Patricia Goodson

In this edition of Encore we look at a new and fascinating CD of yodeling songs from Silesia, we hear a new release of Martinu concertos recorded back in the 1970s, and we…

In a special Easter programme from Radio Prague we bring you some Czech Easter oratorios from the eighteenth century, and also something we don't often hear on the…

In this programme we look at a new set of CDs of Dvorak's choral work, we find out a bit more about the Czech-born composer whose work was played at Mozart's memorial…

In this edition of Encore we look at recent recordings that cover two centuries of Czech music. We start with a composer and organist who is enjoying a much earned revival…

Mozart's Don Giovanni is one of the best known operas of all time, but how many people know that it was written, in part, in Prague and premiered here in 1787? Mozart had…

Czech Christmas music has a rich tradition, aptly enough in the land of Good King Wenceslas. He lived over a millennium ago and little or no Czech music from his day…

In Encore this week we look at a new recording of the "Bohemian Bach"; we also review a recording of Smetana's piano music, composed during his time in Sweden, and a CD of…

With the leaves turning and All Souls' Day round the corner, there is a hint of melancholy in this edition of Encore. We look at a requiem mass by a Czech composer who…

October 28th is the Czech National Day, the anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, an opportunity look at the role of music - particularly patriotic…

A new CD brings Dvorak's piano compositions to a broader audience; the Smetana Trio revives Novak's Trio in D minor, and a historic Prague Spring recording is available at…