Listen "EI Portraits — James Hardie on Heinrich Biber, composer of rapture and ravings "
Episode Synopsis
James Hardie on the violinist-composer who mixed the sacred and profane in his fantastical music, a lost genius of the 17th century. Read by Sebastian Brown.
Image: A print of Heinrich Biber. Credit: The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo
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