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Ivan Kral: A Czech rock icon reflects on his life and career

Ivan Kral is perhaps the only Czech to have left his mark on the history of rock music. He was in an early incarnation of Blondie, worked with the great Patti Smith for a…
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A Czechoslovak story: New book delves behind public image of Karel Gott

In a newly published book entitled Karel Gott: Czechoslovak Story, writer Pavel Klusák delves behind the public image – the myth – that he says the singer for decades.
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GZ Media: Czech firm is world leader in vinyl record production

GZ Media produces vinyl records around the clock in order to meet huge demand. In fact the Czech company is the world’s biggest producer of vinyl.
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1921 – The White Soldiers

In the series Hit of the Century we present one hundred songs that made history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. They were either widely popular, important during…
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Antonin Dvorak

It's time now for this week's edition of Czechs in History, and this week Nick Carey takes a look at composer Antonin Dvorak...
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"Radio" Radio Prague's New Year's Eve Special!

Be sure to tune in to "Radio" Radio Prague's New Year's Eve Special in which we parody our regular programmes like Newsview, Witness, The ABC of Czech, Czechs in History…
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Commemorative event at Faculty of Arts held in memory of shooting victims

Exactly one month after the tragic event at the Prague Faculty of Arts, Charles University held an event to honour the memory of the victims at a memorial site outside the…
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Josef Bohuslav Foerster

In this edition of Czechs in History we'll focus on the life and work of Josef Bohuslav Foerster, a Czech composer who lived a long and fruitful life. He was born in…
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1922 – What Sort of Soldier is One for Which No Love Blooms?

In this series we present one hundred songs that went down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. They were either widely popular, important during…
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Ivan Král releases new CD and completes his Czech tour

The Czech-born, US based rock musician Ivan Král, one of the best-known Czech musicians abroad, celebrated his 70th birthday this year. He is perhaps the only Czech to…
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“My Country”: Prague Spring kicks off with performance by German orchestra founded by WWII expellees

In keeping with tradition, the annual Prague Spring classical music festival kicked off on Sunday with a rendition of Bedřich Smetana’s epic cycle Má vlast, or My Country…
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Šumperk museum restores orchestrion made in Vienna at the start of the 20th century

The Museum of National History in Šumperk has breathed new life into what is believed to be the largest orchestrion in the Czech Republic.
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Goran Bregovic brings curious Balkan mix to Prague

Prague residents had a rare opportunity this weekend to hear an orchestra whose music is so eclectic, even its band leader calls it "Frankenstein." That's because Yugoslav…
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Traxler 110 - New record pays tribute to one of Czechoslovakia’s interwar swing icons

This week’s Sunday Music Show is focused on the new record Traxler 110, which is dedicated to one of the cofounders of the First Republic swing music era - Jiří Traxler,
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1941 – 24th Segment: “Sunflower”

In this series we introduce 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. They became popular by being played throughout…
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Goran Bregovic brings curious Balkan mix to Prague

Prague residents had a rare opportunity this weekend to hear an orchestra whose music is so eclectic, even its band leader calls it "Frankenstein." That's because Yugoslav…
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New production of the Bartered Bride among highlights of 50th Smetana’s Litomyšl

Wednesday sees the opening of the 50th Smetana’s Litomyšl International Opera Festival. During the annual event, composer Bedřich Smetana’s home town in east Bohemia is…
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Dvořák goes global as Czech opera gets ‘Live from Met’ premiere

A little bit of music history will be made on Saturday when Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka will become the first Czech opera to be broadcast live from New York’s Metropolitan…
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2016 – 99th Segment: “Warranty Period”

In this series we present 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. On Czech Radio’s web pages you can find a poll, in which…
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1947 - “Say It to Me Quietly”

In this series we introduce 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. They became popular by being played throughout…
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1998 - 81st Segment: “Teddy Bear”

In this series we present 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. On Czech Radio’s web pages you can find a poll, in which…
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Leoš Janáček, the composer for a new republic

The 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…
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Leoš Janáček, the composer for a new republic

The 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…
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14th century love song: Frolicking Little Angel

If one was to look through history in search of the predecessors of today’s popular music, then one of the oldest songs worth a mention would have to be Frolicking Little…
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2007 – 90th Segment: “Desire”

In this series we present 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. On Czech Radio’s web pages you can find a poll, in which…
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