Content: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Artists: Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch, violin Mika Suihkonen, violone Eero Palviainen, lutes, guitar, organ Annamari Pölhö, keyboards Genres: Chamber |
Format: CD Released: March 2014 (http://naxosdirect.fi/items/rosenkranz-sonaten-mystery-sonatas-207697) Catalogue No.: ODE 1243-2D EAN/UPC Code: 0761195124321 |
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Finnish violinist Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch provides us with a powerful account of Biber's masterpiece, bringing nobility, exuberance, severity and a strong contemplative dimension as and when the music requires. There is also a lively depictive element which she realises with vivid but restrained gestures (...). Here are performances which capture south German Baroque flamboyance on the one hand and a deeply reflective spirit on the other (...). An outstanding release. Performance: *****, Recording: *****
Nicholas Anderson, BBC Music Magazine, December 2014 Extraordinary performance
Caroline Gill, Gramophone, September 2014, Gramophone Editor's Choice
New Ondine release includes Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber's (1644-1704) 16 Mystery Sonatas, also known as Rosary Sonatas. This set of virtuosic violin sonatas is Biber's most well-known work. They also serve as unique masterpieces of the Baroque violin repertoire. In the present recording violinist Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch is joined by the Finnish Baroque ensemble Battalia. |