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Biber: Vesperae longiores ac breviores

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Ruprecht Ignaz Mayr: Domine ad adjuvandum me festina, for 4 voices & continuo; Sancta Maria, mater Dei, motet; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Dixit Dominus, vesper-psalm for soloists, chorus, orches...
Performers: Chester, Derek; Fraser, Stephen; Howell, Ian; Hughes, Mellissa; Mealy, Robert; Williams, Douglas [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Carrington, Simon
Ensemble: Yale Collegium Players

"This is an amalgam of little-known music by Biber and others. Carrington deftly brings outs the music's strengths." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...
Recording information: St. Mary's Church, New Haven, Connecticut / St. Michael (12/05/2004-12/07/2004)....continue...

Die Silbermann-Orgel in der Petrikirche zu Freiberg

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2011-04-12

Works: Georg Muffat: Apparatus musico-organisticus; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonata, for violin & continuo no 9 in A minor ("The Carrying of the Cross"), C. 98; Mystery Sonata, for violin & c...
Performers: Skobowsky, Christian [Organ]

A combination of baroque violin and the historic Silbermann organ!...continue...
Recording information: Petrikirche Freiburg (05/2008)....continue...

Biber: Mystery Sonatas

2 CD / Sono Luminus / 2011-02-22

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonata, for violin & continuo no 1 in D minor ("The Annunciation"), C. 90; Mystery Sonata, for violin & continuo no 2 in A major ("The Visitation"), C. 91; Mys...
Performers: Deak, Felix; Harris, Lucas [Lute]; Nediger, Charlotte; Scott, Julia Seager; Wedman, Julia

Passion, excitement, sorrow, and celebration all fill the room with this new exciting release of Biber: Mystery Sonatas by Julia Wedman. Though the Mystery Sonatas...continue...
Recording information: Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto, Canada (2010-04-26_2010-04-29&2010-)....continue...

A A Virtuoso Faceoff

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2011-02-08

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonata for violin & continuo in A major, C. App. 116 (anonymous; attributed to Biber); Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor, C. 107; Fantasia, for violin & continuo...
Performers: Markku Makinen; Mattson, Petri Tapio; Palviainen, Eero

Two composers who were virtuosos on their own instruments and whose careers overlapped at the court of the Prince- Archbishop of Salzburg are offered in...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Lawrence, Janakkala (10/2006/08/2008)....continue...

Biber & Biber: Sonatas for Trumpets, Strings and Continuo

1 CD / Dynamic / 2010-12-21

Works: Karl Heinrich Biber von Bibern: Sonata for 4 trumpets, strings, timpani & continuo; Sonata Paschalis, for 4 trumpets, strings, percussion & continuo; Sonata for clarino, unison violins & basso contin...
Performers: Cassone, Gabriele; Frige, Antonio
Conductors: Frige, Antonio
Ensemble: Ensemble Pian & Forte

Recording information: Dynamic's Genova (11/19/1998/11/20/1998)....continue...

Christmas in the Munich Court / Biber, Bach, Torelli, Pez, Reusner, Dall'Abaco

1 CD / Oehms / 2010-11-16

Works: Evaristo Dall'Abaco: Concerto for Oboe in C major, Op.5/5; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonata, for violin & continuo no 3 in B minor ("The Nativity"), C. 92; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orches...
Performers: EnBle, Anne-Suse; Fegers, Eva; Lotter, Rudiger; Schilli, Stefan; Schutz, Susanne; Watts, Olga; Wolf, Axel
Conductors: Lotter, Rüdiger
Ensemble: Hofkapelle Munchen

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The Hofkapelle München (Munich Court Orchestra) is an excellent period ensemble that has been "instrumental" in exploring the music history of southern Germany....continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche München (07/12/2010-07/14/2010)....continue...

Biber: Rosary Sonatas

2 Super Audio CD / Coviello / 2010-10-13

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Perl, Hille; Santana, Lee; Sepec, Daniel

Heinrich Biber's Rosary (Mystery) Sonatas - fifteen sonatas for violin and continuo portraying the fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary, and an extended passacaglia for solo...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Martin Colnrade (10/12/2009-10/19/2009)....continue...

Around Viola d'Amore

1 CD / Analekta / 2010-03-23

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Trio for flute, scordatura violin (or viola d'amore) & continuo in D major, TWV 43; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Partia, for 2 viola d'amore & continuo no 7 in C minor (Har...
Performers: Chartier, Jacques-Olivier [Tenor Vocal]; Helyard, Erin; Jacques, David [Classical Guitar]; Laquerre, Olivier; Lariviere, Sophie; Meyers, Chloe; Plouffe, Helene; Simons, Mark

Violinist Helene Plouffe explores the most beautiful works dedicated to this delightful instrument. Arias from Bach St. John's Passion accompany works by Telemann, Graupner (with...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec (09/01/2009-09/03/2009)....continue...

Biber: The Rosary Sonatas / Beznosiuk, et al

2 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Spoken Word: Reading; The Five Joyful Mysteries (Spoken Word); The Five Sorrowful Mysteries (Spoken Word); The Five Glorious Mysteries; The Guardian Angel, reading; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: My...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Chateauneuf, Paula; Roblou, David; Tunnicliffe, Richard

"In many respects this is the best interpretation I have heard of this entire cycle. I can understand why the more overtly dramatic performances by...continue...

Let the Trumpet Sound

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 192, "Nun danket alle Gott" BWV 192; Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata de Concert, for trumpet & organ in D major (arranged from Trumpet Concerto TWV 51; Jimenez: Batal...
Performers: Davidson, John; Hawes, Randall; Herseth, Adolph; Hession, Patrick [Trumpet]; McGown, Michael; Moon, Brian; Resto, Luis; Robinson, Kenneth G.; Rutherford, John; Sandoval, Arturo; Schlueter, Charles; W...

Trumpet Voices / Neal Bernsten

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-10-11

Works: Gottfried Reiche: Abblassen for brass; Alfonso X: Cantiga de Santa María 166, Como poden per sas culpas os omes seer contreitos; Johann Ernst Altenburg: Concerto for 7 trumpets & timpani; Leos J...
Performers: Adams, Timothy; Berntsen, Neal; Franz, Gretchen; Snitkovsky, Natasha; Sullivan, Peter

Neal Berntsen of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Symphony Brass is equally at home in any musical setting. Whether performing with such major orchestras...continue...

Biber: Violin Sonatas / Steck, Rieger, Santana, Perl

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2005-08-16

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonata for violin & continuo no 6 in C minor (Sonatae Violino Solo no 6), C. 143; Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, C. App. 115 (anonymous; attributed to Biber)...
Performers: Perl, Hille; Rieger, Christian; Santana, Lee

Anton Steck is certainly one of our great baroque virtuosos and second to none in his knowledge of the highly developed violin music of the...continue...

Biber: The Rosary Sonatas / Manze, Egarr, McGillivray

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-10-12

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105; Andrew Manze: Scordatura briefly explained (for Biber's Rosary Sonatas)
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; McGillivray, Alison

'The Rosary Sonatas' are one of the most unusual collections of violin music ever assembled. It is primarily this work on which the fame of...continue...

Biber: Mystery Sonatas / Holloway, Moroney

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2002-11-05

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105
Performers: Holloway, John; Moroney, Davitt
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tragicomedia (Ensemble)

Unam Ceylum - Biber / Holloway, Assenbaum, Mortensen

1 CD / ECM / 2002-09-24

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonata for violin & continuo no 3 in F major (Sonatae Violino Solo no 3), C. 140; Sonata for violin & continuo no 4 in D major (Sonatae Violino Solo no 4), C. 141; Son...
Performers: Assenbaum, Alo; Holloway, John; Mortensen, Lars Ulrik

"Holloway approaches these works less with a view to their virtuosity, but with regard for the depth of their content - an approach I find...continue...

German Violin Virtuosos of the 17th Century / Pietsch, et al

1 CD / Christophorus / 1999-11-05

Works: Johann Jakob Walther: Serenata for violin & continuo no 28 in D major; Sonata for violin & continuo no 2 in C major; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonata, for violin & continuo no 14 in D m...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van

Biber: Sacro-profanum / The Purcell Quartet, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-07-15

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Fidicinium sacroprofanum; Nisi Dominus, vesper-psalm for solo voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo in D minor (Vesperae Longio; Battalia for Violin, Strings and Basso ...
Performers: Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Byrt, Rachel; Cresswell, Pamela; Hunt, William; Isserlis, Annette; Mackintosh, Catherine; McDonald, Anna; McGillivray, Katherine; Wooley, Robert