The Art of Fugue or The Art of the Fugue (original German: Die Kunst der Fuge), BWV 1080, is an incomplete masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685--1750). The work was most likely started at the beginning of the 1740s, if not earlier. The first known surviving version, which contained 12 fugues and 2 canons, was copied by the composer in 1745. This manuscript has a slightly different title, added afterwards by his son-in-law Johann Christoph Altnickol: Die Kunst der Fuga. Bachs second version was published in 1751 after his death. It contains 14 fugues and 4 canons. «The governing idea of the work», as the eminent Bach specialist Christoph Wolff put it, is «an exploration in depth of the contrapuntal possibilities inherent in a single musical subject.»
Structure
0:00 — Contrapunctus I
3:12 — Contrapunctus II
6:24 — Contrapunctus III
9:20 — Contrapunctus IV
14:38 — Contrapunctus V
17:55 — Contrapunctus VI in Stylo Francese
22:04 — Contrapunctus VII per Augmentationem et Diminutionem
26:04 — Contrapunctus VIII
32:06 — Contrapunctus IX alla Duodecima
35:06 — Contrapunctus X alla Decima
39:30 — Contrapunctus XI Triple fugue
46:41 — Canone allOttava
49:35 — Canone alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta
51:52 — Canone alla Decima in Contrapunto alla Terza
56:36 — Canone per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
1:01:27 — Contrapunctus XIII rectus
1:03:59 — Contrapunctus XIII inversus
1:06:57 — Contrapunctus XII rectus
1:09:50 — Contrapunctus XII inversus
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Xaver Varnus plays Toccata and Fugue in D minor (edited by Mendelssohn) on the great Sauer Organ of the Berliner Dom. Recorded live on the Opening Night of the «Berliner Internationaler Orgelsommer 2013».
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Franz Schubert (1797-1828) — Sonatas, Impromptus and Allegretto
Sonata in A / A-dur / La Maj, Op.posth.120 D.664
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Allegro moderato (00:00)
Andante (11:35)
Allegro (16:57)
Impromptus, Op.90 D.899
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N°1 in C minor / c-moll / ut min (25:09)
N°2 in E flat / Es-dur / Mi bémol Majeur (35:02)
N°3 in G flat / Ges-dur / Sol bémol Majeur (40:43)
N°4 in A flat / As-dur / La bémol Majeur (47:25)
Allegretto in C minor, D.915 (55:52)
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c-moll / Ut mineur
Sonata in C minor / c-moll / Ut min, Op.posth. D.958
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Allegro (1:02:37)
Adagio (1:14:16)
Menuetto — Allegro (1:22:40)
Allegro (1:26:19)
Sonata in B flat / B-dur / Si bémol Maj, D.960
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Molto moderato (1:36:14)
Andante sostenuto (1:56:27)
Scherzo — Allegro vivace con delicatezza (2:07:17)
Allegro, ma non troppo (2:12:05)
Sonata in A / A-dur / La Maj, D.959
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Allegro (2:20:31)
Andantino (2:36:08)
Scherzo — Allegro vivace (2:45:04)
Rondo — Allegretto (2:50:54)
Piano: Claudio Arrau
Recorded in 1978,1980,1982
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Impromptus op. 90 D.899
Les deux groupes de quatre Impromptus chacun (D 899 et D 935) ont presque certainement été composés en 1827, et le n° I et le n° 2 de D 899 ont été imprimés peu avant la fin de 1827. Lorsque le troisième Impromptu a été publié dix ans plus tard, il est apparu un demi-ton plus haut en sol au lieu de sol bémol pour faciliter la tâche du joueur. Si un signe en croix est plus facile à lire que six signes en si bémol, la pièce nest pas plus facile à jouer. Ainsi, lintention de Schubert de faire se terminer le second Impromptu dans une tonalité mineure au lieu dune majeure, comme préparation à la tonalité de sol, est également détruite par la transposition.
Le titre «Impromptu», qui est apparu pour la première fois quelques années auparavant, fait référence à une pièce de caractère similaire à une improvisation. Comme relativement peu de matériaux de composition sont traités de différentes manières dans ces œuvres, chaque Impromptu de Schubert donne limpression davoir été créé dans un moment dinspiration créative. Mais quel soin extrême a été apporté par le compositeur pour assurer les fins développements harmoniques et les modulations! Dans le détail, les Impromptus (D 899 et D 935) montrent le compositeur au sommet de son art; ensemble, ils forment une de ses œuvres majeures.
Le premier et le plus vaste des quatre Impromptus, D 899, nest pas sans rappeler un rondo et se développe, même dans ses variations et ses prolongements, à partir dun seul thème. Le troisième, de caractère nocturne, est tout aussi dense, tandis que les Impromptus 3 et 4 sont basés sur la forme ABA. Le 2e Impromptu est suivi dune coda basée sur la partie centrale de la pièce, qui apporte avec elle la surprenante tonalité mineure.
To celebrate the 200th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, Glenn Gould performed «The Bicentennial Concert“, produced by Mario Prizek and originally broadcast on 9th December, 1970.
Part 2
00:00 Adagio un poco moto — attacca
07:35 Rondo. Allegro
01. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 0:00:09
Сергей Дижур
02. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie 0:09:37
Московский камерный оркестр, Рудольф Баршай
03. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air 0:11:04
Московский камерный оркестр, Рудольф Баршай
04. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: IV. Gavotte 0:17:08
Московский камерный оркестр, Рудольф Баршай
05. Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014: II. Allegro 0:18:14
Игорь Ойстрах, Наталья Зерцалова
06. Trio in G Major, BWV 586 0:21:49
Сергей Цацорин
07. Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro 0:25:08
Московский камерный оркестр, Константин Орбелян, Ирина Иванова, Александр Архангельский
08. Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo 0:29:58
Московский камерный оркестр, Константин Орбелян, Карол Розенбергер
09. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet 0:32:52
Московский камерный оркестр, Рудольф Баршай
10. Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017: I. Largo 0:34:19
Игорь Ойстрах, Наталья Зерцалова
11. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846: Prelude and Fugue No. 1, in C Major 0:39:39
Андрей Гаврилов
12. Concerto for 3 Harpsichords and Strings in D Minor, BWV 1063: III. Allegro 0:41:37
Московский камерный оркестр, Рудольф Баршай
13. Brandenburg Concerto in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro 0:47:52
Ансамбль скрипачей Большого Театра, Борис Хайкин
14. Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015: III. Andante un poco 0:54:22
Игорь Ойстрах, Наталья Зерцалова
15. Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: I. Allegro moderato 0:58:11
Московский камерный оркестр, Константин Орбелян, Карол Розенбергер
16. Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A Minor, BWV 1044 1:01:35
Московский камерный оркестр, Рудольф Баршай, Сергей Дижур, Куняев Борис, Миранович Леонид
17. Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: III. Presto 1:11:14
Московский камерный оркестр, Константин Орбелян, Карол Розенбергер
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