Artists
- Rachel Podgerviolin
- Marcin Świątkiewiczharpsichord, organ
- David Millertheorbo
- Date
- Mon 14 Dec 2015, 1.00pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Heinrich Biber1644-1704
- Sonata No. 1 in D minor 'The Annunciation'
- Sonata No. 3 in B minor 'The Nativity'
- Sonata No. 9 in A minor 'Jesus Carries the Cross'
- Sonata No. 10 in G minor 'The Crucifixion'
- Sonata No. 11 in G major 'The Resurrection'
- Passacaglia in G minor 'The Guardian Angel'
Overview
German composers of the seventeenth centurycultivated extraordinary works for violin, hallmarkedby their virtuosity and invention. Heinrich Biber’sso-called Mystery Sonatas, completed in themid-1670s, rank among the genre’s finestachievements.
Rachel Podger presents a selectionof pieces from the set, exploring their spiritualrelationship to the ancient Rosary devotion andrevealing their transcendent beauty.
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert