Nové poznatky k hudebním pramenům prvních provedení Händelových oratorií v Praze
| Title in English | New Insights into the Musical Sources of the First Performances of Handel's Oratorios in Prague |
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical (without peer review) |
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| Description | The reception of Georg Friedrich Händel's works in the Czech lands began to develop more systematically with the advent of the 19th century, particularly in connection with the rise of public concert activity. Händel’s oratorio Messiah was performed in Prague for the first time on March 23, 1804, at the Estates Theatre during a Lenten academy organized by the Jednota hudebních umělců (Prague Society of Musicians, 1803–1903). This society also introduced Prague audiences to other Händel oratorios, including Alexander’s Feast (1810), Samson (1818), Jephta (1825), Israel in Egypt (1855), and Solomon (1863). Recent research has uncovered a significant portion of the previously lost archive of the Society of Musical Artists. Among the discovered sources are musical materials for Händel's oratorios. Preliminary analysis suggests that these are the original materials used for the first performances of these works in Prague, opening new avenues for studying the reception of Händel's compositions in the 19th-century Prague concert life. |
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