Patricia Goodson

In this edition of Encore we find out what led the little known 17th century Moravian composer Gottfried Finger to leave London in disgust; we look at a recording of…

In a recent programme we looked at one of the CDs in the 'Gold Edition' of Supraphon re-releases commemorating Karel Ancerl's long stay at the Czech Philharmonic. Here we…

In this edition of Encore we look at a classic recording of Vitezslav Novak's masterpiece "In the Tatra Mountains", and we also enjoy a few surprises on a re-release of…

Even if you have never heard of the Czech artist Alfons Mucha, you will almost certainly have seen his work. He is probably the defining artist of the Art Nouveau period…

Even if you have never heard of the Czech artist Alfons Mucha, you will almost certainly have seen his work. He is probably the defining artist of the Art Nouveau period…

If you want to know what a 'serpent' sounds like, or are inquisitive to hear the unusual tones of Smetana's very own five-pedal piano, then the Czech Museum of Music has…

In Encore this week we review a recording of the "Eclogues" by a Czech composer who was immensely influential in the early part of the 19th century, Vaclav Jan Tomasek. We…

Today we look at some very diverse recordings - from a 17th century hymnal, to a marvelous - but hard to find - CD of Martinu and Brahms by one of the Czech Republic's…

A new CD has been released of an undeservedly forgotten Czech opera from the 1920s; we also find out what gives Janacek's piano its very particular sound, and there's a…

In Encore today we review two recent CD releases. One is an anthology covering the best part of a millennium of Czech music, and the other a celebration of the work of one…