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Art of Fugue [Import]

~ J.S. Bach (Artist)
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L'Art de la fugue est la dernière oeuvre de Bach, grande oeuvre de synthèse qui, en dix-huit fugues et quatre canons sur un même thème, exploite la multiplicité des solutions et des combinaisons permises à l'intérieur de la discipline contraignante du contrepoint, avec une virtuosité qui s'efface toujours devant l'expressivité. De nombreuses autres solutions, du quatuor à cordes à l'orchestre, en passant par des formations vents-cordes, ont cependant été utilisées avec beaucoup de bonheur. Cette musique garde l'intimité de la musique de chambre, loin de l'intériorité forcenée ou de l'ascétisme qui la rendent parfois plus difficilement accessible, et reste toujours chaleureuse, animée et vivante. --Pierre-Jean Alain


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The Art of Fugue was J.s. Bach's Final Composition which Many Justifiably Regard as the Apotheosis of his Legacy. This Arrangement by the Musica Antiqua Koln is One of the Most Austere Chamber Versions on CD with Nearly Half of the Movements Interspersed Evenly Throughout the Performance Played by Only One Or Two Instrumentalists. In Essence, One Gets the Advantage of Listening to Both Solo Instrumental and Ensemble Approaches Here! Incidentally, When this Performance was Recorded in 1984 Many in the Group were Up and Coming Musicians Rising Through the Ranks Though Today Count Among the Most Highly Regarded Period Instrument Elite.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, Jan 13 2004
By C. Roddie "croddie" (Princeton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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Baroque string quartet and harpsichord share the contrapuncti. The quartet playing is definitive, with natural and loving playing of the individual lines and at the same time great precision of ensemble and unity of mind. A very considered performance, which seems to have left no note or texture to chance. Playing is focused throughout - on the notes, but at the same time on the great longing of the music; the searching harmonies not finding resolution until the final D major chord, added here to complete a work left incomplete by Bach's death - the players taking the duty of closing Bach's eyelids. Without laying out the object of this longing, this performance goes as far as can be gone.
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