Bach: The Art of Fugue

 
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Art of Fugue
Filippo Gorini

[ Alpha Classics / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 27 August 2021

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The Italian pianist Filippo Gorini took advantage of the world health crisis to immerse himself in The Art of Fugue, Johann Sebastian Bach's unfinished mystical masterpiece: 'The view that it should be seen solely as a theoretical marvel is misguided: as the counterpoints and canons evolve in formal complexity, so does their emotional tension, until the heartbreaking mystery of the unfinished Fuga XIV', says the young pianist, winner of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust prize in 2020, whose first two albums for Alpha have been very well received (Diapason d'Or, 5 Stars in BBC Music Magazine etc.). In parallel with the release of the disc, Filippo Gorini will launch a website (www.TheArtOfFugueExplored.com), with a documentary series featuring conversations with personalities, films about Bach's work and more. The young pianist has even gone so far as to write poems and haikus about the work: 'We pray in trepidation, / When the blessed night is here...'

Tracks:

The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus II
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus III
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IV
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon alla ottava
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus V
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VI a 4 in stylo francese
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VII a 4 per augmentationem et diminutionem
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VIII a 3
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IX a 4 alla duodecima
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus X a 4 alla decima
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XI a 4
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon alla duodecima in contrapunto alla quinta
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus XII a 4. Forma recta
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus XII a 4. Forma inversa
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus XIII a 3. Forma recta
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus XIII a 3. Forma inversa
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Canon alla decima in contrapunto alla terza
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Fuga a 3 soggetti