Ensemble Inegal directed by Adam Viktora,  the Zelenka Experts, return, on Czech label Nibiru,  with a new selection of his music that includes his magnificent Te Deum, ZWV 145.  In our Historical stream, Laurence Lewis celebrates the bi-centenary of composer Bedrich Smetana and conductor Rafael Kubelik's unique association with his symphonic cycle Ma Vlast.  Total Playing Time: 11.02 mins.

Laurence Lewis introduces Pavlik Records star violinist, Milan Pala, performing music by Lithuanian composer Bronius Kutavicius and Slovakian composer Roman Berger on two new releases.  In our Historic stream, there's  Mendelssohn and Widor  played on spectacular organ recordings dating back to 1926!  Playing Time: 9.30 mins.

Slovakian violinist, Milan Pala, plays impressionistic pieces by Szymanowski, Debussy and Enescu on a new Pavlik Records release.  In our historic stream, Laurence Lewis features Sir Thomas Beecham conducting Mozart and Offenbach.  Playing Time: 10.36 mins.

in January Laurence Lewis goes musically to Summer in Buenos Aires with Astor Piazzolla and his take on the Four Seasons from a selection of his music by Trio Patkolo on Pavlik Records.  We remember composer Andrew Downes, who died one year ago in January 2023 with his Five Dramatic Pieces for Eight Wagner Tubas, now available to Stream or Download.  Plus our new historical stream looks at conductor Erich Kleiber.   Playing Time: 9.24 mins.

Highlighting Erno Dohnanyi's (1877 - 1960) two piano concertos played by Ladislav Fanzowitz with the Slovak State Philharmonic Kosice conducted by Zbynek Muller on Slovakian label Pavlik Records.  Laurence Lewis also previews a new feature coming to the Classic Music Podcast in January.  Playing Time: 9.30 mins.

Small scale sounds in this edition, as Laurence Lewis introduces the Talea Trio in trios for oboe, clarinet and piano and Dream Gardens a two disc set of magical chamber pieces by Robert Mueller.  Two new releases by American label MSR Classics.  Playing Time: 9.34 mins.

Corona Mundi and Sangha two tracks by Czech composer Vlastislav Matousek from a nine track selection, played by Gadrew Way on a new Arta release,  reinvent the string quartet.  On more familiar musical ground,  an MSR Classics disc features Pam Goldberg playing Schubert.  In between, Laurence Lewis hosts.  Playing Time: 7.47 mins.       

Laurence Lewis discovers  violinist Qian Yin playing Brahms and Franck on her new MSR Classics release, and tenor Iliya Yossofov, the latest in the Gega New series, Famous Opera Voices of Bulgaria, singing Puccini and Smetana.    Playing Time: 9.36 mins.

An all Bach edition.  Laurence Lewis introduces selections from  3 Gamba Sonatas, BWV 1027 - 1209 and Clavier-Ubung III, BWV 552, BWV 669 - 689, BWV 802 - 805, a unique recording featuring  organ and bayan!  Playing Time; 9.16 mins.

Laurence Lewis presents an all Beethoven edition featuring moments from Piano Sonatas 13, 16, 30 and 32, marking the release of Volumes 7 and 8 by MSR Classics of James Brawn's Beethoven Odyssey through all Beethoven piano sonatas.  Playing Time: 8.26 mins.

First heard in our discontinued Czech Music Radio Show, this impression of James Brawn recording his Beethoven Odyssey is revisited  to coincide with the release by American Label MSR Classics of Volumes 7 and 8 in his Odyssey through all 32 of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas.  Playing Time: 20.48 mins.

Laurence Lewis hosts an edition surrounded by bells - some real, others suggested by the music.  Featured composers are - John Adams on MSR Classics, Yassen Vodenitcharov on Gega New, Peter Janku on Hev-Het Tune and Radek Rejsek on Arta.  Playing Time: 9.23mins

A special "More Music" edition featuring Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Nadya Afeyan, another in the Gega New series Great Opera Voices of Bulgaria.  Plus, Zelenka's Missa Charitatis, ZWV 10,  with the Zelenka experts, Ensemble Inegal directed by Adam Viktora.  Their Nibiru release has alongside, Zelenka's Litaniae Xaverianae, ZWV 154.  Laurence Lewis introduces.  Playing Time: 13.11mins.

Journey on the Victoria Line of the London Underground to Seven Sisters, for an edition live from Seven Sisters Road to discover the piano music of Emile Naoumoff.  (There is a connection?)  Around the traffic there's choral music by Josef Vejvoda, plus a delve into The Long Bright Dark.  Laurence Lewis does the travelling!  Playing Time: 11.40 mins.

A piano recital, an organ recital and music for brass quintet feature in our Classic Music Podcast for March.  Composers include - Alban Berg, Milos Stedron and Kevin McKee.  Laurence Lewis introduces - Katarina Palova, piano, 17 year old organist Adam Suk and Brassworks.  Playing Time: 9.11 mins.

Jakub Hrusa, recently appointed Music Director of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. talks with Laurence Lewis about his future plans, memories of past conductors and Czech music.  Playing Time: 25.43 mins.

In our February selection Laurence Lewis introduces an eclectic range of music.  Featured are Ukrainian composer Valentin Bibik's Sonatas for Viola.  South Korean singer Minjin Seo (recorded in New York) offers a selection from the Great American Songbook.  Czech soprano, Lucie Strejcova sings aphoristic songs by Thomas Campion.  While the New England Conservatory Symphonic Winds unleash James Stephenson's It's About Time from their album, It's About Time.  Playing Time: 10.10 mins.

A special Digital edition with each title available from all the usual online musicstores.  There's two extensive minimalist piano works by Lola Perrin, voice projections by Mirka Novak through her Hevhetia release, Malbum, and Blues Beats with Silvia Josifoska from her Hev-Het Tune album, Closer.  Laurence Lewis controls the digits.  Playing Time: 9.58mins.

Laurence Lewis and literary historian Goretta Bronte, go in search of the Bloomsbury Musician.  Along their way they encounter writers and poets, a relative of Oliver Cromwell, Fanny and Stella, who caused a Victorian sex scandal  that became a media sensation, and a comic legend.  Playing Time: 23.08 mins.

Laurence Lewis introduces Martin Budinsky playing the Concerto in A for Cimbalom by  Peter Jantosciak.  An organ built in 1787 is showcased by Iveta Zatkova, with music by Claudio Merulo and Herbert Howells.  From under the peak of Rozsutec there are carols, from two small villages, reimagined by Slovakian Folk band, Nebeska Muzika.  Playing Time: 12.12mins.

November is discover a composer month?  MSR Classics offer cello pieces by Georg Goltermann (1824 - 1898), and Early Music collected under the title of Fortuna Antiqua et Ultra with Concordia Dawn Ensemble for Early Music.  For Pavlik Records, Ladislav Fanzowitz looks for some Saxophone Connections by Ernst-Lothar von Knorr and Nikolai Kapustin.  Hosted by Laurence Lewis.  Playing Time: 11.33 mins.

October and new releases by Pavlk Records and period instrument band, Il Cuore Barocco restoring French Baroque master Joseph Bodin De Boismortier.  Hevhetia finds soprano Maria Taytakova's Impressions selects songs by Duparc, Faure, Debussy, Berg and Slovakian composers - Jan Zimmer, Ladislav Holoubek and Dezider Kardos.  MSR Classics feature Grieg's Three Violin Sonatas reimagined for Flute and played by Kaleb Chesnic.  A collection of music that crosses many paths, hosted by Laurence...

In this edition, live from the Southbank Centre in London,  Laurence Lewis introduces a selection of instrumental releases by American label MSR Classics featuring the cello, viola and piano duo.  Music by Gaspar Cassado, Marcelle Soulage and Ravel.  Playing Time: 9.45 mins.

In our August Classic Music Podcast Laurence Lewis invites you to discover the quirky Piano Sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach played by David Murray, on MSR Classics, the Missa in A by Bohemian Baroque Master -  Antonin Jan Nepomuk Brossman, released by Czech label Arta  and new orchestral music by Barbara Harbach played by the London Philhamonic Orhestra, on MSR Classics.  Playing Time: 9.32 mins.