Biber, Heinrich Ignaz > Violin

Signum Classics Anniversary Series The Early Music Collection / Cordaria; The Clerks Group; Gabrieli Consort & Players; King's Singers; Voces8 et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin; Cantate Domino; Gregorio Strozzi: Mascara sonata e ballata da piú Cavalieri Napolitani nel Regio Palazzo, for organ; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no...
Performers: Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Devine, Steven; Hennessy, Gail; Kenedy, David; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lyons, William; Murphy, Emma; Parle, Nicholas; Perillo, Linda; Reiter, Walter
Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Compan...

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Organs of Famous Cathedrals - works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Wesley et al. / David Goode, Joseph Nolan, Simon Preston, Jeremy Filsell

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin; Cantate Domino; Gregorio Strozzi: Mascara sonata e ballata da piú Cavalieri Napolitani nel Regio Palazzo, for organ; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no...
Performers: Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Devine, Steven; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Goode, David; Hennessy, Gail; Kenedy, David; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lyons, William; Mason, Alexander; Matthes, Michael; M...
Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable ; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Company; Tenebrae (Vocal Ensemble); The Clerk...

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Suryodaya - The Coming of Light / Robert Gupta, violin; Badal Roy, tabla

1 CD / Yarlung / 2012-09-25

Works: Badal Roy: Calcutta Sunrise, for violin & tabla; Robert Gupta: Raga Jaunpuri, for violin & tabla; Raga Redux, for violin & tabla; Anonymous, Italian: Istanpitta (Chominciamento di gioia); Heinrich Ig...
Performers: Gupta, Robert; Roy, Badal

Roy, famous for his recordings on Indian drums for Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman, returns in this audiophile recording made in Walt Disney Concert Hall...continue...
Recording information: Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (07/05/2011-07/06/2011)....continue...

Birth of the Strings: Amati; Stainer, Stradivari / Julius Berger, cello; Rebekka Hartmann, violini

3 CD / Solo Musica / 2011-10-25

Works: Giovanni Battiste Degli Antoni: Ricercata prima for cello, Op. 1/1; Ricercata seconda for cello, Op. 1/2; Ricercar no 3 in F major, for cello; Ricercata quarta for cello, Op. 1/4; Ricercata quinta fo...
Performers: Berger, Julius; Hartmann, Rebekka

The invention of the violin, violoncello, viola, and later the double may arguably be equated with the birth of classical music as we know it...continue...

Bach 'n' Blues: Poulenc, Ravel, Bach / Iskandar Widjaja, violin; Anastassiya Dranchuk, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2011-09-27

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for violin & piano, FP 119; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Passacaglia for Violin solo in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bac...
Performers: Dranchuk, Anastassiya; Widjaja, Iskandar

Violinist Iskandar Widjaja with pianist Anatassiya Dranchuk breathe new life into old classics by emphasizing pop themes to make Poulenc, Ravel, Biber and Bach cool...continue...
Recording information: Konzertsaal der UdK Berlin Bundesallee (03/2011)....continue...

Sonatas by J.S. Bach and H.I.F. Biber / Evgeny Sviridov, violin; Zita Mikijanska, harpsichord

1 CD / Genuin / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV 1016; Sonata for violin & continuo in G major, BWV 1021; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Heinrich Igna...
Performers: Mikijanska, Zita; Sviridov, Evgeny [Violin]

In his debut performance, Evgeny Sviridov performs with such vividness and spark in a performance which breathes with vigor, it seems like the music had...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Lindensaal, Markkleeberg Rathaus, Markkleeberg, (03/21/2011-03/23/2011)....continue...

Birth of the Violin / Westhoff, Biber, Pisendel and Geminiani / Rebekka Hartmann, violin

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Paul von Westhoff: Suite for Violin solo no 2 in A major; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Passacaglia for Violin solo in G minor; Johann Georg Pisendel: Sonata for Violin Solo in A minor; Fran...
Performers: Hartmann, Rebekka

This release is part of the successful Solo Musica "Birth of ... " series, aimed at presenting to listeners the oldest known compositions of music...continue...
Recording information: Holzmühle, Seeshaupt (04/11/2011-04/13/2011)....continue...

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: The Sacred Mysteries

2 CD / Lyrichord / 2011-07-19

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105
Performers: Nelson, Leah; Shin, Dongsok; Swenberg, Daniel

Recording information: St. Peter's Church - Chelsea - New York, NY (05/2010)....continue...

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...

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...

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...

Voices of Time

2 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-05-11

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Passacaglia for Violin solo in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Partita ...
Performers: Braun, Matitiahu

A former member of the violin section of the New York Philharmonic and the viola section of the Dallas Symphony, Matitiahu Braun has championed both...continue...
Recording information: Winter Park, Florida (2007)....continue...

Violon X - Exteme Violin - Biondi, Buskov, Ivanov, Khachaturian / Biondi, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-06-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Concerto for Violin in D major, RV 208 "Il grosso Mogul" - Grave; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'a...
Performers: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Blumenthal, Daniel; Bushkov, Evgueni; Dedieu-Vidal, Marcelle; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Ivanov, Yossif; Khachatryan, Sergey; Kraemer, Manfredo; Monteilhet,...
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel; Marchi, Alessandro de; Bartholomée, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

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...

Ich Will in Friede Fahren - Scared Music for Countertenor & Viol Consort in 17th century Germany / Franz Vitzthum, Les Escapades

1 CD / Christophorus / 2009-03-10

Works: Giovanni Antonio Rigatti: Ave Regina caelorum, antiphon; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Balletti Lamentabili à 4, suite for violin, 2 violas & continuo in E minor, C. 59; Kaiser Ferdinand III: ...
Performers: Hoffmann, Swantje; Vitzthum, Franz; Weidanz, Wiebke
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Escapades (Ensemble)

In 2009 Christophorus starts a new cooperation with the young German countertenor Franz Vitzthum. He is just starting his career and the German press is...continue...
Recording information: Kath. Pfarrkirche St. Ignatius, Malsch/Sulzbach (10/01/2008-10/04/2008)....continue...

Music for Violins - Biber, Berio / Arditti, Lotter, Lyriarte

1 CD / Oehms / 2008-12-11

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Biber: Sonatas (8) for Violin and Basso Continuo; Harmonia artificiosa-ariosa; Luciano Berio: Duetti (34) for 2 Violins; Sequenza VIII for Violin solo
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Lotter, Rüdiger
Conductors:
Ensemble: Lyriarte

Historical Russian Archives - Gidon Kremer Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Concerto for 2 Violins i...
Performers: Bondarendo, Maria; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kagan, Oleg; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; Muntyan, Mikhael; Smirnov, Yuri
Conductors: Oistrakh, David; Kremer, Gidon; Sondeckis, Saulius; Bashmet, Yuri; Kozhukhar, Vladimir
Ensemble: German Chamber Music Society; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists; USSR Radio/TV Large Symphony Orche...

Biber: Missa Christi resurgentis / Manze, English Concert

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Duet for 2 Trumpets no 1 in C major; Missa Christi Resurgentis, for solo voices, double chorus, orchestra & continuo, C. 3 (B. I 103); Sonata à 6; Fidicinium sa...
Performers: Bennett, Mark; Harrison, Michael [trumpet]; Manze, Andrew
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: The English Concert

Heinrich Ignaz von Biber: Rosenkranz Sonatas, etc / Minasi, Bizzarrie Armoniche

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2008-07-08

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105
Performers: Minasi, Riccardo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bizzarrie Armoniche

"Minasi's playing is magical - each sonata has its own atmosphere which he brings out with all success. The accompanying instruments are all played with...continue...

The Trio Sonata in 17th Century Germany - Kerll, Biber, Buxtehude, etc / Charlston, Seifert, Gwilt, Medlam

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-05-01

Works: Johann Vierdanck: Suite in A major; Nicolaus à Kempis: Sinfonia dolorosa; Johann H. Schmelzer: Sonata a 3 "Lanterly"; Dietrich Becker: Erster Theil zweystimmiger Sonaten und Suiten; Johann Ros...
Performers: Charlston, Terence; Gwilt, Richard; Medlam, Charles; Seifert, Ingrid
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Baroque

Music for Good Children ... and Bad, et al / Kapp, et al

1 CD / Essay / 2006-08-01

Works: Noel Regney: Slovenly Peter, for voice & orchestra; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonata violino solo representativa (Representatio Avium), for violin & continu...
Performers: Kapp, Richard [Conductor]; Ostendorf, John [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Tenenbaum, Mela
Conductors: Kapp, Richard
Ensemble: Philharmonia Virtuosi

Talented and innovative conductor and pianist Richard Kapp died on June 4th, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer. It's only fitting that this delightful...continue...

Biber: Mystery Sonatas, Vol 2 / Huggett, Sonnerie

1 CD / ASV / 2004-11-23

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105
Performers: Huggett, Monica
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sonnerie

"Huggett's playing - on three violins - shines with ease and expression" - The Times...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 Vol 1 / Huggett, Sonnerie

1 CD / ASV Import / 2004-08-24

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: Huggett, Monica
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sonnerie

"Monica Huggett plays as to the manor born, with support from a stylish continuo team... I enjoyed these performances immensely." - Gramophone...continue...

Biber: Sonatas for Strings / Schenkman, Matthews, Greenberg

1 CD / Centaur / 2003-03-12

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Biber: Sonatae tam aris, quam aulis servientes; Sonata for Strings and Basso Continuo in B flat major "Die Bauernkirchfahrt"; Anonymous: Partita for Keyboard in D minor; Partita for Ke...
Performers: Greenberg, David; Matthews, Ingrid; Schenkman, Byron
Conductors:
Ensemble: Seattle Baroque Orchestra

Biber: Requiem à 15, Battalia à 10 / Savall, et al

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2002-12-01

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Battalia for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major; Requiem à 15, for solo voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo, C. 7
Performers: Bartoletti, Angelo; Brandao, Eunice; Casademunt, Sergi; Ladrette, Antoine; Serrano, Isabel; Valetti, Pablo
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations

"The cathedral has an enormous acoustic in which Savall, with customary concern for beauty of sound, builds a performance of swelling grandeur and imposing ceremonial...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...

Biber: The Mystery Sonatas / Reiter, Cordaria

2 CD / Signum UK / 2002-01-01

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Biber: Mystery Sonatas (15) for Violin and Basso Continuo
Performers: Reiter, Walter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cordaria

Violino Arioso / Ariadne Daskalakis

1 CD / Tudor / 2001-01-01

Works: Nicola Matteis: Bizzarie all'imor Scozzeze (Ground after the Scotch Humour); Ground in D, la sol re per fa la mano (from Ayres for the Violin); Ground in E major; Aria amorosa; Heinrich Ignaz Franz v...
Performers: Daskalakis, Ariadne; Lerch, Helene; Strumpel, Gabriella

Caoine

1 CD / ECM Import / 2000-04-18

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Passacaglia for Violin solo in G minor; Stephen Hartke: Caoine, for solo violin; Max Reger: Sonata for solo violin in A minor, Op. 91/7; George Rochberg: Caprice Varia...
Performers: Makarski, Michelle

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

Biber: Partitas and Sonatas / Lindal, Ensemble Saga

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-01-04

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Biber: Partia, for 2 violins & continuo no 3 in A major (Harmonia Artificiosa-Ariosa no 3), C. 64; Sonata for violin & continuo no 6 in C minor (Sonatae Violino Solo no 6), C. 143; Son...
Performers: Lindal, Maria
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Saga