Peter Kofler - Die Kunst der Fuge (2011)

Tracklist

01. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: I. Contrapunctus 1 BWV 1080/1
02. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: II. Contrapunctus 2 BWV 1080/2
03. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: III. Contrapunctus 3 BWV 1080/3
04. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: IV. Contrapunctus 4 BWV 1080/4
05. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: V. Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu BWV 1080/14
06. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: VI. Contrapunctus 5 BWV 1080/5
07. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: VII. Contrapunctus 6 a 4 in Stylo Francese BWV 1080/6
08. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: VIII. Contrapunctus 7 a 4 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem BWV 1080/7
09. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: IX. Canon alla Ottava BWV 1080/15
10. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: X. Contrapunctus 8 a 3 BWV 1080/8
11. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XI. Contrapunctus 9 a 4 alla Duodecima BWV 1080/9
12. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XII. Contrapunctus 10 a 4 alla Decima BWV 1080/10
13. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XIII. Contrapunctus 11 a 4 BWV 1080/11
14. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XIV. Canon alla Decima in Contrapunto alla Terza BWV 1080/16
15. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XV. Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 BWV 1080/12,2 (Forma inversa)
16. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XVI. Contrapuncus inversus a 4 BWV 1080/12,1 (Forma recta)
17. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XVII. Contrapunctus inversus a 3 BWV 1080/13,2 (Forma recta)
18. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XVIII. Contrapunctus inversus a 3 BWV 1080/13,1 (Forma inversa)
19. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XIX. Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta BWV 1080/17
20. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: XX. Fuga a 3 [4] Soggetti BWV 1080/19



Concealed behind Bach’s Art of Fugue BWV 1080 is an unbelievably complex musical structure, a cycle of fugues and canons that are based on a common theme. In the abundance of transformational techniques – for example, retrograde inversion, rhythmic augmentation and diminution of the theme, or the combination with additional themes – Bach takes stock of his life’s work.

With this craftsmanship as a point of departure, Peter Kofler lends sensual vitality to the mystically intertwined musical fabric, and interprets Bach’s music as a series of absorbing character pieces. Played on a two-manual original harpsichord by Karl August Gräbner (Dresden 1782) and an organo di legno.

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