Heinrich Biber: Complete Violin Sonatas 1681

"Following the chart-topping success of his Bach Sonatas and Partitas and equal acclaim for his recording of Walther’s Scherzi da violino, Bojan Čičić now turns to Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s collection of sonatas from 1681 – among the most ambitious and inventive violin works of the seventeenth century. Using unorthodox tuning and bold harmonic invention, Biber expands the instrument’s capabilities, and his improvisatory style, layered textures and intricate counterpoint demand of the player not only virtuosic technical brilliance but an acute sensitivity to affect and sonority. With his Illyria Consort, Čičić brings a clarity and depth to this music, uncovering the sonatas’ rich interplay between intellect, devotion and instrumental theatre. Restless in imagination and profound in expression, the sonatas – here recorded complete – are illuminated by Čičić’s unmistakable artistry."

Disc 1
1: I. (Praeludium)
2: II. Adagio
3: III. Presto
4: IV. Variationes
5: V. Finale
6: I. (Praeludium)
7: II. Aria
8: III. Variationes
9: IV. Finale
10: I. Adagio - Presto
11: II. Aria and Variationes I
12: III. Presto - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
13: IV. Variationes II
14: V. Finale
15: I. (Sonata)
16: II. Presto
17: III. Gigue - Double I - Double II
18: IV. Adagio - (Allegro) - Adagio
19: V. Aria
20: VI. Variationes
21: VII. Finale
22: I. Adagio
23: II. Aria and Variationes I
24: III. Aria and Variationes II
25: IV. Aria and Variationes III
26: V. Finale

Disc 2
1: I. (Praeludium)
2: II. Variationes I
3: III. Presto
4: IV. Aria
5: V. Variationes II
6: I. (Sonata)
7: II. Passacagli
8: III. (Adagio)
9: IV. Gavotte
10: V. Adagio
11: VI. Allegro - Adagio
12: I. Praeludium
13: II. Aria - Presto
14: III. Adagio
15: IV. Ciacona
16: I. (Sonata)
17: II. (Sonata II)
18: III. Aria
19: IV. Sarabanda
20: V. Aria (- Gigue)
21: I. Adagio
22: II. Presto
23: III. (Fantasia)
24: IV. Aria
25: V. Variationes

Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

Number of Discs: 2

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