New. Vivaldi in Prague
The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Hana Blažiková (soprano), Tassilo Erhardt, Ciara Hendrick (soprano), Sally Holman, Mark Baigent
Plaudits to all six soloists, The TFG and Rawson for such stylish interpretations which must surely draw attention to this unjustly neglected repertoire.
New. Vivaldi in Prague
The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Hana Blažiková (soprano), Tassilo Erhardt, Ciara Hendrick (soprano), Sally Holman, Mark Baigent
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Plaudits to all six soloists, The TFG and Rawson for such stylish interpretations which must surely draw attention to this unjustly neglected repertoire.
About
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’.
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 musical 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 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.
Contents and tracklist
- The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Hana Blažiková
- The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Tassilo Erhardt
- The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Ciara Hendrick
- The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Sally Holman
- The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Mark Baigent, Sally Holman
- The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Hana Blažiková
- The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson, Tassilo Erhardt
- The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Robert Rawson
Awards and reviews
August 2026
Plaudits to all six soloists, The TFG and Rawson for such stylish interpretations which must surely draw attention to this unjustly neglected repertoire.
