Award-winning recordings of Biber Bachs great forerunner by two of his foremost modern interpreters, Reinhard Goebel and Paul McCreesh. A spatial extravaganza [Missa Salisburgensis] (BBC Music Magazine); McCreesh and his musicians reinforce the expression of joy and grief [Mass/Requiem] (Classic FM); Goebels poetic fantasy ... affecting poignancy and nobility [Sonatas] (Gramophone); White-hot intensity [Mensa sonora]; Highest technical standard ... full sensual impact [Harmonia] (Gramophone). HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ von BIBER Sacred and Profane CD 1 Missa Salisburgensis Sonata Sancti Polycarpi Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes V & XII Motet Plaudite tympana CD 2 Missa ex B a 6 Requiem ex F von terza minore Muffat Ciacona | Schmelzer Sonate II & XIII | Megerle: Peccator et consolator Lass o Ave verum corpus | Media vita in morte sumus 15 Sonatas based on the Mysteries of the Rosary CD 3 Sonatas I VIII CD 4 Sonatas IX XV | Passacaglia for Violin solo CD 5 Mensa sonora Sonatina violino solo representativa Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: diversi mode accordata CD 6 Partia I IV CD 7 Partia V VII Musica Antiqua Koln | Gabrieli Consort & Players Musica Antiqua Köln Reinhard Goebel (CD 1, 3 7) Gabrieli Consort & Players Paul McCreesh (CD 1 & 2)