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Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Rosary Sonatas (Rosenkranzonaten)
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Rosary Sonatas (Rosenkranzonaten)
Artist
Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia
Label
Glossa
Catalogue Number
GCD924208DI
Release Date
February 13, 2026

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.

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Disc 1

  1. 1 Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor "Mariæ Verkündigung": I. Praeludium Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:27 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor "Mariæ Verkündigung": I. Praeludium

  2. 2 Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor "Mariæ Verkündigung": II. Variatio et Aria Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:50 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor "Mariæ Verkündigung": II. Variatio et Aria

  3. 3 Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor "Mariæ Verkündigung": III. Finale Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:12 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 1 in D Minor "Mariæ Verkündigung": III. Finale

  4. 4 Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major "Mariæ Heimsuchung": I. Sonata Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:22 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major "Mariæ Heimsuchung": I. Sonata

  5. 5 Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major "Mariæ Heimsuchung": II. Allamanda - Variatio Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:10 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major "Mariæ Heimsuchung": II. Allamanda - Variatio

  6. 6 Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major "Mariæ Heimsuchung": III. Presto Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 0:51 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 2 in A Major "Mariæ Heimsuchung": III. Presto

  7. 7 Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": I. Sonata Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:39 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": I. Sonata

  8. 8 Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": II. Courente Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:37 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": II. Courente

  9. 9 Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": III. Double Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:33 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": III. Double

  10. 10 Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": IV. Adagio Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:11 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 3 in B Minor "Christi Geburt": IV. Adagio

Disc 2

  1. 1 Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major "Auferstehung": I. Sonata Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:51 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major "Auferstehung": I. Sonata

  2. 2 Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major "Auferstehung": II. Surexit Christus hodie Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 3:37 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major "Auferstehung": II. Surexit Christus hodie

  3. 3 Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major "Auferstehung": III. Adagio Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:31 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 11 in G Major "Auferstehung": III. Adagio

  4. 4 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": I. Intrada Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 0:32 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": I. Intrada

  5. 5 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": II. Aria Tubicinium Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:28 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": II. Aria Tubicinium

  6. 6 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": III. Allamanda Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 2:01 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": III. Allamanda

  7. 7 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": IV. Courente Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:27 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": IV. Courente

  8. 8 Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": V. Double Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:39 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 12 in C Major "Christi Himmelfahrt": V. Double

  9. 9 Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor "Assendung ds Hl. Geistes": I. Sonata Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 3:19 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor "Assendung ds Hl. Geistes": I. Sonata

  10. 10 Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor "Assendung ds Hl. Geistes": II. Gavott Leila Schayegh, La Centifolia 1:14 Buy

    Rosary Sonata No. 13 in D Minor "Assendung ds Hl. Geistes": II. Gavott

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