| 16:00 | From young to old
Rosary-Sonatas II
Violin miracle: H.I.F. Biber’s secrets
Palm Hall | Orangery New Garden / Address: Im Neuen Garten, 14469 Potsdam
artists
THE RARE FRUITS COUNCIL
Manfredo Kraemer, violin
Balázs Máté, violoncello
Xavier Díaz, theorbo
Luca Guglielmi, organ & harpsichord
program
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704):
15 sonatas about the mysteries of the rosary
for violin in 15 tunings and basso continuo & passacaglia for solo violin
PART 2: SONATAS IX-XV & Passacaglia
The joyful and painful mysteries.
From Jesus' bearing of the cross to Mary's coronation
Plus a Passacaglia for solo hapsichord
by Georg Muffat (1653-1704)
description
One of his period's greatest violin virtuosos unfolds the miracle of his art to invoke the mysteries of his faith. However, being catholic is by no means a necessary condition for experiencing his music's exhilarating expressiveness and beauty. What makes Biber's cycle unique is the fact that each sonata requires a different tuning of the violin subtly changing resonances, tonal colours and playing possibilities. Each tuning unlocks only one secret, each sonata creates its own world and none is like any other in its plays with forms.
