- ReleaseProduct
- Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Rosary Sonatas (Rosenkranzonaten)
- Artist
- Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia
- Label
- Glossa
- Catalogue Number
- GCD924208DI
- Release Date
- February 13, 2026
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CD 2×CD
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber is one of the most important violinists of the Baroque period, and his virtuoso violin works are among the gems of this era. His Rosary Sonatas are particularly outstanding: in a cycle of 16 sonatas, Biber sets to music the mysteries of the various Rosary prayers that trace the life of Jesus. As a special feature, Biber uses the so-called scordatura technique, in which the strings of the violin are retuned. Biber requires a new tuning for each sonata, thus creating a new sound for each mystery and a great increase in tension throughout the cycle. Leila Schayegh explores Biber‘s rosary mysteries with great sensitivity. With her stupendous technique, she plays even the most difficult passages with great purity, portraying Biber‘s master cycle as a very intimate and atmospheric soundscape.
Digital Tracklist
Disc 1
- 1 Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor "Mariæ Verkündigung": I. Praeludium Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:27
- 2 Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor "Mariæ Verkündigung": II. Variatio et Aria Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:50
- 3 Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor "Mariæ Verkündigung": III. Finale Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:12
- 4 Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major "Mariæ Heimsuchung": I. Sonata Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:22
- 5 Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major "Mariæ Heimsuchung": II. Allamanda - Variatio Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:10
- 6 Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major "Mariæ Heimsuchung": III. Presto Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 0:51
- 7 Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": I. Sonata Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:39
- 8 Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": II. Courente Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:37
- 9 Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": III. Double Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:33
- 10 Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": IV. Adagio Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:11
Disc 2
- 1 Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major "Auferstehung": I. Sonata Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:51
- 2 Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major "Auferstehung": II. Surexit Christus hodie Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 3:37
- 3 Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major "Auferstehung": III. Adagio Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:31
- 4 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": I. Intrada Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 0:32
- 5 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": II. Aria Tubicinium Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:28
- 6 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": III. Allamanda Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:01
- 7 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": IV. Courente Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:27
- 8 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": V. Double Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:39
- 9 Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor "Assendung ds Hl. Geistes": I. Sonata Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 3:19
- 10 Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor "Assendung ds Hl. Geistes": II. Gavott Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:14