The Musical Offering

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Capella Istropolitana & Christian Benda

The Musical Offering is a collection of contrapuntal works by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1747. It comprises a series of canons, fugues and a trio sonata built around a single thematic subject, representing a late-career exploration of learned counterpoint within the Baroque tradition.
First released: April 1998

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 3
    5:33
  2. 2.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus super thema regium
    1:19
  3. 3.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon 2 a 2 violini in unisono
    0:47
  4. 4.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon 3 a 2 per motum contrarium
    1:08
  5. 5.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon 4 a 2 per augmentationem, contrario motu
    3:03
  6. 6.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon 5 a 2: Canon circularis per tonos
    2:53
  7. 7.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata (Trio a flauto traverso, violino e basso continuo): I. Largo
    7:23
  8. 8.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata (Trio a flauto traverso, violino e basso continuo): II. Allegro
    6:07
  9. 9.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata (Trio a flauto traverso, violino e basso continuo): III. Andante
    3:25
  10. 10.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata (Trio a flauto traverso, violino e basso continuo): IV. Allegro
    3:03
  11. 11.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 4
    6:19
  12. 12.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Fuga canonica in epidiapente
    1:58
  13. 13.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2: Quaerendo invenietis (Canon, contrarium stricte reversum): I
    1:42
  14. 14.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2: Quaerendo invenietis (Canon, contrarium stricte reversum): II
    1:10
  15. 15.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2: Quaerendo invenietis (Canon, contrarium stricte reversum): III
    1:10
  16. 16.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2: Quaerendo invenietis (Canon, contrarium stricte reversum): IV
    1:37
  17. 17.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon 1 a 2: Canon cancrizans
    0:50
  18. 18.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus a flauto traverso, violino e basso continuo
    2:27
  19. 19.
    The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 6
    7:10

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