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Though unfinished at his death, Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Art of Fugue is both his musical last testament and a cornerstone of Western composition.
At once a miracle of intellectual achievement, musical invention, technical challenges and emotional power, The Art of Fugue draws on all of Bach’s resources as a master of counterpoint.
It is here performed, as the composer apparently intended, on harpsichord, by Sergio Vartolo who uses his own recently-published facsimile edition of the autograph score, and of the engraved first edition (1751/1752).
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (version for harpsichord)
Contrapunctus 1 a 4
Contrapunctus 2 a 4
Contrapunctus 3 a 4
Contrapunctus 4 a 4
Contrapunctus 5 a 4
Contrapunctus 6 a 4 in Stylo Francese
Contrapunctus 7 a 4 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem
Contrapunctus 8 a 3
Contrapunctus 9 a 4 alla Duodecima
Contrapunctus 10 a 4 alla Decima
Contrapunctus 11 a 4
Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 in forma recta
Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 in forma inversa
Contrapunctus inversus 13 a 3 in forma inversa
Contrapunctus inversus 13 a 3 in forma recta
Fuga a 3 Soggetti
Canon alla Ottava
Canon alla Decima
Canon alla Duodecima
Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
Fuga inversa a 2 Claviere: Forma inversa
Alio modo: Fuga inversa a 2 Claviere: Forma recta
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Contrapunctus 1 a 4