The Parley Of Instruments - Heinrich Biber: Sonatae Tam Aris, Quam Aulis Servientes (2000)

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Title: Heinrich Biber: Sonatae Tam Aris, Quam Aulis Servientes
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: Hyperion
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, booklet)
Total Time: 59:34 min
Total Size: 317 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Sonata I in C
02. Sonata II in D
03. Sonata III In G
04. Sonata IV In C
05. Sonata V In E Minor
06. Sonata VI In F
07. Sonata VII In C
08. Sonata VIII In G
09. Sonata IX In B Flat
10. Sonata X In G Minor
11. Sonata XI In A
12. Sonata XII In C

For much of the Baroque period, there was no useful distinction between orchestral and chamber music. All music, unless performed in church or on some festive occasion, was cultivated in the home, and even the concertos of Vivaldi and Bach rarely require more than a dozen people for an adequate performance. These "sonatas," which consist of single movement compositions with several linked sections, variously employ violins, violas, trumpets (and drums), cellos and continuo instruments (harpsichord, organ, lute). Biber had a unique ability to come up with catchy tunes and arrange them in formally satisfying way. The music is brilliant and consistently engaging. So are these performances. -- David Hurwitz