Leila Schayegh - Biber: Rosary Sonatas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber is one of the most important violinists of the Baroque period, and his virtuoso violin works are among the gems of this era. His Rosary Sonatas are particularly outstanding in a cycle of 16 sonatas, Biber sets to music the mysteries of the various Rosary prayers that trace the life of Jesus. As a special feature, Biber uses the so-called scordatura technique, in which the strings of the violin are retuned. Biber requires a new tuning for each sonata, thus creating a new sound for each mystery and a great increase in tension throughout the cycle. Leila Schayegh explores Biber's rosary mysteries with great sensitivity. With her stupendous technique, she plays even the most difficult passages with great purity, portraying Biber's master cycle as a very intimate and atmospheric soundscape. Album Tracks 1. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D minor InchMariæ VerkündigungInch I. Praeludium 2. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D minor InchMariæ VerkündigungInch II. Variatio Et Aria 3. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D minor InchMariæ VerkündigungInch III. Finale 4. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 2 in a Major InchMariæ HeimsuchungInch I. Sonata 5. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 2 in a Major InchMariæ HeimsuchungInch II. Allamanda - Variatio 6. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 2 in a Major InchMariæ HeimsuchungInch III. Presto 7. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B minor InchChristi GeburtInch I. Sonata 8. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B minor InchChristi GeburtInch II. Courente 9. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B minor InchChristi GeburtInch III. Double 10. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B minor InchChristi GeburtInch IV. Adagio 11. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 4 in D minor InchDarstellung Im TempelInch I. Ciacona 12. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 5 in a Major InchAuffindung Im TempelInch I. Praeludium 13. Biber Rosary Sonata No. 5 in a Major InchAuff