Les Sonates du Rosaire
Album by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber & Patrick Bismuth & La Tempesta
Les Sonates du Rosaire is a collection of violin sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber von Bibern, composed c. 1676. The works, rooted in the high Baroque idiom, employ extensive scordatura tunings and a programme-based structure reflecting the mysteries of the Rosary, marking a distinctive point in Biber's output as explorations of experimental violin technique and devotional instrumental music.
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Disc 1
- 1.Sonata 1 “Die Verkündigung”: Praeludium2:01
- 2.Sonata 1 “Die Verkündigung”: Aria – Allegro, Variation, Adagio-Finale5:09
- 3.Sonata 2 “Die Heimsuchung”: Sonata0:42
- 4.Sonata 2 “Die Heimsuchung”: Presto1:02
- 5.Sonata 2 “Die Heimsuchung”: Allemande2:07
- 6.Sonata 2 “Die Heimsuchung”: Presto1:09
- 7.Sonata 3 “Die Geburt Christi”: Sonata1:24
- 8.Sonata 3 “Die Geburt Christi”: Courante, Double2:56
- 9.Sonata 3 “Die Geburt Christi”: Adagio1:41
- 10.Sonata 4 “Die Reinigung Mariæ”: Ciacona, Adagio, Presto, Adagio6:47
- 11.Sonata 5 “Die Findung im Tempel”: Praeludium, Presto0:58
- 12.Sonata 5 “Die Findung im Tempel”: Allemande1:22
- 13.Sonata 5 “Die Findung im Tempel”: Gigue1:14
- 14.Sonata 5 “Die Findung im Tempel”: Sarabande, Double3:22
- 15.Sonata 6 “Die Blut-Angst”: Lamento, Adagio, Presto, Adagio, Adagio, Adagio6:28
- 16.Sonata 7 “Die Geisselung” Allemande, Variation3:44
- 17.Sonata 7 “Die Geisselung” Sarabande, Variation4:23
- 18.Sonata 8 “Die Dornen-Krönung”: Adagio0:45
- 19.Sonata 8 “Die Dornen-Krönung”: Presto, Adagio1:09
- 20.Sonata 8 “Die Dornen-Krönung”: Gigue, Double Presto, Double 24:40
Disc 2
- 2.Sonata 9 “Die Kreuztragung”: Sonata2:10
- 3.Sonata 9 “Die Kreuztragung”: Courante, Double3:16
- 4.Sonata 9 “Die Kreuztragung”: Finale1:20
- 5.Sonata 10 “Die Kreuzigung”: Praeludium1:18
- 6.Sonata 10 “Die Kreuzigung”: Aria variation3:24
- 7.Sonata 10 “Die Kreuzigung”: Adagio3:47
- 8.Sonata 11 “Die Auferstehung”: Sonata2:00
- 9.Sonata 11 “Die Auferstehung”: Surrexit Christus hodie3:15
- 10.Sonata 11 “Die Auferstehung”: Adagio1:07
- 11.Sonata 12 “Die Himmelfahrt Christi”: Intrada, Aria Tubicinum1:57
- 12.Sonata 12 “Die Himmelfahrt Christi”: Allemande1:58
- 13.Sonata 12 “Die Himmelfahrt Christi”: Courante, Double3:11
- 14.Sonata 13 “Die Sendung des heiligen Geistes”: Sonata2:28
- 15.Sonata 13 “Die Sendung des heiligen Geistes”: Gavotte1:13
- 16.Sonata 13 “Die Sendung des heiligen Geistes”: Gigue1:35
- 17.Sonata 13 “Die Sendung des heiligen Geistes”: Sarabande1:27
- 18.Sonata 14 “Die Himmelfahrt Mariæ”: Prélude, Grave, Adagio1:47
- 19.Sonata 14 “Die Himmelfahrt Mariæ”: Aria, Aria, Gigue7:09
- 20.Sonata 15 “Die Krönung Mariæ”: Sonata1:22
- 21.Sonata 15 “Die Krönung Mariæ”: Aria, Canzone5:45
- 22.Sonata 15 “Die Krönung Mariæ”: Sarabande2:43
- 23.Der Schutzengel: Passacaglia, Adagio, Adagio7:12







