Die Kunst der Fuge

by Johann Sebastian Bach / Keller Quartett

Die Kunst der Fuge cover art

The esteemed Hungarian string ensemble tackles Bach's monumental, unfinished contrapuntal masterpiece for this celebrated ECM New Series release. The pristine, highly focused recording highlights the profound structural complexity and deep, melancholic emotional resonance embedded within the intricate polyphony.

Genres

  • Baroque Music
  • Chamber Music
  • Fugue

Tracklist

  1. Contrapunctus 1
  2. Contrapunctus 2
  3. Contrapunctus 3
  4. Contrapunctus 4
  5. Contrapunctus 5
  6. Contrapunctus 6 A 4 In Stylo Franchese
  7. Contrapunctus 7 A 4 Per Augmentationem Et Diminutionem
  8. Contrapunctus 8 A 3
  9. Contrapunctus 9 A 4 Alla Duodecima
  10. Contrapunctus 10 A 4 Alla Decima
  11. Contrapunctus 11 A 4
  12. Contrapunctus 12 A 4
  13. Contrapunctus Inversus 12 A 4
  14. Contrapunctus 13 A 3
  15. Contrapunctus Inversus 13 A 3
  16. Canon Per Augmentationem In Contrario Motu
  17. Canon Alla Ottava
  18. Canon Alla Decima Contrapunto Alla Terza
  19. Canon Alla Duodecima Contrapunto Alla Quinta
  20. Contrapunctus 14