The Mystery Sonates

Album by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber & Maya Homburger & Camerata Kilkenny

The Mystery Sonates is a cycle of violin sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composed around 1676. The cycle employs scordatura tunings and virtuosic solo-violin writing to depict the Catholic rosary's mysteries, and is notable for its programme-driven approach and innovations in Baroque violin technique that reflect Biber's mature compositional style.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sonata I "The Annunciation" d-minor: Praeludium
    2:25
  2. 2.
    Sonata I "The Annunciation" d-minor: Aria, Variatio
    2:37
  3. 3.
    Sonata I "The Annunciation" d-minor: Finale
    1:03
  4. 4.
    Sonata II "The Visitation" A-major: Sonata
    1:27
  5. 5.
    Sonata II "The Visitation" A-major: Allamanda
    2:30
  6. 6.
    Sonata II "The Visitation" A-major: Presto
    0:56
  7. 7.
    Sonata III "The Nativity" b-minor: Sonata
    1:33
  8. 8.
    Sonata III "The Nativity" b-minor: Courente, Double
    3:06
  9. 9.
    Sonata III "The Nativity" b-minor: Adagio
    2:11
  10. 10.
    Sonata IV "The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple" d-minor: Ciacona
    7:47
  11. 11.
    Sonata V "The Finding of Jesus in the Temple" A-major: Praludium
    0:56
  12. 12.
    Sonata V "The Finding of Jesus in the Temple" A-major: Allamanda
    1:58
  13. 13.
    Sonata V "The Finding of Jesus in the Temple" A-major: Guigue
    1:12
  14. 14.
    Sonata V "The Finding of Jesus in the Temple" A-major: Sarabanda, Double
    3:33
  15. 15.
    Sonata VI "The Agony in the Garden" c-minor: Lamento
    3:35
  16. 16.
    Sonata VI "The Agony in the Garden" c-minor: [Aria]
    2:24
  17. 17.
    Sonata VI "The Agony in the Garden" c-minor: Adagio
    1:48
  18. 18.
    Sonata VII "The Sourging at the Pillar" F-major: Allamanda, Variatio
    4:12
  19. 19.
    Sonata VII "The Sourging at the Pillar" F-major: Sarabanda, Variatio
    5:16
  20. 20.
    Sonata VII "The Crowning with Thorns" Bflat-major: Sonata
    2:25
  21. 21.
    Sonata VII "The Crowning with Thorns" Bflat-major: Guigue, Double1, Double 2
    4:00

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Sonata IX "The Carrying of the Cross" a-minor: Sonata
    2:25
  2. 3.
    Sonata IX "The Carrying of the Cross" a-minor: Courente, Double
    3:53
  3. 4.
    Sonata IX "The Carrying of the Cross" a-minor: Finale
    1:25
  4. 5.
    Sonata X "The Crucifixion" g-minor: Praludium
    1:26
  5. 6.
    Sonata X "The Crucifixion" g-minor: Aria, Variatio 1-2
    4:29
  6. 7.
    Sonata X "The Crucifixion" g-minor: Variatio 3 (Adagio)
    2:03
  7. 8.
    Sonata X "The Crucifixion" g-minor: Variatio 4-5
    2:02
  8. 9.
    Sonata XI "The Resurrection" G-major: Sonata
    2:36
  9. 10.
    Sonata XI "The Resurrection" G-major: Surexit Christus hodie
    3:43
  10. 11.
    Sonata XI "The Resurrection" G-major: Adagio
    1:21
  11. 12.
    Sonata XII "The Ascension" C-major: Intrada
    0:36
  12. 13.
    Sonata XII "The Ascension" C-major: Aria Tubicinum
    1:20
  13. 14.
    Sonata XII "The Ascension" C-major: Allamanda
    2:16
  14. 15.
    Sonata XII "The Ascension" C-major: Courente, Double
    3:02
  15. 16.
    Sonata XIII "The Descent of the Holy Spirit" d-minor: Sonata
    2:59
  16. 17.
    Sonata XIII "The Descent of the Holy Spirit" d-minor: Gavotta
    1:16
  17. 18.
    Sonata XIII "The Descent of the Holy Spirit" d-minor: Guigue
    1:31
  18. 19.
    Sonata XIII "The Descent of the Holy Spirit" d-minor: Sarabanda
    1:44
  19. 20.
    Sonata XIV "The Assumption of the Virgin Mary" D-major: [Sonata]
    2:15
  20. 21.
    Sonata XIV "The Assumption of the Virgin Mary" D-major: Aria
    6:40
  21. 22.
    Sonata XV "The Coronation of the Virgin" C-major: Sonata
    1:30
  22. 23.
    Sonata XV "The Coronation of the Virgin" C-major: Aria [Variatio]
    5:11
  23. 24.
    Sonata XV "The Coronation of the Virgin" C-major: Canzona
    2:07
  24. 25.
    Sonata XV "The Coronation of the Virgin" C-major: Sarabanda, [Double]
    3:03
  25. 26.
    Passagalia "The Guardian Angel" g-minor: Passagalia for unaccompanied violin
    9:20

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