CD 1:
Sonata 84 in E major, C 108 (unpublished sonatas)
Sonata in A major, C 138
Sonata in D Dorian mode, C 139
Sonata in F major, C 140
Sonata in D major, C 141

CD 2:
Sonata in E minor, C 142
Sonata in C minor, C 143
Sonata in G major, C 144
Sonata in A major, C 145
Sonata 81 in A major, C 147 (unpublished sonatas)

Following the chart-topping success of his Bach Sonatas and Partitas and equal acclaim for his recording of Walther’s Scherzi da violino, Bojan Čičić now turns to Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s collection of sonatas from 1681 – among the most ambitious and inventive violin works of the seventeenth century. Using unorthodox tuning and bold harmonic invention, Biber expands the instrument’s capabilities, and his improvisatory style, layered textures and intricate counterpoint demand of the player not only virtuosic technical brilliance but an acute sensitivity to aect and sonority. With his Illyria Consort, Čičić brings a clarity and depth to this music, uncovering the sonatas’ rich interplay between intellect, devotion and instrumental theatre. Restless in imagination and profound in expression, the sonatas – here recorded complete – are illuminated by Čičić’s unmistakable artistry.