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Pre-Order: Florian Deuter / Waisman,Monica - Biber: Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa [CD]

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In 1696, the Salzburg court conductor Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber described his print of seven chamber suites ("Partien") for two string instruments and basso continuo as "artful vocal harmony" in ornate Latin. These trio sonatas are of a special kind, because the two upper voices are not limited to the typical imitations practised in Italy at that time, but Biber allows the solo voices to be played in a free, expressive manner. He allows them to shine in a different light in virtuoso interplay above the bass foundation, repeatedly in full-bodied polyphony or in chords. In addition, new timbres are created through the use of the violin, viola and viola d'amore in various combinations and the 'detuning' of the strings (scordatura) to achieve different string tensions and thus give the instruments a sharper or softer sound. This recording is the third installment of the Biber recordings with Harmonie Universelle.

Tracklist:

  1. Biber: Partia I in D minor: Sonata. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
  2. Biber: Partia I in D minor: Allamande
  3. Biber: Partia I in D minor: Gigue. Variatio I - Variatio II
  4. Biber: Partia I in D minor: Aria
  5. Biber: Partia I in D minor: Sarabande. Variatio I - Variatio II
  6. Biber: Partia II in B minor: Praeludium
  7. Biber: Partia II in B minor: Allamande. Variatio
  8. Biber: Partia II in B minor: Balletto
  9. Biber: Partia II in B minor: Aria. Presto
  10. Biber: Partia II in B minor: Gigue. Presto
  11. Biber: Partia III in a Major: Praeludium. Allegro
  12. Biber: Partia III in a Major: Allamande
  13. Biber: Partia III in a Major: Amener. Presto
  14. Biber: Partia III in a Major: Balletto
  15. Biber: Partia III in a Major: Gigue
  16. Biber: Partia III in a Major: Ciacona. Canon in Unisono
  17. Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Sonata. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
  18. Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Allamande
  19. Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Trezza. Presto
  20. Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Aria
  21. Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Canario
  22. Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Gigue. Presto
  23. Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Pollicinello. Presto
  24. Biber: Partia V in G minor: Intrada. Alla Breve
  25. Biber: Partia V in G minor: Aria. Adagio
  26. Biber: Partia V in G minor: Balletto. Presto
  27. Biber: Partia V in G minor: Gigue
  28. Biber: Partia V in G minor: Passacaglia
  29. Biber: Partia VI in D Major: Praeludium. Adagio - Allegro
  30. Biber: Partia VI in D Major: Aria. Variatio I - XIII - Finale. Adagi -Presto
  31. Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Praeludium. Grave-Presto
  32. Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Allamande
  33. Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Sarabande
  34. Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Gigue. Presto
  35. Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Aria
  36. Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Trezza
  37. Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Arietta Variata

UPC: 3149020957783
Label: Accent
Release Date: 5.15.26
Format: CD

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