Johann Sebastian Bach - The Art of the Fugue - BWV 1080 - Lionel Rogg, Organ

A supremely recorded execution of the most magnificent contrapuntal achievement of Bach. I realise that being exposed to that intense and complex monothematic contrapuntal organ music for a prolonged period of time (let alone in the same key of D minor) may be an exhausting musical experience, but I believe that even a few good listenings could pay off by enhancing your perception of counter point and it’s possibilities. It could well be considered an important lesson for everyone who seeks to start developing musical thinking on a higher level. After all, it is highly possible that The Art of the Fugue was intended to be an intellectual exercise in which Bach explored in depth the contrapuntal possibilities inherent in a single musical subject and not a musically interpretable composition. Unfinished or not, there is much to explore in this work and from many points of view. The recording includes performances of both the officially unfinished Contrapunctus XIV and the one completed by Lionel Rogg. Contrapunctus I - 00:00 Contrapunctus II - 03:33 Contrapunctus III - 06:50 Contrapunctus IV - 10:14 Contrapunctus V - 14:53 Contrapunctus VI - a 4 , in Stylo Francese - 18:54 Contrapunctus VII - a 4 , per Augumentationem et Diminutionem - 23:20 Contrapunctus VIII - a 3 - 27:11 Contrapunctus IX - a 4 , alla Duodecima - 33:58 Contrapunctus X - a 4 , alla Decima - 37:17 Contrapunctus XI - a 4 - 41:26 Contrapunctus XII - Canon alla Ottava - 49:34 Contrapunctus XIII - Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapuncto alla Quinta - 52:20 Contrapunctus XIV - Canon alla Decima in Contrapuncto alla Terza - 54:36 Contrapunctus XV - Canon per Augumentationem in Contrario Motu - 59:55 Contrapunctus XVI Rectus - a 3 - 01:04:39 Contrapunctus XVI Inversus - a 3 - 01:07:12 Contrapunctus XVII Rectus - a 4 - 01:09:47 Contrapunctus XVII Inverus - a 4 - 01:12:45 Contrapunctus XVIII (Unfinished) - 01:15:38 Contrapunctus XVIII (Completed by Lionel Rogg) - 1:24:00 Organ : Metzler Organ at the Cathedral of Saint Peter , Geneva Recorded during May, 1969 Organ Info: #Liste