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From goosebumps to guffaws: Slovakia’s anthem gets mixed reviews - The Slovak Spectator

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The revamped anthem left the culture minister ecstatic, but experts are less impressed.

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The Slovak government on Wednesday unveiled a new arrangement of the national anthem that aims to "increase national pride," but the project has raised questions about its cost and value.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Slovaks were able to listen to Slovak hymns with a new verse for the New Year. Many of the reactions are critical, one of the most disjointed critics is from the Czech Republic. Podle odpůrců nová úprava hymny zní částečně kao ta ruská. The composer Oskar Rózsa is behind the work and claims that someone sabotaged it. He reacted so sharply to the vowels that he did not understand the song.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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A possible conflict of interest was pointed out.

·Warszawa, Poland
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Slovaks listened to a new version of the national anthem at the beginning of the year. This arrangement by Oskar Rózsa, presented with considerable anticipation, immediately divided the public and experts. While some appreciate its complexity and boldness, others speak of a loss of national character and kitsch. What do music experts think about it?

·Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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Today, at the very beginning of the new year, the Slovak public was able to listen to the Slovak anthem in a new version for the first time, commissioned by the Minister of Culture Martina Šimkovičová. The media first reported on the new musical arrangement of the anthem after three decades. Public interest was also heightened by information that the ministry would pay tens of thousands of euros for the arrangement, or by the controversy surroun…

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Deník.cz broke the news in on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
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