Just Biber
Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque
- Label
- Channel Classics
- EAN / barcode
- 723385485254
- Release date
- 4 July 2025
Rachel Podger, violinist and musical director of Brecon Baroque, and her ensemble perform sonatas by composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber on the album "Just Biber". They are selected from his collection Sonatae Violino Solo from 1681 and are exceptionally virtuosic works. Biber takes pleasure in distorting the sound of the violin, imitating animal sounds and surprising the listener. The sonatas, dedicated to Archbishop Maximilian Gandolf, were not only meant to delight, but possibly also to calm and heal; Biber described the sonatas as a kind of prayer for the long life and good health of the archbishop.
Tracklist
- 01 Violin Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: I. [...] 02:54
- 02 Violin Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: II. Variatio - Allegro 03:57
- 03 Violin Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: III. Presto 01:43
- 04 Violin Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: IV. Aria - Variations 03:20
- 05 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: I. [...] 01:28
- 06 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: II. Adagio 01:56
- 07 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: III. [...] 00:46
- 08 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: IV. Variatio 05:28
- 09 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: V. Finale 01:59
- 10 Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, C. 139: I. [...] 01:15
- 11 Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, C. 139: II. Aria 00:53
- 12 Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, C. 139: III. Variatio 02:41
- 13 Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, C. 139: IV. Adagio 01:04
- 14 Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, C. 139: V. [...] 01:35
- 15 Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, C. 139: VI. Finale 01:12
- 16 Violin Sonata violino solo representativa in A Major, C. 146: I. Allegro 02:08
- 17 Violin Sonata violino solo representativa in A Major, C. 146: II. Die Nachtigal 01:53
- 18 Violin Sonata violino solo representativa in A Major, C. 146: III. Der Cu Cu 00:47
- 19 Violin Sonata violino solo representativa in A Major, C. 146: IV. Der Fresch 01:23
- 20 Violin Sonata violino solo representativa in A Major, C. 146: V. Die Henne und der Hann 00:41
- 21 Violin Sonata violino solo representativa in A Major, C. 146: VI. Die Vachtel 01:07
- 22 Violin Sonata violino solo representativa in A Major, C. 146: VII. Die Katz 00:53
- 23 Violin Sonata violino solo representativa in A Major, C. 146: VIII. Musquetier Mars 01:32
- 24 Violin Sonata violino solo representativa in A Major, C. 146: IX. Allamande 02:18
- 25 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: I. [...] 01:05
- 26 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: II. Passacaglia 04:35
- 27 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: III. [...] - Adagio 01:59
- 28 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: IV. Gavotta 01:38
- 29 Violin Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: V. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio 03:20
- 30 Violin Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: I. Adagio - Presto 01:38
- 31 Violin Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: II. Aria - Variatio 02:41
- 32 Violin Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: III. Presto - Adagio 00:59
- 33 Violin Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: IV. Allegro 02:16
- 34 Violin Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: V. Variatio 05:01
Source: MusicBrainz
