Sonatae Tam Aris Quam Aulis Servientes

Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor

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The title Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes suggests that these works can be used for both sacred and secular purposes. They represent the first of several collections of pieces for polyphonic instrumental ensembles (published in 1676, 1680 and 1682) in which Biber demonstrated his mastery in handling the most important forms of instrumental music of his time. In the turmoil of the Second World War, nearly all the original partbooks of the 1676 collection were lost. Currently, only the original prints of the pars secunda (second violin), pars terza (first viola) and pars sexta (third/fourth viola) are known to have survived: they are housed in the Archepiscopal Library Krom??íž. Fortunately, the editors of Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich had already produced a score around 1900, following scholarly criteria, from the then fully preserved partbooks. Comparisons to the surviving original parts demonstrate the accuracy of that edition.

Tracklist

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1.
Sonata I a otto
05:16
2.
Sonata II a sei
04:51
3.
Sonata III a sei
06:53
4.
Sonata IV a cinque
05:11
5.
Sonata V a sei
06:44
6.
Sonata VI a cinque
05:09
7.
Sonata VII a cinque
06:21
8.
Sonata VIII a cinque
06:53
9.
Sonata IX a cinque
05:37
10.
Sonata X a cinque
05:44
11.
Sonata XI a conque
04:43
12.
Sonata XII a otto
05:38

Total time: 01:09:00

Additional information

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SKU

CC72676

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Artists

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Composers

Genres

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Cables

Siltech

Digital Converters

dCS

Mastering Engineer

Bert van der Wolf

Mastering Equipment

Avalon Acoustic

Microphones

Sonodore

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Original Recording Format

Producer

Bert van der Wolf

Recording Engineer

Bert van der Wolf

Recording location

Altomonte saal, Stift St. Florian (AT)

Recording Software

Merging

Recording Type & Bit Rate

DSD64

Release DateJanuary 22, 2016

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I have long enjoyed the music of Biber, but I don’t recall ever hearing it so elegantly and expansively performed as by Ars Antiqua Austria. They seem to simply glory in these compositions, delivering rhythmically alive, dynamic performances with a complex interplay of instruments and sounds. I am thrilled to hear them, and I suspect Biber would have been as well. I place the Sonatae Tam Aris Quam Aulis Dervientes (1676) first in my listing, because if you are going to sample only one recording of Biber’s music as played by Ars Antiqua Austria, I highly recommend you start with this album.

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