Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue)

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Tatiana Nikolayeva

Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue) is a collection of contrapuntal pieces by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in the 1740s and published posthumously in 1751. It is a systematic, late-Baroque exploration of fugal technique, written for unspecified instrumentation and demonstrating intricate counterpoint that increases in complexity and concludes with an unfinished fugue, reflecting Bach's late-career focus on formal experimentation within the Baroque contrapuntal tradition.

Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue) by Johann Sebastian Bach - album cover

First released: August 1992

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Disc 1

1.
A Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercare a 3
6:59
2.
A Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercare a 6
9:53
3.
Duet no. 1 in E minor, BWV 802
2:45
4.
Duet no. 2 in F major, BWV 803
3:24
5.
Duet no. 3 in G major, BWV 804
3:26
6.
Duet no. 4 in A minor, BWV 805
4:11
7.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 1
4:54
8.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 2
3:56
9.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 3
3:02
10.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 4
4:37
11.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon in Hypodiapason (Canon alla Ottava)
4:06
12.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 5
2:46
13.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 6 (per Diminutionem) in stylo Francese
5:43
14.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 7 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem
3:30
15.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta
3:48

Disc 2

2.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 8
6:30
3.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 9 alla Duodecima
3:03
4.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 10 alla Decima
4:39
5.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 11
6:09
6.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon (In Hypodiatessaron) per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
4:40
7.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon alla Decima (Contrapunto alla Terza)
4:35
8.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 13 (Rectus)
2:30
9.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 13 (Inversus)
2:37
10.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 (Rectus)
3:41
11.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 (Inversus)
3:47
12.
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 14
12:45