Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917214826
Catalog number: CC 72148
Releasedate: 10-10-05
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917214826
Releasedate: 10-10-05
- Bach's music acompanied by a contemporary commentary
- fugues of the 20th century
With this recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Art of Fugue, we are finally fulfilling a long-cherished dream.
We first performed the Art of Fugue in 1996, and the work has been in our repertoire ever since. During the first years of our exploration of this musical pyramid, we would occasionally perform a couple of fugues on our concerts. We began giving complete performances of the Art of Fugue in 2000.
Two important ideas emerged after we started giving complete performances of the work.
Idea no. 1: A performance given by a saxophone quartet necessitates a different order of the fugues from that found in the first edition and the manuscript.
Idea no. 2: Wouldn’t it be wonderful to accompany Bach’s musical monument by a kind of contemporary commentary? Does the fugue still exist in the twenty-first century?
We first performed the Art of Fugue in 1996, and the work has been in our repertoire ever since. During the first years of our exploration of this musical pyramid, we would occasionally perform a couple of fugues on our concerts. We began giving complete performances of the Art of Fugue in 2000.
Two important ideas emerged after we started giving complete performances of the work.
Idea no. 1: A performance given by a saxophone quartet necessitates a different order of the fugues from that found in the first edition and the manuscript.
Idea no. 2: Wouldn’t it be wonderful to accompany Bach’s musical monument by a kind of contemporary commentary? Does the fugue still exist in the twenty-first century?
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1Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus I03:39
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1Fifteen New FuguesI. Lessons of the Master04:25
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2Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 301:49
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2Fifteen New FuguesII. Imbroglian Fugue05:24
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3Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 503:46
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3Fifteen New FuguesIII. Fugue in C of Dog05:50
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4Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 804:27
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4Fifteen New FuguesIV. De Meesterfout05:31
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5Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus Invs. 1202:56
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5Fifteen New FuguesV. Dream Fugue03:36
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6Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Canon Alla Decima in Contrapunto Alla Terza04:49
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6Fifteen New FuguesVI. Ensemobile II03:26
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7Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 10 Alla Decima02:46
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7Fifteen New FuguesVII. Inventie Over Bach's 'Laatste' Maten04:00
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8Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 6 in Stylo Francese05:09
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8Fifteen New FuguesVIII. Punctus Einz02:48
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9Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 7 Per Augment Et Diminut03:11
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9Fifteen New FuguesIX. Stretto Fugue04:48
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10Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Canon Per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu05:16
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10Fifteen New FuguesX. Windows II02:30
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11Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 1104:23
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11Fifteen New FuguesXI. Als, Een, Scha, Duw, Heen02:48
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12Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Fuga a 3 Soggetti07:39
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12Fifteen New FuguesXII. La Fugasita02:20
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13Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 403:14
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13Fifteen New FuguesXIII. Fugue State02:53
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14Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Canon Alla Ottava04:20
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14Fifteen New FuguesXIV. Contre Bruit02:32
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15Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus Invs. 1302:06
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15Fifteen New FuguesXV. Fading Fugue02:05
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16Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Canon Alla Duodecima in Contrapunto Alla Quinta05:22
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17Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 202:08
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18Die Kunst Der Fuge, BWV 1080Contrapunctus 9 Alla Duodecima02:16