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 Frantisek Jirnek, who was employed in Count Morzin's chapel and studied in Vivaldi's circle in Venice from 1724 to 1726, and by Antonn 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.

Tracklist:

1. Vivaldi: Praga Nascente Da Libussa E Primislao (Prague, 1734): Aria. La Cervetta
2. Reichenauer: Concerto for Violin, Strings ; B.C. in C minor: I. Allegro
3. Reichenauer: Concerto for Violin, Strings ; B.C. in C minor: II. Adagio
4. Reichenauer: Concerto for Violin, Strings ; B.C. in C minor: III. Allegro
5. Vivaldi: Il Confronto Dell'amor Coniugale (Prague 1727): Aria. We Are Cheerful, and Sing
6. Vivaldi: Concerto Per Morzin, for Bassoon, Strings ; B.C. RV 496: I. [Allegro]
7. Vivaldi: Concerto Per Morzin, for Bassoon, Strings ; B.C. RV 496: II. Largo
8. Vivaldi: Concerto Per Morzin, for Bassoon, Strings ; B.C. RV 496: III. [Allegro]
9. Vivaldi: Argippo RV 697-B (Prague 1730): Aria. Gelido in Ogni Vena
10. Reichenauer: Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Strings ; B.C. RK 16: I. Allegro
11. Reichenauer: Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Strings ; B.C. RK 16: II. Adagio
12. Reichenauer: Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Strings ; B.C. RK 16: III. Allegro
13. Mica: The Four Elements (1734): As the Flame Rises Up
14. Jirnek: Concerto for Violin, Strings ; B.C in D minor: I. Allegro Non Molto
15. Jirnek: Concerto for Violin, Strings ; B.C in D minor: II. Grave
16. Jirnek: Concerto for Violin, Strings ; B.C in D minor: III. Allegro - Presto Assai
17. Reichenauer: Cantata de B.V.M. Ad Montem Sanctum "Quae Est Ista"

UPC: 3149020957820
Label: Accent
Release Date: 5.15.26
Format: Pre-Order