Biber: Mysteriensonaten

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (Composer), Affetti Musicali (Performer), Marianne Ronez (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Affetti Musicali, Marianne Ronez
• Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
• Audio CD (November 17, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Winter & Winter
• ASIN: B00000F1S6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,810 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and mysterious, December 9, 2000

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This review is from: Biber: Mysteriensonaten (Audio CD)

I love this CD. The music is meditative and profound. Very spare, almost minimalist, and yet emotionally compelling. The different sonatas capture the feeling tone of the various mysteries of the rosary. Even if you are not intrigued by the rosary analogy, the music stands on its own as a work of beauty. The final passagalia for solo violin is especially gorgeous.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mystic violin sonatas related with numerological simbolisms, August 10, 2009

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Antonio Mustaros (Naucalpan, Estado de México Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biber: Mysteriensonaten (Audio CD)

This is the best rendition of this multirecorded Biber's work. Marianne Rhonez is a discrete an sober violinist that puts her art in musical service not the contrary as many others do. His version is not as elusive and virtuosistic as Reinhard Goebel's in Archiv or Riccardo Minasi in Arts both near to manierism in their performances, but Marianne has the key to express all mysteries and divinity of this masterpieces.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the best, December 20, 2009

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Oznoto (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Biber: Mysteriensonaten (Audio CD)

There are many versions of these sonatas to be had. I have heard quite a few, but none better than this one. I think what sets it apart is the French bow she uses. It gives her violin (or violins) a different tone; one which I seem to favor. It doesn't get 5 stars because of the drekhaus packaging it comes in. But for the playing and the recording of these scoradatura sonatae, this is the best one out there.