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:

Biber: Partia I in D minor: Sonata. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
Biber: Partia I in D minor: Allamande
Biber: Partia I in D minor: Gigue. Variatio I - Variatio II
Biber: Partia I in D minor: Aria
Biber: Partia I in D minor: Sarabande. Variatio I - Variatio II
Biber: Partia II in B minor: Praeludium
Biber: Partia II in B minor: Allamande. Variatio
Biber: Partia II in B minor: Balletto
Biber: Partia II in B minor: Aria. Presto
Biber: Partia II in B minor: Gigue. Presto
Biber: Partia III in a Major: Praeludium. Allegro
Biber: Partia III in a Major: Allamande
Biber: Partia III in a Major: Amener. Presto
Biber: Partia III in a Major: Balletto
Biber: Partia III in a Major: Gigue
Biber: Partia III in a Major: Ciacona. Canon in Unisono
Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Sonata. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Allamande
Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Trezza. Presto
Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Aria
Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Canario
Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Gigue. Presto
Biber: Partia IV in E-Flat Major: Pollicinello. Presto
Biber: Partia V in G minor: Intrada. Alla Breve
Biber: Partia V in G minor: Aria. Adagio
Biber: Partia V in G minor: Balletto. Presto
Biber: Partia V in G minor: Gigue
Biber: Partia V in G minor: Passacaglia
Biber: Partia VI in D Major: Praeludium. Adagio - Allegro
Biber: Partia VI in D Major: Aria. Variatio I - XIII - Finale. Adagi -Presto
Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Praeludium. Grave-Presto
Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Allamande
Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Sarabande
Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Gigue. Presto
Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Aria
Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Trezza
Biber: Partia VII in C minor: Arietta Variata

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

Florian Deuter / Waisman,Monica - Biber: Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa (CD)