Ars Rediviva

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Ars Rediviva was a Czech classical instrumental music group, whose historically-informed performances played a key role in the revival of Baroque music in Czechoslovakia.

Ars Rediviva chamber ensemble

The group was founded in 1951 in Prague by flautist and musicologist Milan Munclinger and his wife, pianist and harpsichordist Viktorie Švihlíková (she was later succeeded by Josef Hála). The original lineup also consisted of two prominent members of the Czech Philharmonic, cellist František Sláma and oboist Stanislav Duchoň (later succeeded by violinists Václav Snítil and Antonín Novák).
From 1951 to 1956 Václav Talich collaborated with Ars Rediviva.

Orchestra, soloists

The band's repertoire consisted largely of chamber music, the works of J. S. Bach ranking high on the list.
Depending on score requirements, the ensemble's size expanded regularly up to the

In 1954, the ensemble started giving season performances in Wallenstein Pallace, and later in Rudolfinum) in Prague (6 concerts, later 12 concerts per year). In four decades, several hundreds of compositions were introduced here, including scores of premiered archive pieces.
Live recordings of Ars Rediviva performances in Rudolfinum are deposited in the Czech Museum of Music.

Repertoire, recordings

Ars Rediviva was the first ensemble in

Jan Tausinger, Ivan Jirko, Ilja Hurník, and other Czech composers dedicated their neoclassical compositions to Ars Rediviva (e.g., Hurník's Sonata da Camera, Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra.

References

• Vašatová, Jana (2001–2002). "Filharmonikové v souboru Ars rediviva (Ars Rediviva's 50th anniversary)". Rudolfinum Revue. 1 (1). Praha (Prague): Česká filharmonie (Czech Philharmonic): 33–34.
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• Slonimsky, Nicolas; Laura Diane Kuhn; Dennis McIntire (1997). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Classical Musicians. Schirmer Books.
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• Pâris, Alain; Rudolf Kimmig (1992). Lexikon der Interpreten klassischer Musik im 20.Jahrhundert (in German). Kassel: Bärenreiter.
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• Šeda, Jaroslav (1992). "Ars rediviva jubilující (Ars Rediviva's 40th anniversary)". Koncertní život (Concert Life) (in Czech) (4–5). Praha (Prague): Pražský symfonický orchestr FOK (Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK): 12–16.
• Mlejnek, Karel (April 1992). "Hudba barokních mistrů. Ars rediviva (Baroque Music. Ars Rediviva)" (in Czech). Praha (Prague): Česká filharmonie/Český spolek pro komorní hudbu (Czech Philharmonic/Czech Chamber Music Society). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Pâris, Alain (1989). Dictionnaire des interprètes et de l'interprétation musicale au XXe siècle (in French). Paris: Laffont.
• Rampal, Jean-Pierre (1989). Music, My Love. Random House.
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• Vignal, Marc (1982). Larousse de la musique (in French). Paris: Larousse.
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• Volek, Tomislav (1978). "Ars rediviva a Pražští madrigalisté (Ars Rediviva and Prague Madrigalists)". Hudební rozhledy (Music Observer) (in Czech). 31. Praha (Prague): Svaz čs.skladatelů (Czechoslovak Composer Association): 21, 124.
• Lazarevich, Gordana (1977). "Reviews of Records". Musical Quarterly. LXIII (3). Oxford University Press: 446–450.
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• "Barockmusik av mästere". Onsdagen (Aftonbladet). Stockholm: Anders Gerdin. 9 April 1975.
• Schuhmacher, Gerhard (1974). "Schallplatten-Rezensionen (G.P.Telemann - Ars Rediviva)". Musica (in German) (3). Kassel: Bärenreiter: 293.
• Smith, Judy (1974). "Recordings-quarterly check list 9". Early Music. 2 (3). Oxford University Press: 205–d–210.
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• Kříž, Jaromír (1966). "Naši umělci a barokní interpretace (Czech Musicians and Baroque Music Performance)". Hudební rozhledy (Music Observer) (in Czech). 19 (7). Praha (Prague): Svaz čs.skladatelů (Czechoslovak Composer Association): 207–208.
• Československý hudební slovník osob a institucí (Czechoslovak Music Dictionary) (in Czech). Praha (Prague): SHV (State Music Publishing). 1963–1965.
• Kozák, Jan (1964). Českoslovenští hudební umělci a komorní soubory (Czech Music Performers and Chamber Ensembles) (in Czech). Praha (Prague): SHV (State Music Publishing). pp. 426–429, 454, 456, 469.
• Brunner, Gerhard (1968). "Schallplatten-Rezensionen (A.Vivaldi - Ars Rediviva)". Musica (in German) (2). Kassel: Bärenreiter: 305.

• František Sláma Archive Archived 27 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine: Ars Rediviva Archived 9 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Documents - Photographs - Sound Archive
• Milan Munclinger in Documents and Reminiscences Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Czech) Viktorie Švihlíková Archived 27 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Documents - Photographs
• Czech Philharmonic Instrumentalists and Ars Rediviva Archived 25 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Ars Rediviva Discography: Recordings with Supraphon and Panton 1954-1984 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• (in Czech) Czech Radio: Ars Rediviva recordings

Other links

• WorldCat Libraries
• J.S.Bach Home Page
• Bach: Concertos For Flute And Strings, Reconstruction Milan Munclinger, J.P.Rampal, Ars Rediviva
• Franz Benda: Concertos For Flute, Andras Adorján, Ars Rediviva^{[permanent dead link]}
• Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae, Nedda Casei, Ars Rediviva
• Czech Radio: I.Hurník's compositions inspired by Milan Munclinger and Ars Rediviva
• (in Czech) Czech Radio: Prague Spring and Munclinger's Ars Rediviva
• (in Czech) Czech Radio: Baroque Music Performance and Ars Rediviva
• (in Czech) Czech Radio: Legendary Performers (Solo for Josef Hála)
• (in Czech) Czech Radio: Legendary Performers (Solo for Karel Bidlo)
• (in Czech) Publicist Ivan Medek about Milan Munclinger and Ars Rediviva