- ReleaseProduct
- Vivaldi in Prague
- Artist
- The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Hana Blažíková, Tassilo Erhardt, Ciara Hendrick, Sally Holman
- Label
- Accent
- Catalogue Number
- ACC24420DI
- Release Date
- May 15, 2026
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CD
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Vivaldi‘s famous ‘Four Seasons’ are dedi¬cated to Count Wenzel von Morzin from Prague. In 1718, he travelled to Venice with his ‘virtuosissimo orchestra’ and hired Vi¬valdi as ‘maestro di musica italiano’. This marked the beginning of an era of close musical exchange between Venice and Prague. This relationship, which shaped an entire generation of Czech composers, is the focus of the present production ‘Vivaldi in Prague’. The programme includes concertos by František Jiránek, who was employed in Count Morzin‘s chapel and studied in Vivaldi‘s circle in Venice from 1724 to 1726, and by Antonín Reichenauer, whose mu¬sical thinking was strongly influenced by Vivaldi‘s school. The programme is complemented by a bassoon concerto by Vivaldi dedicated to Count Morzin, an aria from a Vivaldi opera performed in Prague in 1730, and two ari¬as from Vivaldi pasticcios reconstructed by Robert Rawson for this production. These pasticcios were compiled by the Venetian impresario Antonio Denzio from popular Vivaldi operas and presented to Prague au¬diences with new texts, including some in Czech.
Digital Tracklist
- 1 Praga nascente da Libussa e Primislao (Prague, 1734): Aria. La Cervetta The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Hana Blažíková 6:37
- 2 Concerto for Violin, Strings & B.C. in C Minor: I. Allegro The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Tassilo Erhardt 3:32
- 3 Concerto for Violin, Strings & B.C. in C Minor: II. Adagio The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Tassilo Erhardt 2:22
- 4 Concerto for Violin, Strings & B.C. in C Minor: III. Allegro The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Tassilo Erhardt 2:52
- 5 Il confronto dell'amor coniugale (Prague 1727): Aria.We are cheerful, and sing The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Ciara Hendrick 4:15
- 6 Concerto per Morzin, for Bassoon, Strings & B.C. RV 496: I. [Allegro] The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Sally Holman 3:37
- 7 Concerto per Morzin, for Bassoon, Strings & B.C. RV 496: II. Largo The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Sally Holman 4:10
- 8 Concerto per Morzin, for Bassoon, Strings & B.C. RV 496: III. [Allegro] The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Sally Holman 3:29
- 9 Argippo RV 697-B (Prague 1730): Aria. Gelido in ogni vena The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Hana Blažíková 9:35
- 10 Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Strings & B.C. Rk 16: I. Allegro The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Mark Baigent, Sally Holman 3:42