Biber: Complete Violin Sonatas — 1681 Bojan Čičić & The Illyria Consort

• Heinrich Biber (1644 - 1704): Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138:
• 1 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: I. [Praeludium] 01:39
• 2 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: II. Adagio 01:56
• 3 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: III. Presto 00:48
• 4 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: IV. Variationes 05:42
• 5 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: V. Finale 02:06
• Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 2 in D Dorian Mode, C. 139:
• 6 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 2 in D Dorian Mode, C. 139: I. [Praeludium] 01:09
• 7 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 2 in D Dorian Mode, C. 139: II. Aria 00:50
• 8 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 2 in D Dorian Mode, C. 139: III. Variationes 05:14
• 9 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 2 in D Dorian Mode, C. 139: IV. Finale 01:34
• Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140:
• 10 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: I. [Sonata:] Adagio – Presto 02:11
• 11 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: II. Aria & Variationes I 02:53
• 12 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: III. Presto – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio 03:08
• 13 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: IV. Variationes II 04:17
• 14 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 3 in F Major, C. 140: V. [Finale] 00:44
• Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 4 in D Major, C. 141:
• 15 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 4 in D Major, C. 141: I. [Sonata] 01:13
• 16 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 4 in D Major, C. 141: II. Presto 00:36
• 17 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 4 in D Major, C. 141: III. Gigue – Double I – Double II 02:13
• 18 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 4 in D Major, C. 141: IV. Adagio – [Allegro] – Adagio 02:30
• 19 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 4 in D Major, C. 141: V. Aria 00:48
• 20 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 4 in D Major, C. 141: VI. Variationes 03:11
• 21 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 4 in D Major, C. 141: VII. Finale 01:33
• Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 84 in E Major:
• 22 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 84 in E Major: I. Adagio 04:10
• 23 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 84 in E Major: II. [Aria & Variationes I] 03:09
• 24 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 84 in E Major: III. [Aria & Variationes II] 03:20
• 25 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 84 in E Major: IV. [Aria & Variationes III] 02:22
• 26 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 84 in E Major: IV. Finale 01:53
• Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142:
• 27 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: I. [Praeludium] 02:36
• 28 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: II. Variationes I 03:35
• 29 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: III. Presto 01:46
• 30 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: IV. Aria 01:04
• 31 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, C. 142: V. Variationes II 02:02
• Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143:
• 32 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: I. [Sonata] 01:20
• 33 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: II. Passacagli 04:42
• 34 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: III. [Adagio] 01:55
• 35 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: IV. Gavotte 02:16
• 36 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: V. Adagio 01:58
• 37 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 6 in C Minor, C. 143: VI. Allegro - Adagio 01:24
• Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 7 in G Major, C. 144:
• 38 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 7 in G Major, C. 144: I. Preaeludium 02:07
• 39 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 7 in G Major, C. 144: II. Aria - Presto 03:58
• 40 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 7 in G Major, C. 144: III. Adagio 01:57
• 41 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 7 in G Major, C. 144: IV. Ciacona 05:01
• Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 8 in A Major, C. 145:
• 42 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 8 in A Major, C. 145: I. [Sonata] 01:10
• 43 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 8 in A Major, C. 145: II. [Sonata II] 01:46
• 44 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 8 in A Major, C. 145: III. Aria 02:26
• 45 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 8 in A Major, C. 145: IV. Sarabanda 01:55
• 46 Biber: Sonatæ Violono solo "1681": Sonata No. 8 in A Major, C. 145: V. Aria [- Gigue] 02:32
• Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 81 in A Major:
• 47 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 81 in A Major: I. Adagio 01:19
• 48 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 81 in A Major: II. Presto 01:08
• 49 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 81 in A Major: III. [Fantasia] 02:47
• 50 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 81 in A Major: IV. Aria 00:54
• 51 Biber: Sonatae Violino solo, "1681": Sonata No. 81 in A Major: V. Variationes 05:46
• Total Runtime 02:00:33

Info for Biber: Complete Violin Sonatas — 1681

Following the chart-topping success of his Bach Sonatas and Partitas and equal acclaim for his recording of Walther's Scherzi da violino, Bojan Cicic now turns to Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber's collection of sonatas from 1681 - among the most ambitious and inventive violin works of the seventeenth century.

Using unorthodox tuning and bold harmonic invention, Biber expands the instrument's capabilities, and his improvisatory style, layered textures and intricate counterpoint demand of the player not only virtuosic technical brilliance but an acute sensitivity to affect and sonority.

With his Illyria Consort, Cicic brings a clarity and depth to this music, uncovering the sonatas' rich interplay between intellect, devotion and instrumental theatre. Restless in imagination and profound in expression, the sonatas - here recorded complete - are illuminated by Cicic's unmistakable artistry.

Bojan Čičić, violin
Illyria Consort

Bojan Čičić
Known for his intelligent and virtuosic playing on both the violin and viola d'amore, Bojan Cicic specialises in repertoire ranging from the late 16th century to the Romantic period.

He has been a guest leader and soloist with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the King's Consort and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, working closely with conductors such as Frans Brüggen, Trevor Pinnock and Richard Egarr. He has appeared many times as a director with the Academy of Ancient Music and the European Union Baroque Orchestra.

He has featured as a leader on numerous recordings with ensemble Florilegium, La Nuova Musica, and the Arcangelo Consort. His recording of J.S. Bach’s Concerto for two violins with Rachel Podger was recently named the best available recording by BBC Music Magazine.

Bojan's own group, the Illyria Consort, recently made their first disc with Delphian Records, a groundbreaking recording of Carbonelli's virtuosic violin sonatas that will be released in June 2017. The Illyria Consort explores rare repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries from the Venetian Republic and Habsburg Empire, and have performed at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, the Korkyra Baroque Festival, Festival Laus Polyphoniae, and at the Festival de Sablé.

Future projects include directing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the European Union Baroque Orchestra and performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Instruments of Time and Truth. Bojan plays a violin by Rugieri from the 1680s, kindly loaned to him by the Jumpstart Junior Foundation.

Bojan has established himself in recent years as an expert teacher. He was recently appointed Professor of Baroque Violin at the Royal College of Music, and is passionate about training the next generation of instrumentalists in historically-informed playing styles.

The Illyria Consort
Bojan Cicic founded The Illyria Consort, formerly known as Suonar Cantando, to explore rare repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. The group has recently appeared at the Korkyra Baroque Festival and the Antwerp Laus Polyphoniae Festival with a programme of 16th and 17th-century Adriatic music, and has also toured Holland and Belgium extensively, performing baroque music from Vienna and Venice.

In 2014, The Illyria Consort presented "Treasures of the Monastery" at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, performing violin sonatas kept in manuscript form in the library of the Minorite monastery in Vienna.

In January 2015, the group traveled to Ghent to present a programme entitled "Sounds of Imperial Vienna". In the summer of 2015, The Illyria Consort performed Vivaldi: L'Estro Armonico at the Festival de Sablé. This year they appeared at the Rutland Music Festival, performing violin sonatas by G.S. Carbonelli, and later recorded this repertoire with Delphian Records. The disc will be released in June 2017.

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