026-01-19T09:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:31:57","slug":"spoken-word","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/en\/records\/spoken-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Spoken word"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interview with Miloslav Kulhan<\/h3><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e360bcaa9f5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e360bcaa9f5\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09896.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-691\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.750007669417431;width:133px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09896.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09896-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09896-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09896-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><p>This concerns a sound engineer who collaborated with Smetana Quartet on most of their recordings for Supraphon and the Japanese company Nippon Columbia. The interview consists of memories of the initial collaboration with Smetana Quartet, recording in 1975 the first digital recordings in Lu&#269;any nad Nisou, and also the post-war development of sound recording technology. This is a person who was closely connected with the quartet not only professionally but also was their friend.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kulhan.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interview with Marie Kohoutova<\/h3><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e360bcaade9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e360bcaade9\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"563\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/masa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7851301115241636;width:133px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/masa-2.jpg 442w, https:\/\/www.smetanaquartet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/masa-2-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><p>This recording contains memories of Anton&iacute;n Kohout&#8217;s daughter, which I took directly in the apartment where the Smetana family rehearsed for many years. 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