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Formats and Editions
1. Rosary Sonata No. 1 In D Minor, "The Annunciation"
2. Rosary Sonata No. 2 In A Major, "The Visitation"
3. Rosary Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, "The Nativity"
4. Rosary Sonata No. 4 In D Minor, "The Presentation In The Temple"
5. Rosary Sonata No. 5 In A Major, "The Finding In The Temple"
6. Rosary Sonata No. 6 In C Minor, "The Agony In The Garden"
7. Rosary Sonata No. 7 In F Major, "The Scourging"
8. Rosary Sonata No. 8 In Bb Major, "The Crowning With Thorns"
1. Rosary Sonata No. 9 In A Minor, "The Carrying Of The Cross"
2. Rosary Sonata No. 10 In G Minor, "The Crucifixion"
3. Rosary Sonata No. 11 In G Major, "The Resurrection"
4. Rosary Sonata No. 12 In C Major, "The Ascension"
5. Rosary Sonata No. 13 In D Minor, "The Descent Of The Holy Ghost"
6. Rosary Sonata No. 14 In D Major, "The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin"
7. Rosary Sonata No. 15 In C Major, "The Coronation Of The Blessed Virgin"
8. Rosary Sonata No. 16 In G Minor For Solo Violin, "Passacaglia"
More Info:
Biber's Rosary Sonatas are considered the most extensive example of scordatura - a technique whereby the strings are purposefully tuned differently from their usual arrangement. In these works, the violin's usual G-D-A-E tuning is only used for the opening sonata and the closing Passacaglia. The other fourteen sonatas each have a different configuration of tuning. Compositionally, this allowed Biber to obtain unusual chords, opening up a whole new spectrum of harmonic and textural possibilities. This fundamentally altered what a violin was and could be; it's physicality as well as it's voice was transformed. On this recording, the incomparable Rachel Podger reveals all the mysteries and glories of these amazing works.
