Jiří Antonín Benda (1722-1795): Concertos for harpsichord and strings
Josef Hála (Ammer harpsichord): Cadenzas for all the concertos
Antonín Novák (1st violin) Vojtěch Jouza (2nd violin), Karel Špelina (viola), František Sláma (cello), František Pošta (violone)

Recorded at the Supraphon “Domovina” Studio, Prague, in September and December, 1975
Released 1976 by Supraphon 1 11 2138 in the series Musica Antiqua Bohemica, made in Czechoslovakia (Artia Prague)
Recording engineer: Jiří Očenášek
Recording supervisor/director: Dr. Milan Slavicky
Liner notes: Dr. Zdeňka Pilková
Cover design: Milan Jaroš
Painting cover Portrait of Lady Wussin (National Gallery, Prague): Jan Kupecký
Photography: Jaroslav Kubec

Thanks to Robert Tifft the webmaster of the European Revival Harpsichordists

for providing all the documentation and already cleaned up acoustic material to make this publication possible.

Side 1
CONCERTO in F minor
00:00 I. Allegro 6’20
06:19 II. Larghetto 7’15
13:29 III. Allegro di molto 4’10

CONCERTO in B minor
17:40 I. Allegro 5’40

Side 2
23:18 II. Arioso, Andante 6’00
29:14 III. Allegro 4’50

CONCERTO in G major
34:05 I. Allegro moderato 6’30
40:31 II. Andante con moto 4’30
45:02 III. Allegro scherzando 2’00

Cadenzas for all the concertos: Josef Hála

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