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Biber: Sonatae Violino Solo 1681 / Nikitassova, Les Élémens
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Biber: Sonatae Violino Solo 1681 / Nikitassova, Les Élémens

$36.99

Details

Composer
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Artist
Plamena Nikitassova, Les Elemens
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Oct 21, 2022
Catalog #
555481-2
UPC
761203548125

About

The opus most decisive for Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber's fame and widely used into the 18th century are the eight sonatas for violin and basso continuo published in 1681. Since the Sonatae unarum fidium by the Viennese violin virtuoso Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, published in 1664, no violin solos of comparable extraordinary compositional and technical ambition had appeared. With his sonatas of 1681, Biber succeeded in setting new standards and achieving a previously unattained synthesis of equally high virtuoso demands, artistic content and compositional technical level. Our exceptional violinist Plamena Nikitassova uses a historical playing technique for her interpretation - a technique that is hardly cultivated any more even among baroque violinists. The instrument is not placed on the shoulder and, if necessary, held with the chin, but is placed against the left breast. This also requires a different posture of the bow: the right arm is not raised very high, the thumb is placed on the hair and contributes to the tension. The sound is noticeably removed from the late Baroque aesthetic, but develops its own charm, especially in the execution of the rapid passagework.

Tracklist 51 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. — 01:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  3. 2 II. Adagio 00:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  4. 3 III. [—] - Adagio 01:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. [—] - Adagio
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  5. 4 IV. Presto 00:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  6. 5 V. Variatio 05:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Variatio
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  7. 6 VI. Finale 00:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Finale
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  8. 7 VII. Presto 01:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Presto
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  9. 8 I. — 01:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  10. 9 II. Aria - Variatio 03:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Aria - Variatio
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  11. 10 III. Adagio 01:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  12. 11 IV. — 01:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. —
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  13. 12 V. Finale 01:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Finale
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  14. 13 I. Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Presto 01:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Presto
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  15. 14 II. Adagio 00:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  16. 15 III. Aria - Variatio 03:26
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Aria - Variatio
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  17. 16 IV. Presto - Adagio - Allegro - [—] - Adagio 03:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Presto - Adagio - Allegro - [—] - Adagio
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  18. 17 V. Variatio - Adagio 04:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Variatio - Adagio
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  19. 18 VI. — 00:46
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. —
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  20. 19 I. — 00:58
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  21. 20 II. Presto 00:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Presto
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  22. 21 III. Gigue - Double - Double 2 02:57
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Gigue - Double - Double 2
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  23. 22 IV. Adagio - [—] - Adagio 02:52
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Adagio - [—] - Adagio
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  24. 23 V. Aria - Variatio 03:52
    Track
    23
    Title
    V. Aria - Variatio
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  25. 24 VI. Finale - Presto 01:24
    Track
    24
    Title
    VI. Finale - Presto
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 I. [—] - Adagio - [—] - Adagio 02:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. [—] - Adagio - [—] - Adagio
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  28. 2 II. Variatio 02:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Variatio
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  29. 3 III. Adagio - Presto - Adagio 01:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  30. 4 IV. Presto 01:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  31. 5 V. Aria - Variatio - Adagio 03:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Aria - Variatio - Adagio
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  32. 6 I. — 01:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  33. 7 II. Passacaglia 04:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Passacaglia
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  34. 8 III. Adagio 00:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    00:19
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  35. 9 IV. [—] - Adagio 02:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. [—] - Adagio
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  36. 10 V. Gavotte 02:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Gavotte
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  37. 11 VI. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio 03:45
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  38. 12 I. — 02:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  39. 13 II. Aria: Presto 03:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Aria: Presto
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  40. 14 III. Adagio - Presto - Grave 02:06
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Adagio - Presto - Grave
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  41. 15 IV. Ciacona 04:50
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Ciacona
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  42. 16 I. — 02:56
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  43. 17 II. Aria 02:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Aria
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  44. 18 III. Sarabanda 01:19
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Sarabanda
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  45. 19 IV. [—] - Adagio 01:02
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. [—] - Adagio
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  46. 20 V. Allegro 02:09
    Track
    20
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  47. 21 I. Prelude 01:45
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  48. 22 II. Aria 03:13
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Aria
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  49. 23 III. Adagio 03:30
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  50. 24 IV. Passagalia 02:20
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Passagalia
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  51. 25 V. Presto 00:57
    Track
    25
    Title
    V. Presto
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  52. 26 VI. Menuett 00:40
    Track
    26
    Title
    VI. Menuett
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens
  53. 27 VII. Finale 02:28
    Track
    27
    Title
    VII. Finale
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Johann Joseph Vilsmayr
    Performer
    Plamena Nikitassova
    Ensemble
    Les Élémens