The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen: Vivaldi in Prague - COMPACT DISCS

The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen: Vivaldi in Prague - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Vivaldi in Prague

Artist:

The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen

Label:

Accent

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

3149020957820

Genre:

Classical Vocal Crossover

Release Date:

2026-05-15

Number of Discs:

1

Vivaldi's famous Four Seasons are dedicated to Count Wenzel von Morzin from Prague. In 1718, he traveled to Venice with his 'virtuosissimo orchestra' and hired Vivaldi 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 Vivaldi in Prague. The program 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 musical thinking was strongly influenced by Vivaldi's school. The program 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 arias 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 audiences with new texts, including some in Czech.

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