Hana Blažíková, The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen & Robert Rawson - Vivaldi in Prague (2026)

Vivaldi‘s famous ‘Four Seasons’ are dedicated to Count Wenzel von Morzin from Prague. In 1718, he travelled 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 the present production ‘Vivaldi in Prague’.

Tracklist
1. Vivaldi: Praga nascente da Libussa e Primislao (Prague, 1734): Aria. La Cervetta (6:37)
2. Reichenauer: Concerto for Violin, Strings & B.C. in C Minor: I. Allegro (3:32)
3. Reichenauer: Concerto for Violin, Strings & B.C. in C Minor: II. Adagio (2:22)
4. Reichenauer: Concerto for Violin, Strings & B.C. in C Minor: III. Allegro (2:52)
5. Vivaldi: Il confronto dell'amor coniugale (Prague 1727): Aria.We are cheerful, and sing (4:16)
6. Vivaldi: Concerto per Morzin, for Bassoon, Strings & B.C. RV 496: I.[Allegro] (3:37)
7. Vivaldi: Concerto per Morzin, for Bassoon, Strings & B.C. RV 496: II. Largo (4:10)
8. Vivaldi: Concerto per Morzin, for Bassoon, Strings & B.C. RV 496: III.[Allegro] (3:30)
9. Vivaldi: Argippo RV 697-B (Prague 1730): Aria. Gelido in ogni vena (9:36)
10. Reichenauer: Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Strings & B.C. Rk 16: I. Allegro (3:42)
11. Reichenauer: Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Strings & B.C. Rk 16: II. Adagio (3:38)
12. Reichenauer: Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Strings & B.C. Rk 16: III. Allegro (3:17)
13. Mica: The Four Elements (1734): As the flame rises up (3:11)
14. Jiránek: Concerto for Violin, Strings & B.C in D Minor: I. Allegro non molto (6:03)
15. Jiránek: Concerto for Violin, Strings & B.C in D Minor: II. Grave (2:27)
16. Jiránek: Concerto for Violin, Strings & B.C in D Minor: III. Allegro - Presto assai (5:40)
17. Reichenauer: Cantata de B.V.M. ad Montem Sanctum "Quae est ista" (7:36)