Imitatio: Programme Music and Stylus Phantasticus
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Johann Kaspar Kerll. Imitatio (string pieces). Ricercar Consort, dir. Philippe Pierlot. Mirare, (p) 2016; Time: 80:00; Rating: (4.5/5).
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Biber: Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa – La Tempesta
My recording by Patrick Bismuth, who directs this ensemble, who performed Biber's so-called Mystery Sonatas. is among my favorites.
Bachcast 37: Baroque Solo Violin Music
What was the style of solo violin music around the time of Bach?
Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum • Plantier
I wager that Mystery Sonatas were Biber's high point as a composer. Since the Biber revival beginning in the 1990s by the likes of Andrew Manze and his Romanesca brought this composer to our collective conscience, we've…
Biber’s Mystery Sonatas
This isn't a particular review about one recording, but rather a discussion of a few. I should start by re-telling how I came to find Biber and later, his Rosenkranz-Sonaten also known as the "Mystery Sonatas." It was…
Biber: 1681 Sonatas • Manze / Romanesca
Biber published a set of violin sonatas (with continuo) in 1681, and remain widely unknown, and neglected. Andrew Manze, violinist of Romanesca, believes Biber's collection rests as a type of "philosophical manifesto,"…
Absolutely Outstanding
Wow! Check out this video of Ensemble Matheus performing Biber's Battalia suite. Just as I imagined Mr. Spinosi plays: with such character and feeling. A real treat.