Ars Antiqua Austria; Gunar Letzbor
Release Date: 13 March 2020
Label: Pan Classics
Packaging Type: Fat Double (a 2.5cm thick jewel case, fits several CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 7619990104099
Description
Eduard Melkus brought Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber's (1644-1704) Rosary Sonatas (Rosenkranzsonaten) to new life with his groundbreaking 1967 recording. In the five decades that have passed since then, the pieces, which are as virtuoso as they are meditative in mood, have conquered a firm place in the discographies of ambitious baroque violinists.
The Austrian violinist Gunar Letzbor has been considered one of the leading interpreters of this famous cycle since he recorded his interpretation on CD for the Arcana label in 1996.
The success was overwhelming: the critics were enthusiastic and the recording is still today available in the label's catalogue. Letzbor gave countless concerts with sonatas from Biber's epochal work, earning himself a reputation as the Biber expert.
In 2019, more than two decades later, richer in experience, in life and as an artist, Letzbor again dares to record Biber's Rosary Sonatas. The new recording is not only more than 20 minutes longer than the 1996 recording, it also incorporates the latest research results, such as the "Salzburger Lautensatz", an instrumentation of the lute continuo typical of Biber's Salzburg days.
In a detailed, highest readable booklet text Letzbor gives detailed information about his new approach.
Tracklisting
Biber Consort, Jakub Mitrik
Soloists, Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Joseph Keilberth
The Royal Wind Music
Anita Cerquetti
Tercia Realidad; Jorge Jimenez
Thomas Sanderling, Orchester des Nationaltheaters Mannheim
Soloists; Eroica Berlin; Jakob Lehmann
Leonor de Lera; Nacho Laguna; Pablo FitzGerald
Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor
Ars Antiqua Austria; Gunar Letzbor
Ars Antiqua Austria; Gunar Letzbor
Ars Antiqua Austria; Gunar Letzbor
Ars Antiqua Austria; Gunar Letzbor
Ars Antiqua Austria; Gunar Letzbor
Ars Antiqua Austria; Gunar Letzbor
