Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Performer: Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr, Alison McGillivray
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMU907321
Release: 2004
Size: 672 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Rosary Sonata
01. I – The Annunciation: Praeludium
02. I – The Annunciation: Aria, Variatio
03. I – The Annunciation: [Finale]
04. II – The Visitation: Sonata
05. II – The Visitation: Allamanda
06. II – The Visitation: [Finale]
07. III – The Nativity: Sonata
08. III – The Nativity: Courente, Double
09. III – The Nativity: [Finale]
10. IV – The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple: Ciacona
11. V – The Finding Of Jesus In The Temple: Praeludium
12. V – The Finding Of Jesus In The Temple: Allamanda
13. V – The Finding Of Jesus In The Temple: Guigue
14. V – The Finding Of Jesus In The Temple: Sarabanda, Double
15. VI – The Agony In The Garden: Lamento
16. VII – The Scourging At The Pillar: Allamanda, Variatio
17. VII – The Scourging At The Pillar: Sarabanda, Variatio
18. VIII – The Crowning With Thorns: Sonata
19. VIII – The Crowning With Thorns: Guigue, Double 1, Double 2
20. IX – The Carrying Of The Cross: Sonata
21. IX – The Carrying Of The Cross: Courente, Double
22. IX – The Carrying Of The Cross: Finale
CD 02
Rosary Sonata
01. X – The Crucifixion And Death Of Jesus: Praeludium
02. X – The Crucifixion And Death Of Jesus: Aria
03. X – The Crucifixion And Death Of Jesus: Variatio
04. XI – The Resurrection: Sonata
05. XI – The Resurrection: Surexit Christus hodie
06. XI – The Resurrection: Adagio
07. XII – The Ascension: Intrada
08. XII – The Ascension: Aria Tubicinum
09. XII – The Ascension: Allamanda
10. XII – The Ascension: Courente, Double
11. XIII – The Descent Of The Holy Spirit: Sonata
12. XIII – The Descent Of The Holy Spirit: Gavotta
13. XIII – The Descent Of The Holy Spirit: Guigue
14. XIII – The Descent Of The Holy Spirit: Sarabanda
15. XIV – The Assumption of Mary Into Heaven: [Sonata]
16. XIV – The Assumption of Mary Into Heaven: Aria
17. XV – The Coronation of Mary As Queen Of Heaven And Earth: Sonata
18. XV – The Coronation of Mary As Queen Of Heaven And Earth: Aria, [Variatio]
19. XV – The Coronation of Mary As Queen Of Heaven And Earth: Canzona
20. XV – The Coronation of Mary As Queen Of Heaven And Earth: Sarabanda, [Double]
21. Passagalia for unaccompanied violin
22. Scordatura briefly explained
The Rosary Sonatas is one of the most unusual collections of violin music ever assembled and it is this work on which Biber’s present-day fame rests. Calling for a different violin tuning (scordatura) in each of its 15 Sonatas – all played here on the same Amati instrument – the full set is a triumph of Baroque invention and 17th-century virtuoso style. The Gramophone Award winning partnership of Andrew Manze and Richard Egarr meets this challenge with dazzling results.