Isabelle Faust: Works for solo violin by Biber, Matteis, Pisendel, Vilsmayr and Guillemain

From Biber’s famous ‘Guardian Angel’ Passacaglia to Guillemain’s ‘Amusements’ and sonatas and fantasias by Matteis (father and son), Pisendel and Vilsmayr, Isabelle Faust offers us a panorama of European music for unaccompanied violin from the second half of the Baroque era. Dreamy or virtuosic, these pieces bear witness to the diversity of inspirations from Italy, France, England and the German-speaking countries – and to their marvellous intermingling echoes.

Nicola MATTEIS Jr. (late 1670s-1737)
· Fantasia in A minor "Alia Fantasia" (3'34)
La mineur / a-Moll (extr. 2 Fantasias for Solo Violin)Nicola MATTEIS Sr. (ca. 1650-after 1713)
Ayres for the Violin (selection / extraits)
· Preludio (0'56)
· Passaggio rotto - Andamento veloce (2'22)
· Fantasia (1'34)Johann Georg PISENDEL (1687-1755)
Sonata in A minor La mineur / a-Moll
·  I. [Prelude] (2'53)
· II. Allegro (4'58)
· III. Giga (3'47)
· IV. Variations (4'56)· Louis-Gabriel GUILLEMAIN (1705-1770)
Amusement pour le violon seul Op. 18
(selection / extraits)
·  Allegro (1'58)
·  Allegretto (1'02)
· Andantino (1'31)
· Allegro - Majestoso (1'16)
· Aria - Gratioso (1'42)
· Variatione (2'01)
· Altro (1'40)
· Altro (1'36)· Johann Joseph VILSMAYR (1663-1722)
Partita No. 5 in G minor Sol mineur / g-Moll
(extr. Artificiosus Concentus pro Camera)
·  I. Prelude (1'04)
· II. Gavotte (1'12)
· III. Saraband (2'19)
· IV. Rigodon (1'12)
· V. Guiqß (0'37)
· VI. Menuett (1'09)
· VII. Boure (0'53)
· VIII. Retirada (1'26)· Heinrich Ignaz Franz BIBER (1644-1704)
Passacaglia in G minor "The Guardian Angel" (6'37)
Sol mineur / g-Moll
(extr. Rosary Sonatas)