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J. S. Bach: The Art of Fugue on Bach's Original Instruments

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Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Collegium Musicum '23
Format
CD
Label
Ramee
Released
Jun 20, 2025
Catalog #
RAM2406
UPC
4250128524063

About

Johann Sebastian Bach took the opportunity to enhance the previously mediocre inventory of string instruments in Leipzig's two main churches in 1729 by purchasing four violins, two violas and two cellos from the workshop of Johann Christian Hoffmann (Leipzig 1683-1750). Three of these eight instruments, two violins and a viola, are still owned by the Thomaskirche. They could only be admired in a display case for decades, but here they can be heard in a recording for the first time. The Art of Fugue is framed by Bach's first and last Leipzig chorale arrangements, recorded on the Hildebrandt organ in Stormthal near Leipzig, which Bach had examined and inaugurated. Hearing these emblematic works on instruments that the Cantor himself had played is an extraordinary experience that provides direct historical testimony to the sound world of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75, Part I: Chorale: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (arr. J. Lang for organ) 01:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75, Part I: Chorale: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (arr. J. Lang for organ)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Johannes Lang
  2. 2 Contrapunctus I 03:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    Contrapunctus I
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  3. 3 Contrapunctus III 02:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Contrapunctus III
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  4. 4 Contrapunctus II 02:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Contrapunctus II
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  5. 5 Contrapunctus IV 04:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    Contrapunctus IV
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  6. 6 Contrapunctus 14a: Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu 04:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    Contrapunctus 14a: Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  7. 7 Contrapunctus V 03:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    Contrapunctus V
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Hedwig Ohse, Anna Reisener
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  8. 8 Contrapunctus VI in Stylo Francese 03:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    Contrapunctus VI in Stylo Francese
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Hedwig Ohse
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  9. 9 Contrapunctus VII per Augmentationem et Diminutionem 02:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    Contrapunctus VII per Augmentationem et Diminutionem
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Hedwig Ohse
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  10. 10 Canon per Augmentationem in contrario motu 05:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    Canon per Augmentationem in contrario motu
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  11. 11 Contrapunctus VIII 05:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Contrapunctus VIII
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  12. 12 Contrapunctus IX alla Duodecima 02:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    Contrapunctus IX alla Duodecima
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  13. 13 Contrapunctus XV: Canon alla Ottava 02:42
    Track
    13
    Title
    Contrapunctus XV: Canon alla Ottava
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  14. 14 Contrapunctus X alla Decima 04:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    Contrapunctus X alla Decima
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  15. 15 Contrapunctus XI 06:32
    Track
    15
    Title
    Contrapunctus XI
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  16. 16 Contrapunctus XII, forma recta 01:41
    Track
    16
    Title
    Contrapunctus XII, forma recta
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  17. 17 Contrapunctus XII, forma inversa 01:47
    Track
    17
    Title
    Contrapunctus XII, forma inversa
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Anna Reisener
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  18. 18 Canon III alla Decima in Contrapunto alla Terza 03:58
    Track
    18
    Title
    Canon III alla Decima in Contrapunto alla Terza
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  19. 19 Contrapunctus XIII a 3, forma inversa 02:11
    Track
    19
    Title
    Contrapunctus XIII a 3, forma inversa
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  20. 20 Contrapunctus XIII a 3, forma recta 02:14
    Track
    20
    Title
    Contrapunctus XIII a 3, forma recta
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  21. 21 Canon IV, alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta 02:08
    Track
    21
    Title
    Canon IV, alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  22. 22 Fuga a 3 Soggetti 07:54
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fuga a 3 Soggetti
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum '23
  23. 23 18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Choräle": Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 668a (arr. J. Lang for organ) 05:05
    Track
    23
    Title
    18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Choräle": Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 668a (arr. J. Lang for organ)
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Johannes Lang