Heinrich Biber: Violin Sonata in F Major, Augusta McKay Lodge, Voices of Music (C 140)

The sonata for violin and continuo in F Major by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber. Live, 4K video from the Voices of music Stylus Phantasticus concert, 2020. Augusta McKay Lodge, baroque violin, Eva Lymenstull, baroque cello, Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord. Just as Bach created a concerto for solo harpsichord, so did Heinrich Biber create a concerto grosso for violin a generation earlier. Biber skillfully combines double stops, fiery virtuosity, simple dance tunes and an over-the-top cadenza to create one of his finest works. Temperament: meantone 415.3 Hz. The Sonata in F Major shows the composer Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber at the height of his compositional powers. Written at the culmination of the German “fantastic style,“ the sonata is not as well known as his “rosary” sonatas, which include his passacaglia for unaccompanied violin; howver, this sonata showcases all of the virtuoso techniques that Biber could fashion into a well-balanced composition. The opening motive quotes the op