Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Art of Fugue, The (Kunst der Fuge, Die), BWV 1080 (1751) (1/2) [20]
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Tracks-list:
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus I a 4
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus II a 4
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus III a 4
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus IV a 4
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus V a 4
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus VI a 4 [per diminutionem] in Stylo Francese
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus VII a 4 per augmentationem et diminutionem
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus VIII a 3
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus IX a 4 alla duodecima
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus X a 4 alla decima
Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus XI a 4
Antonio Palareti gives a new version of "The Art of Fugue": romantic and dramatic, mystic and rough together, characteristics that directly lead to its composer, as Piero Buscaroli confirmed on the great essay about Johann Sebastian Bach. Palareti's vision of the greater Bachian work also brings to mind Glenn Gould's pianism with a clear and lucid view at the structure of counterpoints. Buscaroli defined this performance as an instrumental triumph.
The version at onclassical.com is the posthumous one (published in 1751) and consists of 14 fugues (with the unfinished one) and 4 2-voice canons.
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Music of the baroque period. This recording has been made at Teatro Bonci, Cesena (1996-2008).
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| Timing: 47:28
| Size: 479 Mb
| Dynamic range: 12 (info)
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