Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra: New Collegium
Conductor: Cláudio Ribeiro
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Ramée
Catalogue: RAM2208
Release: 2023
Size: 2.58 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
The Art of Fugue (Autograph Version)
01. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/1
02. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/3
03. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/2
04. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/5
05. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/9
06. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/10a
07. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/6
08. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/7
09. Canon in Hypodiapason, BWV 1080/15
10. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/8
11. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/11
12. Canon, BWV deest
13. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/12,1
14. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/12,2
15. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/13,1
16. Contrapunctus, BWV 1080/13,2
17. Canon al roverscio et per augmentationem, BWV 1080/14
18. Fuga, BWV 1080/18,1
19. Fuga, BWV 1080/18,2
20. Fuga, BWV 1080/19
Surrounded by a certain air of mystery and revered as a relic, The Art of Fugue is roundly praised for its complex, mathematical nature. However, these works are also movingly lyrical, and deserve to be enjoyed for their pure beauty, just as one enjoys the rhythms and sounds in the words of a poem, regardless of form and sometimes even meaning. Following the last version of J.S. Bach’s autograph manuscript, New Collegium champions in “Lemniscate” the reconciliation and celebration of all these aspects, bringing to the fore both the cerebral brilliance as well as the emotive intensity of this iconic masterpiece, allowing it to be both light and profound. The rich instrumentation of woodwinds, brass, strings and harpsichord allows for expressive characters to be exaggerated, hints at other musical styles, and paints diverse atmospheres, infusing fantasy and life into these twenty fugues and canons.