Czech Music Greats
2024 is the Year of Czech Music, a celebration held once a decade, on every year that ends on the number four, a number that marks many Czech music anniversaries. To mark the occasion Radio Prague International has prepared a video series paying tribute to some of the country’s renowned composers, Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Leoš Janáček and others.
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Czech Music Greats
Prolific 20th century Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů
Check-out the fourth part of our video series Czech Music Greats, devoted to the work of one of the most prolific 20th century Czech composers - Bohuslav Martinů.
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Czech Music Greats
Bedřich Smetana and his world-famous opera The Bartered Bride
The third part of our video series on Czech Music Greats is devoted to the work of one of the giants of Czech classical music Bedřich Smetana.
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Czech Music Greats
Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek's Symphony in D Major
The second part of our video series on Czech Music Greats looks at a lesser-known name in Czech classical music - Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek.
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Czech Music Greats
Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major
In the first part of our video series on Czech Music Greats, we introduce one of the best-known names in Czech classical music - Antonín Dvořák.
