Biber: Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa Der Musikalische Garten

• Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644 - 1704): Partia I in D Minor:
• 1 Partia I in D Minor: I. Sonata 02:31
• 2 Partia I in D Minor: II. Allamande 01:57
• 3 Partia I in D Minor: III. Gigue 04:21
• 4 Partia I in D Minor: IV. Aria 02:39
• 5 Partia I in D Minor: V. Sarabande 03:05
• 6 Partia I in D Minor: VI. Finale 00:48
• Partia II in B Minor:
• 7 Partia II in B Minor: I. Praeludium 01:48
• 8 Partia II in B Minor: II. Allamande - Variatio 03:11
• 9 Partia II in B Minor: III. Balletto 00:58
• 10 Partia II in B Minor: IV. Aria 00:39
• 11 Partia II in B Minor: V. Gigue 01:19
• Partia III in A Major:
• 12 Partia III in A Major: I. Praeludium 01:23
• 13 Partia III in A Major: II. Allamande 01:55
• 14 Partia III in A Major: III. Amener 00:58
• 15 Partia III in A Major: IV. Balletto 01:02
• 16 Partia III in A Major: V. Gigue 00:31
• 17 Partia III in A Major: VI. Ciacona 03:31
• Partia IV in E-Flat Major:
• 18 Partia IV in E-Flat Major: I. Sonata 02:24
• 19 Partia IV in E-Flat Major: II. Allamande 01:43
• 20 Partia IV in E-Flat Major: III. Trezza 00:53
• 21 Partia IV in E-Flat Major: IV. Aria 01:12
• 22 Partia IV in E-Flat Major: V. Canario 00:34
• 23 Partia IV in E-Flat Major: VI. Gigue 01:06
• 24 Partia IV in E-Flat Major: VII. Pollicinello 00:20
• Partia V in G Minor:
• 25 Partia V in G Minor: I. Intrada 01:20
• 26 Partia V in G Minor: II. Aria 01:43
• 27 Partia V in G Minor: III. Balletto 00:31
• 28 Partia V in G Minor: IV. Gigue 00:48
• 29 Partia V in G Minor: V. Passacaglia 04:16
• Partia VI in D Major:
• 30 Partia VI in D Major: I. Praeludium 02:39
• 31 Partia VI in D Major: II. Aria - Variatio I-XIII 13:08
• 32 Partia VI in D Major: III. Finale 01:28
• Partia VII in C Minor:
• 33 Partia VII in C Minor: I. Praeludium 02:32
• 34 Partia VII in C Minor: II. Allamande 01:51
• 35 Partia VII in C Minor: III. Sarabande 01:40
• 36 Partia VII in C Minor: IV. Gigue 01:53
• 37 Partia VII in C Minor: V. Aria 01:37
• 38 Partia VII in C Minor: VI. Trezza 00:45
• 39 Partia VII in C Minor: VII. Arietta variata 05:56
• Total Runtime 01:22:55

Info for Biber: Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa

Even in the17th century critics called it a "forced art", and indeed, even for many professionals today it is not easy to understand scordatura as an intuitive way of playing the violin. But when composers master the art of retuned strings to perfection, completely new sound experiences are possible. Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber was without question one of the greatest in this field, and so his seven sonatas recorded here actually offer "artful vocal harmonies", as the Latin title promises. In each sonata, Biber prescribes different, sometimes considerably deviating from the usual tunings – the result is sometimes considerably more, sometimes considerably less tension on the strings, which leads to a completely new tonal differentiation of the apparently so familiar string instruments. The ensemble Der Musikalische Garten presents this technically and musically perfect.

Der Musikalische Garten

Musikalische Garten
When the ensemble Der Musikalische Garten (the musical garden) presented its first joint CD titled à 2 Violin. Verstimbt (which means “for two mistuned violins”) in 2014, Bavarian Radio praised the four musicians Karoline Echeverri Klemm, Germán Echeverri Chamorro, Annekatrin Beller and Daniela Niedhammer for a “natural and fresh approach” bringing an impressive garden of hitherto unknown music into bloom. In à 2 Violin. Verstimbt the ensemble focused entirely on its core repertoire: the brilliant, colourful world of Baroque trio sonatas for scordatura (intentionally mistuned) violins.

By adopting this approach, which is generally avoided for purely practical reasons, the ensemble had already caused a sensation in 2013, winning five international awards in the space of just a few months. They won first prize in the International H.I.F. Biber Competition in St. Florian, Austria, first prize in the 1st International Berlin Bach Competition, the Gebrüder-Graun-Preis in the 6th International Graun Brothers Competition in Bad Liebenwerda, Germany, and the Alte Musik 2013 bursary from Saarland Radio. Furthermore, Der Musikalische Garten was awarded the First EUBO Development Trust Prize in the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition, an accolade bestowed on the most promising ensemble.

All four musicians of the ensemble studied historical perfomance at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and they keep looking for new musical paths and unknown musical gems, for the hidden trails and extraordinary flowers of the musical garden. Thus their next CD offered a glimpse into the music collection of the merchant Lucas Sarasin from Basel and presents rarely heard chamber music of the beginning of the classical period. The third recording of the group features six Concerti à 3 composed by the violin virtuoso Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello - another previously neglected musical treasure. The ensemble was invited to give concerts at prestigious festivals throughout Germany, such as the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and at the Händel-Haus Halle.

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