Cuarteto Casals – J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Cuarteto Casals – J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:24 minutes | 1,26 GB | Genre: Classical
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Notated on four staves, as though intended for some unspecified set of instruments (or even voices? or keyboard?), these thirteen erudite contrapuncti, four canons, and an unfinished triple fugue—incorporating the letters of Bach’s name—are often considered to be his musical testament. Shrouded in myths traceable to its very origins, The Art of Fugue is a puzzle for the performers and for the listeners alike, but when a brilliant string quartet takes up the challenge, a solution becomes obvious, and the music takes flight.

Tracklist:
1. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I, a 4 (03:02)
2. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus II, a 4 (02:52)
3. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus III, a 4 (02:29)
4. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IV, a 4 (03:05)
5. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus V, a 4 (02:40)
6. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VI, a 4 in stilo francese (03:26)
7. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VII, a 4 per augmentationem et diminutionem (03:25)
8. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VIII, a 3 (05:21)
9. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IX, a 4 alla duodecima (02:20)
10. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus X, a 4 alla decima (03:21)
11. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XI, a 4 (05:15)
12. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII, a 4 (02:02)
13. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XIII, a 3 (02:11)
14. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu (04:43)
15. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon alla ottava (02:25)
16. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon alla decima in contrapunto alla terza (04:24)
17. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon alla duodecima in contrapunto alla quinta (02:25)
18. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XIV, a 4 Fuga a tre soggetti (09:17)
19. Cuarteto Casals – Bach: 18 Chorale Preludes, BWV 651-668: Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich, BWV 668 (03:32)

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