Rafael Kubelik - Smetana: Ma Vlast (Release year: 2019) - Japan CDDescription: The "Mercury Living Presence 50," a selection of 50 titles from Mercury's masterful recordings, is an album clearly stamped with the performance of a young Raphael Kubelk in his 30s, recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, of which he was the music director. Included is Smetana's "My Homeland," a work of six symphonic poems depicting the history and nature of his native Bohemia. (C)RS