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The Sacred Mysteries of Heinrich Biber

BBC Radio 3
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First of five programmes. The 15 'Mystery Sonatas' were inspired by events in the Virgin Mary 's life. In their virtuosity and invention they express some of the passions, exuberance and pathos of Baroque art.
Sonatas: No 1 in D minor (Annunciation); No 2 in A (Visitation); No 3 in B minor (Birth of Jesus); No 4 in D minor
(Presentation of Jesus in the Temple): CATHERINE MACKINTOSH (violin)
TIMOTHY KRAEMER (cello) ALASTAIR ROSS (organ) JAKOB LINDBERG
(theorbo/archlute)
Producer NICHOLAS ANDERSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Virgin Mary
Violin:
Catherine MacKintosh
Cello:
Timothy Kraemer
Cello:
Alastair Ross
Unknown:
Jakob Lindberg
Producer:
Nicholas Anderson
Source: Radio Times

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