Fast Tracks

April, 1999

Heinrich Biber (1644--1704) was a peculiar baroque violinist who composed curious works. A great new label, Winter and Winter, has released a hauntingly beautiful two-CD recording of Biber's Mystery Sonatas. Violinist Marianne Rônez plays the 15 sonatas with an admirable delicacy. A new seven-CD set, Masters of the Baroque (Nimbus), should take care of your baroque needs. Representing compositions by Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel (among others), this is an especially good recording for love...