J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

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J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

Label Linn Records

Artists Phantasm, Daniel Hyde, Laurence Dreyfus

€29,99 EUR

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The Art of Fugue is Bach’s final composition and one of his most challenging. In this album Phantasm and its director Laurence Dreyfus along with organist Daniel Hyde showcase all the hidden beauties of the composer’s magnum opus, arguably the pinnacle of the fugue genre. Printed in open score, the format allows a rendition on viols, as recorded here. Brimming with rich counterpoint and dynamic conversation among the parts, the work can legitimately claim a place within the consort repertoire. Bach manages to paint a finely delineated set of contrasting musical portraits full of revelations and surprises. Far from an academic encyclopedia of arcane musical techniques, The Art of Fugue thus embarks on a (unfinished) voyage of discovery shared by an inveterate explorer whose thirst for invention knows no bounds. Organist Daniel Hyde performs four movements in this welcome follow-up to Phantasm’s acclaimed Well-Tempered Consort series.

Phantasm Laurence Dreyfus (Viola Da Gamba & Director) Emilia Benjamin (Viola Da Gamba) Jonathan Manson (Viola Da Gamba) Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Viol) Daniel Hyde, Organ

Tracklist

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Total time: 01:19:38

1. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: I. Contrapunctus 1

03:08

2. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: II. Contrapunctus 2

02:47

3. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: III. Contrapunctus 3

02:45

4. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: IV. Contrapunctus 4

05:21

5. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: V. Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu

05:32

6. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: VI. Contrapunctus 5

02:46

7. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: VII. Contrapunctus 6 "in Stylo Francese"

03:25

8. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: VIII. Contrapunctus 7 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem

03:58

9. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: IX. Canon alla Ottava

03:01

10. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: X. Contrapunctus 8 a3

06:04

11. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XI. Contrapunctus 9 alla Duodecima

02:36

12. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XII. Contrapunctus 10 alla Decima

04:13

13. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XIII. Contrapunctus 11

06:00

14. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XIV. Canon alla Decima. Contrapunto alla Terza

05:49

15. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XV. Contrapunctus 12 Rectus

02:51

16. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XVI. Contrapunctus 12 Inversus

02:51

17. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XVII. Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta

02:38

18. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XVIII. Contrapunctus 13 a4 Rectus

02:27

19. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XIX. Contrapunctus 13 a4 Inversus

02:33

20. The Art of Fugue BWV 1080: XX. Fuga a 3 Soggetti (Incomplete)

08:53

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Additional Information

Label

Linn Records

SKU

CKD759

Qualities

DSD 512, DSD 256, WAV 192 kHz, DSD 128, FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Phantasm, Daniel Hyde, Laurence Dreyfus

Composers

Bach

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 96k

Recording Engineer

Philip Hobbs

Release Date

April 08, 2025

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Reviews

BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3

Fugal Bach from that most elegant and beautifully balanced viol consort Phantasm and the plangent sound of the viols has a softness and delicate melancholy that brings a meditative quality to Bach’s The Art of Fugue. Classy playing and recording as we’ve come to expect.

Gramaphone

Gramaphone

Phantasm's playing exhibits an intensity of feeling that is palpable no matter the complexity of the texture [...] In short, a perfect balance of head and heart.

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

€29,99 EUR

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