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Title:
The Rosary sonatas = Die Rosenkrantz-Sonaten = Les sonates du Rosaire / Biber.
Author:
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz, 1644-1704.

Manze, Andrew.

Egarr, Richard, 1963-

McGillivray, Alison.

Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz, 1644-1704. Sonatas, violin, continuo (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek: Mus. Ms. 4123)
Publication Information:
Arles, France : Harmonia Mundi France ; Burbank, CA : Production USA, ℗2004.
Call Number:
GSV BIBE RS M21 2227A-B
Physical Description:
2 audio discs (2 hr., 21 min.) + 1 pamphlet
General Note:
Notes and biographies in English, French and German ([34] p. : some col. ; ill.) in container.
Contents:
Disc 1. The five joyful mysteries. Sonata I : The annunciation (6:03) ; Sonata II : The visitation (6:50) ; Sonata III : The nativity (7:24) ; Sonata IV : The presentation of Jesus in the Temple (9:02) ; Sonata V : The finding of Jesus in the Temple (7:25) -- The five sorrowful mysteries. Sonata VI : The agony in the garden (9:22) ; Sonata VII : The scourging at the pillar (10:51) ; Sonata VIII : The crowning with thorns (6:13) ; Sonata IX : The carrying of the Cross (9:25) ; Sonata X : The crucifixion and death of Jesus (9:41).

Disc 2. The five glorious mysteries. Sonata XI : The Resurrection (7:30) ; Sonata XII : The Ascension (8:40) ; Sonata XIII : The descent of the Holy Spirit (8:15) ; Sonata XIV : The assumption of Mary into Heaven (9:37) ; Sonata XV : The coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth (12:08) -- Passacaglia for unaccompanied violin (9:21) -- Scordatura briefly explained (3:45).
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