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Notated on four staves, as though intended for some unspecified set of instruments (or even voices), these thirteen erudite contrapuncti, four canons, and an unfinished triple fugue-incorporating the letters of Bach’s name-are often considered to be his musical testament. Shrouded in myths traceable to it’s very origins, The Art of Fugue is a puzzle for the performers and for the listeners alike, but when a brilliant string quartet takes up the challenge, a solution becomes obvious, and the music takes flight.
1 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I, a 4
2 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus II, a 4
3 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus III, a 4
4 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IV, a 4
5 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus V, a 4
6 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VI, a 4 in Stilo Francese
7 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VII, a 4 Per Augmentationem Et Diminutionem
8 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VIII, a 3
9 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IX, a 4 Alla Duodecima
10 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus X, a 4 Alla Decima
11 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XI, a 4
12 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII, a 4
13 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XIII, a 3
14 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon Per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
15 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon Alla Ottava
16 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon Alla Decima in Contrapunto Alla Terza
17 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon Alla Duodecima in Contrapunto Alla Quinta
18 Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XIV, a 4 Fuga a Tre Soggetti
19 Bach: 18 Chorale Preludes, BWV 651-668: Vor Deinen Thron Tret’ Ich, BWV 668