George rosenkrans was the grandson of civil war veteran jh rosenkrans and son of allen rosenkrans. For a circle of religious writers, of whom the spanish st. The rosary sonatas rosenkranzsonaten, also known as the mystery sonatas or copperengraving sonatas by heinrich ignaz franz biber are a collection of 15 short sonatas for violin and continuo, with a final passacaglia for solo violin. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music. Posted on june 1, 2015 june 9, 2015 by emr2015 posted in recording tagged baroque. Teresa of avila 15151582 is the best known, the goal was to illuminate the mysteries of the faith and create an. The mystery or rosary sonatas constitute one of the virtuoso high points of the baroque violin literature, as in addition to the daring technical and contrapuntal demands of biber s writing, each sonata employs a different tuning of the violins strings, known as scordatura the first sonata and the final passacaglia alone employ. Minasi starts well, imbuing the music with ample expressiveness, but over time it gets a little monotonous as he doesnt try to vary the sequences largely. Lautenbacher plays beautiful, gently, softly, may be she was not a violin virtuoso as mr. Rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead, a 1966 play by tom stoppard. In 1840 there was 1 rosenkranz family living in new york. Anne schumann and sebastian knebel have divided the work into its three sections the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries and have chosen a different recording venue for each section, based on. Responsive doubles occur only in the form of a double, whereas, rosenkranz doubles can occur both as a double or a redouble.
Rosenkranzsonaten les sonates du rosaire for violin and. By and large, hereditary surnames were formed in germany when areas of schleswig, and most of the german states, were a part of the holy roman empire. Heinrich ignaz biber free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3. Heinrich bibers rosary sonatas for violin are also known as the mystery sonatas, and that name, though it refers to the socalled mysteries of the rosary episodes in the life of christ, is appropriate in another way as well. Rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead, a 1990 film based upon the play. The performers record this works on the early 60s, this year get to 45 years old the recording, a lot of time. Rosenkrantz sonaten mystery sonatas available in audiophile 96khz24bit.
The rosary sonatas or mystery sonatas is a collection of 15 sonatas or suites for violin and basso continuo with a closing passagalia passacaglia for a solo violin without basso. He is an actor, known for morden im norden 2012, freistatt 2015 and notruf hafenkante 2007. The source i used while making this edition is a facsimile of the only known copy, now held in the bavarian state library in munich with the. All fifteen traditional mysteries of the rosarycompiled well before pope john paul ii added 5 additional mysteries in 2002 are represented by a piece for violin, violincello, lute, organ, or harpsichord with a concluding solo violin passacaglia.
Rosenkranz, rosenkrantz, rosencrance, or rosencrantz may refer to. This was 100% of all the recorded rosenkranz s in the usa. Mystery sonatas rosenkranzsonaten or rosary sonatas. When and why the sonatas were written are two important ones, as is how even the oftenextreme biber happened. Rosenkranzsonaten 1 posted on june 1, 2015 june 9, 2015 by emr2015 posted in recording tagged baroque anne schumann violin, sebastian knebel friedelshausen organ 1699. The most rosenkranz families were found in the usa in 1920. Sonata violino solo representativa biber, heinrich ignaz. The mystery or rosary sonatas constitute one of the virtuoso high points of the baroque violin literature, as in addition to the daring technical and contrapuntal demands of bibers writing, each sonata employs a different tuning of the violins strings, known as scordatura the first sonata and the final passacaglia alone employ the standard violin tuning. Heinrich ignaz franz biber mystery sonatas rosenkranzsonaten. Many years ago as a middleaged tiger new to the duplicate world i agreed to play some form of rozenkranz doubles and redoubles with a couple of partners. Biber rosenkrantz sonaten sirkkaliisa kaakinenpilch. Kai rosenkranz is working for piranha bytes since the time when he finished school. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Fans of the violin, or baroque music in general, will enjoy this interesting collection of pieces subsumed under the title mystery sonatas.
All fifteen traditional mysteries of the rosarycompiled well before pope john paul ii added 5 additional mysteries in 2002 are represented by a piece for violin, violincello, lute, organ, or harpsichord with a concluding solo. Gunar letzbor makes his journey through the mysteries or events in the life of the virgin mary. Biber rosenkranz sonaten, the mystery sonatas 1 youtube. Now, ive agreed to play some form of the convention with a new partner. One could also argue that the continuo used in this. Heinrich ignaz franz biber mystery sonatas rosenkranz. Biber rosenkranz sonaten, the mystery sonatas 1 duration. Heinrich ignaz franz biber rosenkranz sonaten 1 disc. Anne schumann and sebastian knebel have divided the. Rosencrantz and guildenstern, two characters in shakespeares hamlet. Sep 22, 2014 heinrich ignaz franz biber rosenkranz sonaten 1 disc. This was 100% of all the recorded rosenkranzs in the usa. New york had the highest population of rosenkranz families in 1840.
Biber rosenkrantz sonaten sirkka liisa kaakinenpilch 2014 classical eac. Rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead, a 1966 play by tom stoppard rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead, a 1990 film based upon the play. Further more, biber himself didnt use the word sonata to describe the fifteen sets, but only for. Responsive doubles evidence the presence of the two unbid suits, whereas, a rosenkranz double or redouble shows support for partners overcall suit and holding. Rosenkranz sonaten riccardo minasi, bizzarrie armoniche on allmusic 2008 here is something unusual among the growing. Rosenkranzsonaten to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. See eugen schmitz, bibers rosenkrantzsonaten, musica 5 1% 1. He is responsible for the soundtracks to the computer games gothic, that was released in 2001, gothic ii 2002 and gothic 3 2006. Family crest image jpg heritage series 600 dpi schleswigholstein, which is the northernmost state in western germany, is the homeland of the proud surname rosenkranz. Buy heinrich ignaz franz biber rosenkranzsonaten by lina tur bonet.
Rosenkranz sonaten by riccardo minasi, elena russo from amazons classical music store. Both pieces, written for string ensemble, combine dance move ments with. One outcome of the catholic counterreformation of the 16th and 17th centuries was a new movement in roman catholic mysticism. He graduated from penfield high school in 1898 the only member of his family to do so, in spite of the fact that his father was, for a while, a school teacher. Musica alchemica from amazons classical music store. The filler to the twodisc set, as usual, is bibers g minor passacaglia for solo violin. Recorded in the beautiful acoustics of the parish church of hallstatt austria, where gunar letzbor was born, this personal and dramatic interpretation of bibers most popular work, usually referred to today as the mistery or rosary sonatas, comes back after years of absence. Biber, eduard melkus, huguette dreyfus, lionel rogg, karl scheit rosenkranz sonaten sonatas of the rosary sonates du rosaire. Lina tur bonet musica alchemica lina tur bonet, enrike solinis, patxi montero, daniel oyarzabal rosary sonata 10 crucifixion. He was born on january 17, 1881 and died on august 18th, 1955.
Each has a title related to the christian rosary devotion practice and possibly to the feast of the guardian angels. The rosenkranz family name was found in the usa, and the uk between 1840 and 1920. Not with great success one of us forgot of course, it was seldom me. It was probably written in the first half of the 1670s. Rosenkranz is the german word for rosary rosenkranz, rosenkrantz, rosencrance, or rosencrantz may refer to. How old is it, approximately and how answered by a verified musical instrument appraiser we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Heinrich ignaz franz biber mystery sonatas rosenkranzsonaten eduard melkus, huguette dreyfus, lionel rogg, karl scheit. Anne schumann violin, sebastian knebel friedelshausen organ 1699 40. He loves playing the piano since his parents bought him a keyboard when he was 7 years old. Listen to your favorite songs from heinrich ignaz franz biber. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dieterich buxtehude, passacaglia in d minor for organ, buxwv 161. Ciacona in e these two cds complete the 3cd series of the biber rosenkranzsonaten. Played by violinist sirkkaliisa kaakinenpichl and the finnish baroque ensemble.