Four Seasons of the Prague Castle

A cinematic and musical tour of Prague Castle and its surroundings, Charles Bridge and Old Town. Violin virtuoso Jaroslav Svěcený accompanied by the Virtuosi Pragenses Chamber Orchestra will not only perform works by Antonio Vivaldi and František Benda on six unique Prague violins from the 18^th and 19^th centuries, but he will also talk about the craftsmen who made them.

The DVD offer choice of three languages – Czech, English and German. In the chapter History of the Violin in German and English versions you can choose between narration or subtitles.

DVD consists of following sections:

Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons

Jaroslav Svěcený plays famous Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in historical locations of the Prague Castle. He will take us on the tour through interiors and exteriors of this unique architectural jewel. Each Suite is performed in different part of the Castle, including places not open to public and is played with different violin made by Prague’s violin-makers in 18^th and 19^th century.

History of the Violin

In History of the Violin Jaroslav Svěcený ilustrates lifes of violin-makers in Prague and takes us to these locaions as they are today. The individual instruments are shown in detail – we will even take a look inside the violin.

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František Benda: Concerto in B

Till now not performed Concerto in B by František Benda is played by two historical instruments. We will see beautiful hidden places of the Old Town, Lesser Town and Charles Brige.

Violin Gallery, scenes and locations