Title: Biber with Affekt
Review: I've found myself listening repeatedly to this disk. I'm already a convinced Biber fan (I enjoy his quirkiness, which no doubt is what puts off some reviewers). This performance is not only lively it also allows you to fix on the fascinating sound world of scordatura strings (including the viola d'amore), giving a slightly other-wordly sonority from the opening Sonata of Partia I. The RFC understand very well that Baroque music is all about rhetorical gestures ("Affekten"). They have the benefit of a powerful church organ and a large choice of plucked and bowed continuo instruments (harp, theorbo, guitar, gamba, cello, ...) and they play with a virtuosity that's absolutely appropriate for this music. If you come across this disk, get a copy.
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