The Art of Fugue / Musical Offering

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger

The Art of Fugue / Musical Offering is a compilation of works by Johann Sebastian Bach originating in the 1740s. Both pieces exemplify late Baroque contrapuntal practice, featuring dense fugal writing and complex instrumental counterpoint that reflect Bach's late‑career focus on contrapuntal and structural exploration in his compositional output.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 1. Contrapunctus I
    4:18
  2. 2.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 2. Contrapunctus II
    2:44
  3. 3.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 3. Contrapunctus III
    4:14
  4. 4.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 4. Contrapunctus IV
    3:21
  5. 5.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 5. Contrapunctus V
    4:55
  6. 6.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 6. Contrapunctus VI
    3:32
  7. 7.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 7. Contrapunctus VII
    2:54
  8. 8.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 8. Contrapunctus VIII
    6:09
  9. 9.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 9. Contrapunctus IX
    2:36
  10. 10.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 10. Contrapunctus X
    4:46
  11. 11.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 11. Contrapunctus XI
    7:08
  12. 12.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 15. Canon alla octava
    2:45
  13. 13.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 17. Canon alla duodecima
    2:39
  14. 14.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 16. Canon alla decima
    4:01
  15. 15.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 14. Canon per augmentationem in contrario moto
    4:46
  16. 16.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 13a. Contrapunctus XIII (rectus)
    2:28
  17. 17.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 13b. Contrapunctus XIII (inversus)
    2:28
  18. 18.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 19a. Clavicembali (rectus)
    2:34
  19. 19.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 19b. Clavicembali (inversus)
    2:38

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 12a. Contrapunctus XII (rectus)
    3:17
  2. 3.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 12b. Contrapunctus XII (inversus)
    3:07
  3. 4.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 18. Fuga a 4 soggetti; Chorale: "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein", BWV 668a
    14:29
  4. 5.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 3
    7:26
  5. 6.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus a 2
    1:34
  6. 7.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 violini in unisono
    0:47
  7. 8.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per motum contrarium
    0:51
  8. 9.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per augmentationem, contrario motu
    2:20
  9. 10.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2
    0:45
  10. 11.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2
    1:56
  11. 12.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per tonos
    2:24
  12. 13.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus contrario motu
    1:20
  13. 14.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 4
    5:11
  14. 15.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Fuga canonica
    2:01
  15. 16.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: I. Largo
    4:56
  16. 17.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: II. Allegro
    6:17
  17. 18.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: III. Andante
    2:55
  18. 19.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: IV. Allegro
    3:15
  19. 20.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 6
    9:12

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