Cuarteto Casals Bach: The Art Of Fugue CD

Notated on four staves, as though intended for some unspecified set of instruments (or even voices), 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 it's 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.

1. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I, a 4 2. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus II, a 4 3. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus III, a 4 4. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IV, a 4 5. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus V, a 4 6. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VI, a 4 in Stilo Francese 7. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VII, a 4 Per Augmentationem Et Diminutionem 8. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VIII, a 3 9. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IX, a 4 Alla Duodecima 10. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus X, a 4 Alla Decima 11. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XI, a 4 12. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII, a 4 13. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XIII, a 3 14. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon Per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu 15. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon Alla Ottava 16. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon Alla Decima in Contrapunto Alla Terza 17. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon Alla Duodecima in Contrapunto Alla Quinta 18. Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XIV, a 4 Fuga a Tre Soggetti 19. Bach: 18 Chorale Preludes, BWV 651-668: Vor Deinen Thron Tret' Ich, BWV 668