Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber - The Mystery Sonatas (REUP)

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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber - The Mystery Sonatas (REUP)

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This cd is a reissue of the 1991 Gramophone Award winner for best baroque instrumental. The work consists of fifteen meditations on the mysteries of the rosary, plus a passacaglia for solo violin. Biber's reputation for technical innovation and virtuosity is fully in evidence here. The suites include programmatic elements, variously imitating such effects as the rustle of an angel's wings and the scourging of Christ. Only Sonata I and the passacaglia use a conventionally tuned violin; the remaining fourteen sonatas use scordatura tuning with extraordinarily resonant results.

Performer: Tragicomedia, Davitt Moroney, John Holloway
Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

List Tracks

Disc 1

01 - The Five Joyful Mysteries I The Annunciation - 1
02 - The Five Joyful Mysteries I The Annunciation - 2
03 - The Five Joyful Mysteries I The Annunciation - 3
04 - The Five Joyful Mysteries I The Annunciation - 4
05 - The Five Joyful Mysteries II The Visitation - 1
06 - The Five Joyful Mysteries II The Visitation - 2
07 - The Five Joyful Mysteries II The Visitation - 3
08 - The Five Joyful Mysteries II The Visitation - 4
09 - The Five Joyful Mysteries III The Nativity - 1
10 - The Five Joyful Mysteries III The Nativity - 2
11 - The Five Joyful Mysteries III The Nativity - 3
12 - The Five Joyful Mysteries III The Nativity - 4
13 - The Five Joyful Mysteries IV The Presentation
14 - The Five Joyful Mysteries V The Finding in the Temple - 1
15 - The Five Joyful Mysteries V The Finding in the Temple - 2
16 - The Five Joyful Mysteries V The Finding in the Temple - 3
17 - The Five Joyful Mysteries V The Finding in the Temple - 4
18 - The Five Joyful Mysteries V The Finding in the Temple - 5
19 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VI The Sweating of Blood - 1
20 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VI The Sweating of Blood - 2
21 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VI The Sweating of Blood - 3
22 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VII The Scourging at the Pillar - 1
23 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VII The Scourging at the Pillar - 2
24 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VII The Scourging at the Pillar - 3
25 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VII The Scourging at the Pillar - 4
26 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VIII The Crowning with Thorns - 1
27 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VIII The Crowning with Thorns - 2
28 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VIII The Crowning with Thorns - 3
29 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VIII The Crowning with Thorns - 4
30 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries VIII The Crowning with Thorns - 5
31 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries IX The Carrying of the Cross - 1
32 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries IX The Carrying of the Cross - 2
33 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries IX The Carrying of the Cross - 3
34 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries IX The Carrying of the Cross - 4
35 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries X The Crucification - 1
36 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries X The Crucification - 2
37 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries X The Crucification - 3
38 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries X The Crucification - 4
39 - The Five Sorrowful Mysteries X The Crucification - 5

Disc 2

01 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XI The Resurrection - 1
02 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XI The Resurrection - 2
03 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XI The Resurrection - 3
04 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XII The Ascension - 1
05 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XII The Ascension - 2
06 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XII The Ascension - 3
07 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XII The Ascension - 4
08 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XII The Ascension - 5
09 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XIII The Descent of the Holy Ghost - 1
10 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XIII The Descent of the Holy Ghost - 2
11 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XIII The Descent of the Holy Ghost - 3
12 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XIII The Descent of the Holy Ghost - 4
13 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XIV The Assumption of the Virgin - 1
14 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XIV The Assumption of the Virgin - 2
15 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XIV The Assumption of the Virgin - 3
16 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XV The Coronation of the Virgin - 1
17 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XV The Coronation of the Virgin - 2
18 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XV The Coronation of the Virgin - 3
19 - The Five Glorious Mysteries XV The Coronation of the Virgin- 4
20 - Passagalia