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This marvellous collection of Biber's works, played brilliantly by the Purcell Quartet, interposes the 12 sonatas of the "Fidicinium sacro-profanum" (circa 1682) with other short programmatic works, much as was done when he worked for Prince-Bishop Karl at Kromeriz. The "Fidicinium" sonatas for string quartet were revolutionary in their form and their emphasis on harmony, and were created for the 1100th anniversary of the founding of the archdiocese of Salzburg by Saint Rupert. The quick alternation of tempi do indeed contrast a "sacred", sustained, church atmosphere with lively dances of jubilee and joy. Sonata I, for example, quickly moves from Allegro to Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Grave, Adagio. After the first two sonatas, the remarkable "Nisi Dominus" for solo violin with its multiple stops, spectacular flourishes and arpeggiations negotiated around a scared vocal style is played. The next interpolation is the "Battalia à 10", a programmatic pece depicting the batlefield before and after with amazing effects: col legno battutta (hitting the strings with the wood of the bow), a drunken section in which 8 different tunes in different keys (!) are all played at once, and paper attached to a string of the violin to imitate a drum. The "Laetatus Sum" is like the "Nisi Dominus" in its virtuosity. The "Balletti lamentabili" (1670) is a suite of four secular dances that begins with a lament turning into a positive tone with a triple meter forte (unusual for the 17th century). The Serenada "Nightwatchman's Call" is a wonderful programmatic piece for bass vocalist announcing the time of day in friendly little poems accompanied by the strings played like lutes. The famous "Passacaglia" for solo violin with its 65 repeats of a descending figure ends the ensemble.
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Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Richard Wistreich, basse
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Battalia, "Sonata di marche" (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto - Rachel Byrt, alto - Pamela Cresswell, alto - William Hunt, violone
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Laetatus sum (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Richard Boothby, violone - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Rachel Byrt, alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Peter Harvey, basse - Richard Wistreich, basse
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
DISC 2
Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Balletti Lamentabili (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Anna McDonald violon & alto - Katherine McGillivray, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Serenada — (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Rachel Byrt, alto - William Hunt, violone - Peter Harvey, basse
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Serenada in C Major "Nachtwächterlied" (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Rachel Byrt, alto - William Hunt, violone - Peter Harvey, basse
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Rachel Byrt, alto - William Hunt, violone - Peter Harvey, basse
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Rachel Byrt, alto - William Hunt, violone - Peter Harvey, basse
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Rachel Byrt, alto - William Hunt, violone - Peter Harvey, basse
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Catherine Waiss, violons - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Rachel Byrt, alto - William Hunt, violone - Peter Harvey, basse
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
The Purcell Quartet - Catherine Mackintosh, violon - Richard Boothby, violone - Robert Woolley, clavecin & orgue - Katherine McGillivray, alto - Annette Isserlis, alto
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Passacaglia. Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas and Passacaglia. Passacaglia (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber)
Catherine Mackintosh, violon
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
Album review
This marvellous collection of Biber's works, played brilliantly by the Purcell Quartet, interposes the 12 sonatas of the "Fidicinium sacro-profanum" (circa 1682) with other short programmatic works, much as was done when he worked for Prince-Bishop Karl at Kromeriz. The "Fidicinium" sonatas for string quartet were revolutionary in their form and their emphasis on harmony, and were created for the 1100th anniversary of the founding of the archdiocese of Salzburg by Saint Rupert. The quick alternation of tempi do indeed contrast a "sacred", sustained, church atmosphere with lively dances of jubilee and joy. Sonata I, for example, quickly moves from Allegro to Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Grave, Adagio. After the first two sonatas, the remarkable "Nisi Dominus" for solo violin with its multiple stops, spectacular flourishes and arpeggiations negotiated around a scared vocal style is played. The next interpolation is the "Battalia à 10", a programmatic pece depicting the batlefield before and after with amazing effects: col legno battutta (hitting the strings with the wood of the bow), a drunken section in which 8 different tunes in different keys (!) are all played at once, and paper attached to a string of the violin to imitate a drum. The "Laetatus Sum" is like the "Nisi Dominus" in its virtuosity. The "Balletti lamentabili" (1670) is a suite of four secular dances that begins with a lament turning into a positive tone with a triple meter forte (unusual for the 17th century). The Serenada "Nightwatchman's Call" is a wonderful programmatic piece for bass vocalist announcing the time of day in friendly little poems accompanied by the strings played like lutes. The famous "Passacaglia" for solo violin with its 65 repeats of a descending figure ends the ensemble.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:58:42
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Catherine Mackintosh
- Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
- Label: Chandos
- Area: Autriche
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
- Period: Baroque Music
- Collection: Chaconne
(C) 1997 Chandos (P) 1997 Chandos
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