The Mystery Sonatas

Album by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber & Tragicomedia & John Holloway & Davitt Moroney

The Mystery Sonatas are a cycle of violin sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composed around 1676-1678. These Baroque works are characterised by extensive use of scordatura tunings and programmatic depictions of the Rosary mysteries, and they occupy a distinctive place within Biber's output and the development of late 17th-century violin technique and chamber music.
First released: 1990

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 1. The Annunciation: I. Praeludium
    2:26
  2. 2.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 11. The Annunciation: I. Sonata
    2:47
  3. 3.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 11. The Annunciation: II. Surrexit Christus hodie
    4:15
  4. 4.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 1. The Annunciation: II. Aria and Variations
    1:25
  5. 5.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 11. The Annunciation: III. Adagio
    1:21
  6. 6.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 1. The Annunciation: III. Adagio
    1:32
  7. 7.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 1. The Annunciation: IV. Finale
    1:10
  8. 8.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 12. The Ascension: I. Intrada
    0:37
  9. 9.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 2. The Visitation: I. Sonata
    1:06
  10. 10.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 12. The Ascension: II. Aria Tubicinum
    1:19
  11. 11.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 2. The Visitation: II. Presto
    0:59
  12. 12.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 12. The Ascension: III. Allamanda
    1:58
  13. 13.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 2. The Visitation: III. Allamanda
    2:15
  14. 14.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 12. The Ascension: IV. Courente
    1:22
  15. 15.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 12. The Ascension: V. Double
    1:32
  16. 16.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 2. The Visitation: IV. Presto
    0:49
  17. 17.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 3. The Nativity: I. Sonata
    1:39
  18. 18.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 13. The Descent of the Holy Ghost: I. Sonata
    3:19
  19. 19.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 3. The Nativity: II. Presto
    1:45
  20. 20.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 13. The Descent of the Holy Ghost: II. Gavotte
    1:36
  21. 21.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 13. The Descent of the Holy Ghost: III. Guigue
    1:56
  22. 22.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 3. The Nativity: III. Double
    1:40
  23. 23.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 13. The Descent of the Holy Ghost: IV. Sarabanda
    1:37
  24. 24.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 3. The Nativity: IV. Adagio
    2:12
  25. 25.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 14. The Assumption of the Virgin: I. Praeludium
    2:39
  26. 26.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 4. The Presentation: I. Ciacona
    8:27
  27. 27.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 5. The Finding in the Temple: I. Praeludium
    1:21
  28. 28.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 14. The Assumption of the Virgin: II. Ciacona (Aria)
    6:08
  29. 29.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 14. The Assumption of the Virgin: III. Guigue
    2:02
  30. 30.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 5. The Finding in the Temple: II. Allamanda
    1:37
  31. 31.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 15. The Coronation of the Virgin: I. Sonata
    2:28
  32. 32.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 5. The Finding in the Temple: III. Guigue
    1:24
  33. 33.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 15. The Coronation of the Virgin: II. Aria
    5:12
  34. 34.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 5. The Finding in the Temple: IV. Sarabanda
    1:21
  35. 35.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 15. The Coronation of the Virgin: III. Canzona
    1:55
  36. 36.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 5. The Finding in the Temple: V. Double
    1:32
  37. 37.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 6. The Sweating of Blood: I. Lamento
    3:48
  38. 38.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 15. The Coronation of the Virgin: IV. Sarabanda & Double
    2:29
  39. 39.
    The Mystery Sonatas: Passagalia
    8:49
  40. 40.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 6. The Sweating of Blood: II. Aria
    2:52
  41. 41.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 6. The Sweating of Blood: III. Adagio
    1:36
  42. 42.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 7. The Scourging at the Pillar: I. Allamanda
    2:33
  43. 43.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 7. The Scourging at the Pillar: II. Variatio
    2:31
  44. 44.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 7. The Scourging at the Pillar: III. Sarabanda
    1:17
  45. 45.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 7. The Scourging at the Pillar: IV. Variatio
    3:35
  46. 46.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 8. The Crowning with Thorns: I. Sonata
    1:14
  47. 47.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 8. The Crowning with Thorns: II. Presto
    1:12
  48. 48.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 8. The Crowning with Thorns: III. Guigue
    0:47
  49. 49.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 8. The Crowning with Thorns: IV. Double I
    0:35
  50. 50.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 8. The Crowning with Thorns: V. Double II
    1:02
  51. 51.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 9. The Carrying of the Cross: I. Sonata
    2:24
  52. 52.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 9. The Carrying of the Cross: II. Courente
    1:11
  53. 53.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 9. The Carrying of the Cross: III. Doubles I & II
    2:08
  54. 54.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 9. The Carrying of the Cross: IV. Finale
    1:33
  55. 55.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 10. The Crucifixion: I. Praeludium
    1:21
  56. 56.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 10. The Crucifixion: II. Aria
    1:17
  57. 57.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 10. The Crucifixion: III. Variatio 1-2
    2:20
  58. 58.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 10. The Crucifixion: IV. Variatio 3 (adagio)
    2:38
  59. 59.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 10. The Crucifixion: V. Variatio 4-5
    2:16

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