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A Partial Heinrich Biber Discography


AlbumTitle Subtitle Works Performers Record Label Catalog No
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Media vita in morte sumus VITA 1. Ciacona (Georg Muffat); 2. Missa ex B a 6 (Biber): Kyrie; 3. Missa ex B a 6 (Biber): Gloria; 4. Sonata XIII (Johann Heinrich Schmelzer); 5. Missa ex B a 6 (Biber): Credo; 6. Peccator et consolator (Abraham Megerle); 7. Missa ex B a 6 (Biber): Sanctus; 8. Praeludium legatura (anon.) 9. Missa ex B a 6s (Biber): Agnus Dei; 10. Ave verum corpus a 6 (Orlando di Lasso); 11. Sonata II (Johann Heinrich Schmelzer); MORS 12. Praeludium (anon.); 13. Requiem ex F con terza minore (Biber); POSTLUDE 14. Media vita in morte sumus a 6 (Orlando di Lasso). Gabrieli Consort & Players dir. Paul McCreesh Archiv Produktion 479 1957
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Missa & Motet 1. Ein langer und Schöner Aufzug (Bartholomäo Riedl)/Ein schöner Aufzug (Pater Ignatius Augustiner); 2. Missa Salisburgensis (Biber): Kyrie; 3. Missa Salisburgensis (Biber): Gloria; 4. Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes: Sonata XII (Biber); 5. Missa Salisburgensis (Biber): Credo; 6. Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes: Sonata V (Biber); 7. Missa Salisburgensis (Biber): Sanctus-Benedictus; 8. Missa Salisburgensis (Biber): Agnus Dei; 9. Sonata Sancti Polycarpi (Biber); 10. Plaudate Tympana (Biber). Musica Antiqua Köln dir. Reinhard Goebel; Gabrieli Consort & Players dir. Paul McCreesh Archiv Produktion 479 1957
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Missa Salisburgensis 1. Fanfara (Bartholomäo Riedl); 2. Plaudate Tympana (Biber); 3. Battalia (Biber); 4. Sonata Sancti Polycarpi (Biber); 5. Missa Salisburgensis (Biber) La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hesperion XXI, Le Concert des Nations dir. Jordi Savall Alia Vox AVSA9912
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Missa Sancti Henrici 1. Missa Sancti Henrici; 2. Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes: Sonata I a otto; 3. Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes: Sonata XII a otto Regensburger Domspatzen, Collegium Aureum dir. Georg Ratinger Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472 77449-2
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Missa Christi Resurgentis 1. Fanfare No.4 à due; 2. Missa Christi resurgentis: Sonata; 3. Missa Christi resurgentis: Kyrie; 4. Missa Christi resurgentis: Gloria; 5. Sonata à 6; 6. Missa Christi resurgentis: Credo; 7. Sonata XII; 8. Missa Christi resurgentis: Sanctus; 9 Sonata XI; 10. Missa Christi resurgentis: Agnus Dei. 11, Fanfare No.1; 12. Sonata I (1682); 13. Sonata V (1682); 14. Sonata III (1682); 15. Sonata VII (1682) The English Concert, Choir of the English Concert dir. Andrew Manze Harmonia Mundi HMU 907397
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Violin Sonatas, 1681 1. Sonata No. 2 in D minor; 2. Sonata No. 3 in F; 3. Sonata No. 5 in E minor; 4. Sonata No. 7 in G; 5. Nisi Dominus for violin, bass voice and continuo; 6. Passacaglia for solo violin Thomas Guthrie (bs), Sonnerie: Monica Huggett (bar vln), Emilia Benjamin (v da gamba), Gary Cooper (hpsd, org), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo, gtr) (l) ASV Gaudeamus CD GAU 203
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber The Rosary Sonatas Mystery Sonatas Nos 1 thru 15; Passacaglia Eduard Melkus (vln), Hugette Dreyfus (hpsd), Lionel Rogg (org), KarlmScheit (l) Arkiv Produktion 453 173-2
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber The Rosary Sonatas Mystery Sonatas Nos 1 thru 15; Guardian Angel Passacaglia for solo violin Rachel Podger (vln), David Miller (Theorbo, archlute), Marcin Swiatkiewicz (hpsd, org), Jonathan Manson (cello, viola da gamba) Channel Classics CCS SA37315
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber The Rosary Sonatas Mystery Sonatas Nos 1 thru 15; Passacaglia for solo violin John Holloway (vln), Davitt Moroney (hpsd, org), Tragicomedia: Stephen Stubbs (bar lute, chittarone), Erin Headley (lirone, viola da gamba), Andrew Lawrence-King (double harp, regal) Virgin Veritas 5 62062 2
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Rosary Sonatas Mystery Sonatas Nos 1 thru 15; Passacaglia for solo violin Reinhard Goebel (vln),Musica Antiqua Köln Archiv Produktion 479 1957
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Rosary Sonatas Mystery Sonatas Nos 1 thru 15; Passacaglia for solo violin Andrew Manze (vln), Richard Eggar (hpsd, org) Harmonia Mundi HMU 907321.22
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Sonaten über die Mysterien des Rosenkranzes Mystery Sonatas Nos 1 thru 15; Passacaglia for solo violin Gunnar Letzbor (bar vln), Lorenz Duftschmid (bs viol), Wolfgang Zerer (org), Wolfgang Glüxam (hpsd), Axel Wolf (l) Arcana A 401
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber The Fifteen "Mystery" Sonatas for violin and continuo Vol. 1 Sonatas 1 thru 9 Evan Johnson (bar vln), Loretta O'Sullivan (bar cello), Eric Milnes (hpsd, org) Newport Classic NC 60035/1
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber The Fifteen "Mystery" Sonatas for violin and continuo Vol. 2 Sonatas 10 thru 15, Passacaglia for Solo Violin Evan Johnson (bar vln), Loretta O'Sullivan (bar cello), Eric Milnes (hpsd, org) Newport Classic NC 60035/2
Heinz Ignaz Franz von Biber Battalia à 10 | Requiem à 15 in Concerto 1. Requiem à 15 in Concerto; 2. Battalia for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations dir. Jordi Savall Alia Vox AV 9825
Heinz Ignaz Franz von Biber Requiem à 15 | Vesperae à 32 1. Requiem à 15 in A Major; 2. Vesperae à 32 The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir dir. Ton Koopman Erato 4509-91725-2
Heinz Ignaz Franz von Biber Requiem 1. Requiem in F minor; 2. Ballettae à 4 Violettae; 3. Battalia à 10; 4. Serenada "Der Nachtwächter"; 5. Sonata à 6 "die Pauern Kirchfarth genandt" Catherine Bott, Tessa Bonner (sop), Chrisopher Robson (ct), John Mark Ainsley (ten), Michael George (bar), New London Consort dir. Philip Pickett L'Oiseau-Lyre 478 6753
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: diversa mode accordata 1. Partia I in D minor for 2 Violins and Basso continuo; 2. Partia II in B minor for 2 Violini piccoli and Basso continuo; 3. Partia III in A Major for 2 Violins and Basso continuo; 4. Partia IV in E flat Major for Violin, Viola and Basso continuo; 5. Partia V in G minolr for 2 Violins and Basso continuo; 6. Partia VI in D Major for 2 Violins and Basso continuo; 7. Partia VII in C minor for 2 Viole d'amore and Basso continuo Reinhard Goebel (vln), Musica Antiqua Köln Archiv Produktion 479 1957
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Fidicinium Sacro Profanum 1. Sonata No 1 in B minor; 2. Sonata No 2 in F Major; 3. Sonata No 3 in D minor; 4. Sonata No 4 in G minor; 5. Sonata No 5 in C Major; 6. Sonata No 6 in A minor; 7. Sonata No 7 in D Major; 8. Sonata No 8 in B flat Major; 9. Sonata No 9 in G Major; 10. Sonata No 10 in E Major; 11. Sonata No 11 in C minor; 12. Sonata No 12 in A Major David Plantier (vln), Les Plaisirs de Parnasse Zig Zag Territoires ZZT080701
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Mensa Sonora 1. Pars I in D Major; 2. Pars II in F Major; 3. Pars III in A minor; 4. Sonatino violino solo represtativa in A Major; 5. Pars IV in B flat Major; 6. Pars V in E Major; 7. Pars VI in G minor Reinhard Goebel (vln), Musica Antiqua Köln Archiv Produktion 479 1957
Heinz Ignaz Franz von Biber Mensa Sonora 1. Sonata no 1 in D major; 2. Sonata no 2 in F major ; 3. Sonata no 3 in A minor; 4. Sonata no 4 in B flat major ; 5. Sonata no 5 in E major; 6. Sonata no 6 in G minor; 7. Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major "Representatio avium" Musica Antiqua Cologne dir. Reinhard Goebel Archiv Produktion 477 5001
Heinz Ignaz Franz von Biber Unam Ceylum 1. Sonata III in F Major from Sonatae Violino solo (1681); 2. Sonata IV in D Major from Sonatae Violino solo (1681); 3. Sonata no 81 in A Major; 4. Sonata VI in C minor from Sonatae Violino solo (1681); 5. Sonata VII in G Major from Sonatae Violino solo (1681); 6. Sonata no 84 in E Major John Holloway (vln), Aloysia Assenbaum (org), Lars Ulrik Mortenson (hpsd) ECM New Series 1791
Heinz Ignaz Franz von Biber Litaniae Sancto Josepho 1. Litaniae de Sancto Josepho (Biber); 2. Missa In labore requies (Muffat); 3. Sonata Sancti Placidi (Bertali); 4. Agnus Dei (Bertali) Cantus Cölln dir. Konrad Junghänel Harmonia Mundi HMC 901667
Georges Muffat Missa in labore requies 1. Missa in labore requies (Muffat); 2. Sonata a 13 (Bertali); 3. Sonata VI a 5 (Biber); 4. Sonata XII a 7 (Schmelzer); 5. Sonata VIII a 5 (Biber); 6. Sonata Sancti Placidi a 14 (Bertali) Capella Murensis, Le Cornets Noirs dir. Johannes Strobl audite 97539
Heinz Ignaz Franz von Biber Imitatio 1. Serenada à 5 (Biber); 2. Balletti Lamentabili à 4 Biber); 3. Sonata representativa (Schmelzer); 4. Sonata à violin & viola (Schmelzer); 5. Serenata con altre arie à 5 (Schmelzer); 6. Toccatina sopra la Ribellione di Hungheria (Poglietti); 7. Halter. Der steyrische Hirt (Kerll); 8. Sonata VI (Biber); 9. Sonata à 3 ex G B minor (Kerll); 10. Battalia (Biber) Ricercar Consort dir. Philippe Pierlot Mirare MIR302
H.I. Biber | J.C. Kerll Biber VESPRO | Kerll MISSA 1. Missa in fletu solatium Viennensis (Kerll); 2. Vespro della Beata Vergine (Biber)/Psalmi de B.M. Vergine (Kerll); Cantus Cölln dir. Konrad Junghänel Accent ACC 24286
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber Sonatae tam aris, quam aulis servientes Sonatae tam aris, quam aulis servientes (Biber) The Parley of Instruments dir. Roy Goodman, Peter Holman Helios CDH55041
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber  Tête Á Tête : Harmonia Artificioso - Ariosa 1. Harmonia artificiosa-ariosa (Biber); 2. Sonatae tam aris, quam aulis servientes (Biber) Rare Fruits Council dir. Manfred Kraemer Naïve E 3002
Höfische Konzertmusik des österreichischen Barock Georg Muffat und Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber 1. Suite VIII: Indissolubilis amicitia from Florilegium II (Muffat); 2. Concerto I: Bona nova (Muffat); 3. Sonata a 6 "die Pauern Kirchfart" genandt (Biber); 4. Sonata a 2 violini, trombone, violone (Biber); 5. Sonata VIII from Fidicinium sacro-profanum (Biber); 6. Battalia a 10 (Biber) Concentus musicus Wien dir. Nikolaus Harnoncourt Archiv Produktion 198 362/479 1358


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