Biber: Rosary Sonatas

Artista: Schayegh, Leila / La Centifolia

Formato: COMPACT DISCS

Gravadora/Label: GLQS

Catalogo: 924208

Faixas: 1.1 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor “Mariæ Verkündigung”: I. Praeludium
1.2 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor “Mariæ Verkündigung”: II. Variatio et Aria
1.3 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor “Mariæ Verkündigung”: III. Finale
1.4 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major “Mariæ Heimsuchung”: I. Sonata
1.5 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major “Mariæ Heimsuchung”: II. Allamanda – Variatio
1.6 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major “Mariæ Heimsuchung”: III. Presto
1.7 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor “Christi Geburt”: I. Sonata
1.8 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor “Christi Geburt”: II. Courente
1.9 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor “Christi Geburt”: III. Double
1.10 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor “Christi Geburt”: IV. Adagio
1.11 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 4 in D Minor “Darstellung im Tempel”: I. Ciacona
1.12 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 5 in A Major “Auffindung im Tempel”: I. Praeludium
1.13 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 5 in A Major “Auffindung im Tempel”: II. Allamanda
1.14 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 5 in A Major “Auffindung im Tempel”: III. Guigue
1.15 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 5 in A Major “Auffindung im Tempel”: IV. Sarabanda
1.16 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 5 in A Major “Auffindung im Tempel”: V. Double
1.17 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 6 in C Minor “Christus am Ölberg (Der Blutschweiß)”: I. Lamento
1.18 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 6 in C Minor “Christus am Ölberg (Der Blutschweiß)”: II. Presto
1.19 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 6 in C Minor “Christus am Ölberg (Der Blutschweiß)”: III. [Adagio]
1.20 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 6 in C Minor “Christus am Ölberg (Der Blutschweiß)”: IV. Adagio
1.21 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 7 in F Major “Geißelung Christi”: I. Allamanda
1.22 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 7 in F Major “Geißelung Christi”: II. Variatio
1.23 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 7 in F Major “Geißelung Christi”: III. Sarabanda
1.24 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 7 in F Major “Geißelung Christi”: IV. Variatio
1.25 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major “Dornenkrönung”: I. Sonata
1.26 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major “Dornenkrönung”: II. Presto
1.27 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major “Dornenkrönung”: III. Guigue
1.28 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major “Dornenkrönung”: IV. Double. Presto
1.29 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major “Dornenkrönung”: V. Double II
1.30 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 9 in A Minor “Kreuztragung”: I. Sonata
1.31 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 9 in A Minor “Kreuztragung”: II. Courente
1.32 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 9 in A Minor “Kreuztragung”: III. Double
1.33 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 9 in A Minor “Kreuztragung”: IV. Finale
1.34 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 10 in G Minor “Kreuzigung”: I. Praeludium
1.35 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 10 in G Minor “Kreuzigung”: II. Aria
1.36 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 10 in G Minor “Kreuzigung”: III. Variatio
1.37 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major “Auferstehung”: I. Sonata
1.38 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major “Auferstehung”: II. Surexit Christus hodie
1.39 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major “Auferstehung”: III. Adagio
1.40 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major “Christi Himmelfahrt”: I. Intrada
1.41 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major “Christi Himmelfahrt”: II. Aria Tubicinium
1.42 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major “Christi Himmelfahrt”: III. Allamanda
1.43 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major “Christi Himmelfahrt”: IV. Courente
1.44 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major “Christi Himmelfahrt”: V. Double
1.45 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor “Assendung ds Hl. Geistes”: I. Sonata
1.46 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor “Assendung ds Hl. Geistes”: II. Gavott
1.47 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor “Assendung ds Hl. Geistes”: III. Guigue
1.48 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor “Assendung ds Hl. Geistes”: IV. Sarabanda
1.49 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 14 in D Major “Mariæ Himmelfahrt”: I. [Sonata]
1.50 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 14 in D Major “Mariæ Himmelfahrt”: II. Aria
1.51 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 14 in D Major “Mariæ Himmelfahrt”: III. Guigue
1.52 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 15 in C Major “Mariæ Krönung”: I. Sonata
1.53 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 15 in C Major “Mariæ Krönung”: II. Aria
1.54 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 15 in C Major “Mariæ Krönung”: III. Canzon
1.55 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 15 in C Major “Mariæ Krönung”: IV. Sarabanda
1.56 Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 16 in G Minor “Der Schutzengel”: I. Passagaglia

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.