Pierre-Laurent Aimard – J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (2008) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Pierre-Laurent Aimard – J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (2008)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:23:44 minutes | 680 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon

Once again Pierre-Laurent Aimard demonstrates that he is not only one of the most technically gifted pianists around today, he is also one of the most intelligent. Musical intellect shines through every bar in this account of “The Art of Fugue”, as Aimard eschews any sense of wallowing for a speedy, alert traversal of the score. It sounds so natural that it is something of a surprise at the end to realise how affecting it all is . . . This is Bach-playing to listen to every day, fresh, spry and well modulated . . . Perhaps no pianist since Charles Rosen has so persuasively demonstrated that this contrapuntal encyclopedia is to be heard as well as read. –Peter Quantrill, Gramophone

Tracklist:

01. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus I (03:01)
02. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus II (02:38)
03. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus III (03:10)
04. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus IV (03:04)
05. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus V (03:06)
06. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus VI, a 4 in Style Francese (04:40)
07. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus VII, a 4 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem (04:09)
08. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus VIII, a 3 (07:00)
09. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus IX, a 4 alla Duodecima (02:18)
10. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus X, a 4 alla Decima (03:44)
11. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus XI, a 4 (07:04)
12. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus inversus XII/1, a 4 (03:01)
13. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus inversus XII/2, a 4 (03:14)
14. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus inversus XIII/1, a 3 (02:08)
15. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus inversus XIII/2, a 3 (02:15)
16. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Canon alla Ottava (02:19)
17. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Canon alla Decima in Contrapuncto alla Terza (04:16)
18. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapuncto alla Quinta (01:58)
19. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu (08:03)
20. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Contrapunctus XIV (Fuga a 3 Soggetti) (07:24)
21. Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Canon in Hypodiatesseron, al roverscio e per augmentationem, perpetuus (earlier version edited by C.Wolff ) (05:04)

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