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HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ VON BIBER

(1644 - 1704)

The Bohemian virtuoso violinist and composer Heinrich Biber spent the last 24 years of his life at the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg, after earlier service with the Prince-Bishop of Olmütz.

Instrumental Music

Among a number of interesting compositions are Biber’s 15 Rosary Sonatas for violin and basso continuo (with an unaccompanied violin Passacaglia), and the curious Battalia for string orchestra, with its imitation gunfire and drunken soldiers. In the sonatas, and in his Harmonia artificiosa-ariosa for a small group of instruments, he makes considerable use of scordatura, with the violin retuned to provide different sonorities and unusual chordal effects.

Choral Music

Biber also provided sacred music for liturgical use, adding to an achievement that marks him as one of the most outstanding Austrian composers of his time.


Role: Classical Composer
Album Title	Catalogue No	Work Category

BACH, J.S.: Violin Sonata No. 1 / Partita No. 2 / PISENDEL: Violin Sonata	Cedille CDR90000-078	Instrumental
BAROQUE TRUMPET GALA - BIBER, H.I.F. von / TELEMANN, G.P. / HANDEL, G.F. / VIVALDI, A. / ENDLER, J.S. / STOLZEL, G.H. (Friedrich)	Capriccio C71107	Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Opera
BIBER, H.I.F. von: Chamber Music (Baroque Band, Clarke)	Cedille CDR90000-116	Chamber Music
BIBER, H.I.F. von: Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas (Lyriarte)	Oehms Classics OC514	Chamber Music, Instrumental
BIBER, H.I.F. von: Mystery Sonatas (Wedman)	Dorian Sono Luminus DSL-92127	Chamber Music, Instrumental
Biber, H.I.F.: Violin Sonatas Nos. 3, 5, 6 / BERIO, L.: 34 Duets (excerpts) / Sequenza VIII (Arditti, Lyriarte)	Oehms Classics OC611	Chamber Music, Instrumental
BIBER: Balletti and Sonatas for Trumpets and and Strings	Oehms Classics OC515	Chamber Music
BIBER: Chamber Music	BIS BIS-CD-608	Chamber Music
BIRTH OF THE STRINGS (R. Hartmann, J. Berger, Casal Quartet)	Solo Musica SM161	Chamber Music, Instrumental
Chamber Music (17th-18th Centuries) - FISCHER, J. / TELEMANN, G.P. / FUX, J.J. / MARAIS, M. / SCHMELZER, J.H. (Berliner Barock Compagney)	Capriccio C10502	Chamber Music, Instrumental
Chamber Music: London Baroque - ROSENMULLER, J. / HACQUART, C. / BUXTEHUDE, D. / BIBER, H. I. F. (The Trio Sonata in 17th Century Germany)	BIS BIS-CD-1545	Chamber Music
CHRISTMAS MUSIC - Weihnachten Am Munchner Hof (Lotter)	Oehms Classics OC771	Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
CHRISTMAS SONGS (In dulci jubilo) (Lautten Compagney, Kohler)	Capriccio C10490	Chamber Music, Vocal
DIABELLI / SPEER / BIBER / KELLER : Courtly Trumpet Ensemble Music	BIS BIS-CD-217	Orchestral, Chamber Music
Imperial Fanfares	Naxos 8.555879	Orchestral
Trombone Recital: Lindberg, Christian - CASTELLO, D. / SPEER, D. / FRESCOBALDI, G.A. / BIBER, H.I.F. von / CESARE, G. (The Baroque Trombone)	BIS BIS-CD-1688	Chamber Music
Trumpet Music - ALTENBURG, J. / VIVALDI, A. / BIBER, H. / TORELLI, G. / TELEMANN, G. (The Sound of Trumpets) (Schwarz)	Delos DE3002	Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music
Violin Recital: Hartmann, Rebekka - WESTHOFF, J.P. von / BIBER, H.I.F. von / PISENDEL, J.G. / GEMINIANI, F. / GUILLEMAIN, L.-G. (Birth of the Violin)	Solo Musica SM151	Instrumental
Violin Recital: Widjaja, Iskandar - POULENC, F. / RAVEL, M. / BIBER, H.I.F. von / BACH, J.S. (Bach 'n' Blues)	Oehms Classics OC822	Chamber Music, Instrumental

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