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.
First released: 2000

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 1. Contrapunctus I
    4:18
  2. 2.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 12a. Contrapunctus XII (rectus)
    3:17
  3. 3.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 2. Contrapunctus II
    2:44
  4. 4.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 12b. Contrapunctus XII (inversus)
    3:07
  5. 5.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 3. Contrapunctus III
    4:14
  6. 6.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 18. Fuga a 4 soggetti; Chorale: "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein", BWV 668a
    14:29
  7. 7.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 4. Contrapunctus IV
    3:21
  8. 8.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 3
    7:26
  9. 9.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus a 2
    1:34
  10. 10.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 5. Contrapunctus V
    4:55
  11. 11.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 violini in unisono
    0:47
  12. 12.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 6. Contrapunctus VI
    3:32
  13. 13.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 7. Contrapunctus VII
    2:54
  14. 14.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per motum contrarium
    0:51
  15. 15.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 8. Contrapunctus VIII
    6:09
  16. 16.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per augmentationem, contrario motu
    2:20
  17. 17.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2
    0:45
  18. 18.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 9. Contrapunctus IX
    2:36
  19. 19.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2
    1:56
  20. 20.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 10. Contrapunctus X
    4:46
  21. 21.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 11. Contrapunctus XI
    7:08
  22. 22.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per tonos
    2:24
  23. 23.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 15. Canon alla octava
    2:45
  24. 24.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus contrario motu
    1:20
  25. 25.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 17. Canon alla duodecima
    2:39
  26. 26.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 4
    5:11
  27. 27.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 16. Canon alla decima
    4:01
  28. 28.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Fuga canonica
    2:01
  29. 29.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 14. Canon per augmentationem in contrario moto
    4:46
  30. 30.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: I. Largo
    4:56
  31. 31.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 13a. Contrapunctus XIII (rectus)
    2:28
  32. 32.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: II. Allegro
    6:17
  33. 33.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 13b. Contrapunctus XIII (inversus)
    2:28
  34. 34.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: III. Andante
    2:55
  35. 35.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 19a. Clavicembali (rectus)
    2:34
  36. 36.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: IV. Allegro
    3:15
  37. 37.
    The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 19b. Clavicembali (inversus)
    2:38
  38. 38.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 6
    9:12

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