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J.S. Bach
Art of the Fugue
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 1
2. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 2
3. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 3
4. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 4
5. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Canon Alla Ottava
6. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 5
7. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 6 In Stile Francese
8. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 7 Per Argmentationem Et Dimin
9. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Canon Per Augmentationem In Contrario Motu
Track Listings (10) - Disc #2
1. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 8
2. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrepunctus 9 Alla Duodecima
3. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 10 Alla Decima
4. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 11
5. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Canon Alla Decima, Contrapunto Alla Terza
6. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12
7. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 13: Rectus,Inversus
8. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 13 'Alio Modo': Rectus, Inver
9. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Canon Alla Duodecima In Contrapunto Alla Qu
10. Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Fuga A Tre Soggetti

CD Details

All Artists: J.S. Bach
Title: Art of the Fugue
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Capriccio
Release Date: 12/4/1992
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Improvisation, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 4006408100263, 400640810026

CD Reviews

SUBLIME MASTERPIECE...EASILY GREATEST CONTRAPUNTAL WORK

Brucknerian2006 | florida, USA | 06/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Before reviewing the performance I must mention my feelings towards this superlative work.

This performance has introduced me to Die Kunst Der Fuge, and I have not yet heard other recordings. Words cannot describe what I felt while first listening to this Heavenly music. It is at once sublime and monumental, personal and universal, melancholic and ecstatic. This work shows the master at his finest. Indeed music as a pure art form has its apotheosis in this work. I believe nothing can surpass its beauty and mastery. Again words cannot describe it, so all I can say is listen,ponder, listen...

As I have not heard other recordings, I cannot compare. I love how the Collegium uses period instruments and combines instruments, the voices come through clear and it is fairly easy to follow the contrapuntal lines. I have never heard Bach on an organ....after hearing the canons I immediately bought the Walcha Organ Works recording. The playing on this album is full of pathos but not overt sentimentality, each contrapunctus is played with such tenderness. The tempos are never too fast or too slow. As I am a poor critic I can only say that I love this recording. Do yourself a favor and buy...the liner notes are great as well.

THANK YOU BACH AND THANK YOU GOD FOR INSPIRING HIM."