Mystery Sonatas

Album by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber & Eduard Melkus & Huguette Dreyfus & Lionel Rogg & Karl Scheit

Mystery Sonatas is a set of sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber von Bibern, composed in 1676. Written for violin with continuo, the collection employs scordatura tunings, demanding virtuosity and strongly programmatic depictions of the Christian mysteries, and it occupies a notable place in Biber's output and in the development of late 17th-century instrumental and devotional music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 1. The Annunciation: I. Praeludium
    2:03
  2. 2.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 1. The Annunciation: II. Aria and Variations / Adagio /Finale
    3:10
  3. 3.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 2. The Visitation: I. Sonata / Presto
    1:49
  4. 4.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 2. The Visitation: II. Allamanda
    2:09
  5. 5.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 2. The Visitation: III. Presto
    0:54
  6. 6.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 3. The Nativity: I. Sonata
    1:39
  7. 7.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 3. The Nativity: II. Courante
    3:05
  8. 8.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 3. The Nativity: IV. Adagio
    2:14
  9. 9.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 4. The Presentation: I. Ciacona
    6:55
  10. 10.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 5. The Finding in the Temple: I. Praeludium
    0:56
  11. 11.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 5. The Finding in the Temple: II. Allamanda
    1:33
  12. 12.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 5. The Finding in the Temple: III. Guigue
    1:21
  13. 13.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Joyful Mysteries: 5. The Finding in the Temple: IV. Sarabanda / Double
    2:02
  14. 14.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 6. The Sweating of Blood: I. Lamento / Aria / Adagio
    8:01
  15. 15.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 7. The Scourging at the Pillar: I. Allamanda
    1:27
  16. 16.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 7. The Scourging at the Pillar: II. Sarabanda / Varatio
    5:11
  17. 17.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 8. The Crowning with Thorns: I. Sonata
    2:55
  18. 18.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 8. The Crowning with Thorns: III. Guigue / Double
    4:14
  19. 19.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 9. The Carrying of the Cross: I. Sonata
    2:08
  20. 20.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 9. The Carrying of the Cross: II. Courente
    1:48
  21. 21.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 9. The Carrying of the Cross: IV. Finale
    1:06

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 10. The Crucifixion: I. Praeludium
    1:33
  2. 3.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries: 10. The Crucifixion: II. Aria
    7:48
  3. 4.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 11. The Resurrection: I. Sonata
    2:11
  4. 5.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 11. The Resurrection: II. Pasacaglia
    3:41
  5. 6.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 11. The Resurrection: III. Adagio
    1:18
  6. 7.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 12. The Ascension: I. Intrada
    1:38
  7. 8.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 12. The Ascension: II. Aria Tubicinum / Allamanda
    1:51
  8. 9.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 12. The Ascension: III. Courente / Double
    1:25
  9. 10.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 13. The Descent of the Holy Ghost: I. Sonata
    2:36
  10. 11.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 13. The Descent of the Holy Ghost: II. Gavotte
    1:10
  11. 12.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 13. The Descent of the Holy Ghost: III. Guigue
    1:33
  12. 13.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 13. The Descent of the Holy Ghost: IV. Sarabanda
    1:05
  13. 14.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 14. The Assumption of the Virgin: I. Praeludium
    1:56
  14. 15.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 14. The Assumption of the Virgin: II. Ciacona (Aria)
    3:30
  15. 16.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 14. The Assumption of the Virgin: III. Guigue
    1:30
  16. 17.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 15. The Coronation of the Virgin: I. Sonata
    1:15
  17. 18.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 15. The Coronation of the Virgin: II. Aria
    4:35
  18. 19.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 15. The Coronation of the Virgin: III. Canzona
    1:44
  19. 20.
    The Mystery Sonatas: The Five Glorious Mysteries: 15. The Coronation of the Virgin: IV. Sarabanda
    3:27
  20. 21.
    The Mystery Sonatas: Passacagalia
    6:53

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