BACH: Die Kunst Der Fuge BWV1080

Messori, Matteo;
Cappella Augustana

94061

J.S. Bach’s great masterpiece, The Art of Fugue / Die Kunst der Fuge, was incomplete when the composer died in 1750, and he left no indications whatsoever for its instrumentation. Since then there has been much debate on the subject, but we now know that it was written as a practical work intended for keyboard performance exploring the contrapuntal possibilities within one subject. Bach also adopted the same compositional-notational method for the beautiful and profound organ cycle Canonic Variations on the Christmas Carol and the brilliant six-voice Musical Offering, created for King Frederick II of Prussia, which are also heard in this 4-CD set. Also included is the fragment of the incomplete three part final fugue BWV1080/19, whose inclusion in The Art of Fugue is disputed amongst music scholars.

CD x 3

Muzyka klasyczna

Brilliant Classics

13-11-2019

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