Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Angela Hewitt
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA67980
Release: 2014
Size: 690 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
CD 01
01. Contrapunctus I
02. Contrapunctus II
03. Contrapunctus III
04. Contrapunctus IV
05. Contrapunctus V
06. Contrapunctus VI a 4 in stylo Francese “per diminutionem”
07. Contrapunctus VII a 4 “per augmentationem et diminutionem”
08. Contrapunctus VIII a 3
09. Contrapunctus IX a 4 alla duodecima
10. Contrapunctus X a 4 alla decima
CD 02
01. Contrapunctus XI a 4
02. Contrapunctus XIIb a 4 rectus
03. Contrapunctus XIIa a 4 inversus
04. Contrapunctus XIIIa a 3 rectus
05. Contrapunctus XIIIb a 3 inversus
06. Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu “in hypodiatessaron”
07. Canon alla ottava “in hypodiapason”
08. Canon alla decima in contrapunto alla terza
09. Canon alla duodecima in contrapunto alla quinta
10. Contrapunctus XIV. Fuga a 3 Soggetti (Incomplete)
11. J.S. Bach: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein “Vor deinem Thron”, BWV 668a
‘Angela Hewitt’s performance on the piano over two recitals brought this apogee of musical thought to vivid life through sound … Hewitt’s achievement is to bring its abstract purity to memorable tonal embodiment by providing an emotional context that audiences connect with’ (Sydney Morning Herald)
‘Hewitt’s eloquent exposition of each fugue’s “formula”, the result of a lifetime’s immersion in Bach’s music, could hardly be bettered’ (Financial Times)
Angela’s much-awaited recording of Bach’s ultimate masterpiece, The Art of Fugue, is destined to be the crowning achievement of her Bach cycle for Hyperion—a revelatory recording and performing project which has taken her all over the world and won her international acclaim and millions of dedicated fans. With decades of experience behind her, she breathes fresh air into the most complex keyboard-writing of Bach, bringing it to life with crystalline clarity and thoughtful sincerity.