Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:21:05 +0200Leoš Janáček, the composer for a new republichttps://english.radio.cz/leos-janacek-composer-a-new-republic-8580573© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThe first two names always given at the top of the pantheon of Czech classical music are Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana; the third is invariably Leoš Janáček. Probably the most innovative of the three, Janáček likely lags behind the famous duo only because even today, 80 years after his death, musicians, musicologists and music lovers are still reassessing those innovations, which took classical music into uncharted territory.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/janacek2.jpg?timestamp=1599218719 Leoš Janáček, the composer for a new republic https://english.radio.cz/leos-janacek-composer-a-new-republic-8580573 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9