BIBER PASSACAGLIA - Elicia Silverstein, violinist

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1706)
Passacaglia for solo violin (1676)

Elicia Silverstein, baroque violin

Recorded live on 20 June, 2014 at First Church in Cambridge, MA USA

[yasinkocaduz]

I'm listening to this since 9 years every week. Madame Silverstein's interpretation inspires me. I wrote my first book thanks to her, whenever I felt blocked I gave 10 mins of break. Now I'm writing my second book and nothing has changed, oh let's put also love pain :)

[thomasmione]

I don't know if I have words for this level of the beauty, artistry, precision and emotion combined. Elicia you are a great gift. I don't believe in heaven in a religious sense, but I do believe there is heaven on earth, the mental place we are in when we listen to and watch this video. THANK YOU

[MiamiCubanbcn]

Long live Baroque music and those who can still transmit it to us 👐🏻

[goeasylittledoves]

Used this rendition in my wedding after falling in love with it during my music history class in conservatory. I remain in awe.

[lawcch]

Brilliant performance using Baroque violin and tuned to 415 Hz. This video was very beautifully made and represented a very evocative and poetic music by Heinrich Biber during Baroque.

[vanessak]

I heard this for the first time this morning on Symphony Hall. Beautiful. Emotional. I kept hitting the replay button on Sirius and listened to it 6 times, covering my 55-mile work commute. Then, I came to YouTube to find it and came across this magnificent version. Thank you for posting. A new baroque favorite. ❤

[gkrabbekrabbe]

My heart literally dropped out! I randomly heard this on radio, immediately found it on YouTube, totally obsessing. This is The World of emotion. Thank you Ms Silverstein for pure magic

[danyariv-weisbuch]

the purity of the interpretation is a wonder and a pearl

[russpalmeri]

My music teacher gave me an assignment to listen to Baroque music this week to improve my playing of such pieces. What a wonderful model!

[slip]

Absolutely beautiful. Humanity across time.

[escobarito]

I keep coming back to this performance for several years now. Thank You!❤

[christijanrobert]

I've listened to this piece and performance hundreds of times. Like a wonderous story, you keep getting to the end only to rush back to the beginning.

[johngillen]

When the manuscript of Biber's Mystery Sonatas was being laid out, an engraving was placed at the beginning of each sonata. The one for the Passacaglia depicts a guardian angel leading a child by the hand. That same engraving appears in this video at 0:08

[thomasholte]

Ms. Silverstein is a gift. Her performance is so heartfelt and inspiring, she gives true meaning to what is beautiful.

[herculesraphaelolimpio]

Best performance of this master piece … Solemnly calls heaven to earth !

[johngeiger]

The music of the angels ... Will listen to this peformance many, many times. Thank You for Posting!

[axiomist]

Aaaahhhh, Biber! A most beautiful piece, played by an angel.

[zzzide]

Masterful composition and interpretation. The ornamentation, ostinato variances and implied polyphony are out of this world.

[jasonyu]

she captured every little detail, it is truly amazing.

[saidmekerri]

Die musik macht mir das leben süsse, dank für Alle! Saïd aus die Heimat Algerien