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Heinrich Biber’s Passacaglia is the sixteenth and last piece in a collection of works for violin entitled The Mysteries of the Rosary: a two bar bass followed by 64 variations – it’s truly astonishing.
Ottorino Resphigi’s Metamorphoseon was written in 1930 for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s fiftieth anniversary. It’s an interesting combination of symphonic variations and the sort of orchestral showpiece that you’d expect from the composer of the Pines and Fountains of Rome:
• Tema: Andante moderato –
• 1:48 Modus I: Moderato non troppo –
• 3:41 Modus II: Allegretto –
• 5:18 Modus III: Lento –
• 7:41 Modus IV: Lento espressivo –
• 10:19 Modus V: Molto vivace –
• 10:56 Modus VI: Vivo –
• 11:40 Modus VII: Cadenze –
• 18:18 Modus VIII: Andantino mosso –
• 19:40 Modus IX: Lento non troppo –
• 21:59 Modus X: Molto allegro –
• 22:40 Modus XI: Molto allegro –
• 23:31 Modus XII: Vivo non troppo
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