This 4‐CD set contains the complete solo piano music of Josef Bohuslav Foerster, an important but unjustly neglected Czech composer.

Foerster’s romantic idiom is drenched in Bohemian folklore, the world of fairytales and woodland landscapes, picturesque, charming and witty. Though purely romantic, Foerster’s harmonics are often personal and quite daring, foreboding his successor Martinu.

Splendid and idiomatic performances by American pianist Patricia Goodson, who lived in Prague since 1991 and who did extensive research into this fascinating figure in Czech music history.

New recordings, excellent liner notes.