Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas
Album by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber & Amandine Beyer & Gli Incogniti
The Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas are a set of violin sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composed around 1676. Written in the Baroque idiom for violin and continuo, the cycle uses varied scordatura tunings and extended violin techniques to illustrate the devotional Mysteries and occupies a distinctive place in the development of the solo violin repertoire in the late 17th century.

First released: 17th February 2023
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Disc 1
- 1.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 1 in D Minor “The Annunciation”: I. Praeludium2:01
- 2.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 1 in D Minor “The Annunciation”: II. Variatio - Aria allegro - Variatio - Adagio - [Variatio]2:01
- 3.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 1 in D Minor “The Annunciation”: III. Finale0:58
- 4.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 2 in A Major “The Visitation”: I. Sonata - Presto1:29
- 5.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 2 in A Major “The Visitation”: II. Allaman[da]2:00
- 6.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 2 in A Major “The Visitation”: III. Presto0:40
- 7.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 3 in B Minor “The Nativity”: I. Sonata - Presto - Adagio1:11
- 8.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 3 in B Minor “The Nativity”: II. Courente - Double2:22
- 9.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 3 in B Minor “The Nativity”: III. Adagio1:27
- 10.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 4 in D Minor “The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple”: Ciacona - Adagio6:20
- 11.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 5 in A Major “The Finding of Jesus in the Temple”: I. Praeludium - Presto0:50
- 12.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 5 in A Major “The Finding of Jesus in the Temple”: II. Allaman[da]1:20
- 13.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 5 in A Major “The Finding of Jesus in the Temple”: III. Guigue1:09
- 14.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 5 in A Major “The Finding of Jesus in the Temple”: IV. Saraban[da] - Double3:04
- 15.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 6 in C Minor “The Agony in the Garden”: I. Lamento - Presto2:52
- 16.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 6 in C Minor “The Agony in the Garden”: II.2:07
- 17.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 6 in C Minor “The Agony in the Garden”: III. Adagio0:40
- 18.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 6 in C Minor “The Agony in the Garden”: IV.0:50
- 19.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 7 in F Major “The Scourging at the Pillar”: I. Allamanda - Variatio2:58
- 20.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 7 in F Major “The Scourging at the Pillar”: II. Sarab[anda] - Variatio - [Variatio] - [Variatio]4:16
- 21.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 8 in B‐Flat Major “The Crowning with Thorns”: I. Adagio - Presto - [Adagio]1:55
- 22.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 8 in B‐Flat Major “The Crowning with Thorns”: II. Guigue - Double I [Presto] - Double II3:27
- 23.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 9 in A Minor “The Carrying of the Cross”: I. Sonata1:50
- 24.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 9 in A Minor “The Carrying of the Cross”: II. Courente - Double - [Double]2:58
- 25.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 9 in A Minor “The Carrying of the Cross”: III. Finale1:19
Disc 2
- 2.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 10 in G Minor “The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus”: I. Praeludium1:08
- 3.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 10 in G Minor “The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus”: II. Aria - Variatio - [Variatio]2:58
- 4.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 10 in G Minor “The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus”: III. Adagio - [Variatio] - [Variatio]3:33
- 5.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 11 in G Major “The Resurrection”: I. Sonata2:27
- 6.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 11 in G Major “The Resurrection”: II. Surexit Christus hodie4:13
- 7.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 11 in G Major “The Resurrection”: III. Adagio1:08
- 8.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 12 in C Major “The Ascension”: I. Intrada0:36
- 9.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 12 in C Major “The Ascension”: II. Aria Tubicinum1:13
- 10.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 12 in C Major “The Ascension”: III. Allamanda1:39
- 11.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 12 in C Major “The Ascension”: IV. Courente - Double2:20
- 12.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 13 in D Minor “The Descent of the Holy Spirit”: I. Sonata3:02
- 13.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 13 in D Minor “The Descent of the Holy Spirit”: II. Gavott[a]1:19
- 14.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 13 in D Minor “The Descent of the Holy Spirit”: III. Guigue1:26
- 15.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 13 in D Minor “The Descent of the Holy Spirit”: IV. Sarabanda1:35
- 16.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 14 in D Major “The Assumption of Mary into Heaven”: I. [Praeludium]1:57
- 17.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 14 in D Major “The Assumption of Mary into Heaven”: II. Aria - Guigue5:29
- 18.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 15 in C Major “The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth”: I. Sonata1:22
- 19.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 15 in C Major “The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth”: II. Aria - [Variatio] - [Variatio] - [Variatio]4:03
- 20.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 15 in C Major “The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth”: III. Canzon[a]1:21
- 21.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 15 in C Major “The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth”: IV. Sarabanda - [Double]2:47
- 22.Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas: No. 16 in G Minor “The Guardian Angel”: Passacaglia7:50






