The Purcell Quartet - Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes (1996)
The Purcell Quartet - Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 335 Mb | Total time: 66:38 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 0591 | Recorded: 1995
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 335 Mb | Total time: 66:38 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 0591 | Recorded: 1995
A more radiant and gratifyingly robust collection of baroque instrumental works would be hard to imagine. Dedicated to Biber’s patron, Maximilian Gandolph, in the 1676 publication, these 12 sonatas (which broadly translate as ‘sonatas suitable for altar or court’) juxtapose pieces for a rich five- or six-part string palette – pursuing an exhilarating, intensely-wrought, sophisticated and unpredictable musical rhetoric – with quasi-concerted and swaggering trumpets. The two are not mutually exclusive since Biber wrote Sonata VI for a solo trumpet in G minor, a work which stretches the capability of the ‘natural’ instrument and coaxes it into the poignant and refined world of early Italian canzonas. Unlike some of the other printed collections, in which boxes of tricks can sometimes over-prevail, this one comprises highly compelling and accessible music: the satisfying textural surety and tunefulness of Sonata IV is a case in point and so too is the noble ecclesiastical alla breve conclusion to Sonata VI (marvellously shaped here). The secret for performers is to let the antiquated contrapuntal dance-infused music ring, to allow it to unfold as if each contrasted section meant something greater than its mere existence.
The emotive, almost physical impact of Biber in his best colours is lavishly exuded in the Rare Fruits Council’s strongly projected account. If not as dynamically crafted and supremely well balanced as the Freiburgers’ reading or as warmly shaded as that of the Purcell Quartet, the new version takes a glowing, colourful and uncomplicated approach, espousing a textural breadth and rhythmic thrust underpinned by a deep violone (8ft bass), theorbo and harp; however uninhibited the playing, there are times when the momentum and unremitting activity become a touch wearing. Whether these pieces benefit from back-to-back listening is hard to say; doubtless, this is why the Freiburgers split them into two discs (one, 10/94 – nla) with contemporary works by Muffat and Schmelzer. The sleight of hand of the impeccable Purcell Quartet gives the listener all 12 where a less immediate theatricality probably equals extended palatability.
For those who don’t know this wonderful music, we have three fine versions. The playing is often dazzling here – the trumpet sound is peerless, round and coppery – and the total concept unfussy (though this occasionally applies to tuning also). The Freiburgers lead by a short head with their greater finesse and untouchable moments of ethereal ensemble.–Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
Performer:
Ensemble – The Purcell Quartet
with
Mark Bennett, Michael Laird, trumpets
Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers, Timothy Cronin, violas
Tracklist:
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)
01. Sonata I a otto
02. Sonata II a sei
03. Sonata III a sei
04. Sonata IV a cinque
05. Sonata V a sei
06. Sonata VI a cinque
07. Sonata VII a cinque
08. Sonata VIII a cinque
09. Sonata IX a cinque
10. Sonata X a cinque
11. Sonata XI a conque
12. Sonata XII a otto
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The Purcell Quartet - Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes (1996)
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