Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 - Recordings

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Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
Recordings - Part 3

Recordings: Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001

Complete Recordings - 1961-1970

19	Bach: The Art of the Fugue · Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 (excerpts) · Prelude & Fugue on BACH, BWV 898 [K-6]
1. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 - Contrapunctus 1-9 2. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 - Contrapunctus 1, 2, 4, 14 2. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 - Contrapunctus 9, 11, 13 Prelude & Fugue in B flat major on the Name BACH BWV 898 [5:21]
Glenn Gould (Organ) [1] [1960 Casavant] Glenn Gould (Piano) [2, 3, 4]
Sony		Jan-Feb 1962 [1]; Nov 1967 [3]; Apr 1980 [4]; Spring 1981 [2]	CD / TT: 69:36
Recorded at All Saints' Anglican Church, Toronto, Canada & Chapel of the Theological College, New York City [1]; CBC tevision broadcast, CBC Studios, Canada [2, 3]; Eaton's Auditorium, Toronto, Canada [4]. Includes only the first 9 Contrapuncti on organ; was intended as volume one of a complete recording, which was never finished. Contapuncti 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 13 14 on piano from later recordings. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

20	Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge [A-2] J.S. Bach: Violinkonzerte - Violinsnaten - Die Kunst der Fuge
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for string quintet & 2 harpsichords
Collegium Aureum (4 strings & 2 harpsicords)
Ulrich Grelhling (Violin); Ulrich Koch (Alt-viola); Gunther Lemmen (Tenor-viola); Reinhold Johann Buhl (Cello); Johannes Koch (Violone); Fritz Neumeyer (Harpsichord); Lilly Berger (Harpsichord)
(DHM) Orbis / IPIX / BASF [LP] Membran/Concerto Royale [CD]		Apr 1962	2-LP / TT: ~ 89:23 3-CD / TT:
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21	Bach: Art of the Fugue
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, transcribed by Samuel Baron
Samuel Baron
Fine Arts Quartet & New York Woodwind Quintet
Leonard Sorkin (Violin); Abram Loft (Violin); Irving Ilmer (Viola); George Sopkin (Cello) Samuel Baron (Flute); Ronald Roseman (Oboe); David Glazer (Clarinet); Ralph Froelich (French Horn); Arthur Weisberg (Bassoon)
Concert-Disc Centaur		1962	2-LP / TT: CD / TT:
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22	Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (?)
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
Schneider (Organ)
FSM		c1962	LP / TT:

23	Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (?)
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
Schuba (Organ)
Christophorus		c1962	LP / TT:

24	J.S. Bach: l’art de la fugue
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for three organs
Ensemble Wolfgang von Karajan
Wolfgang von Karajan, Hedy von Karajan, Hans Andrae (Walcker positive organs, 3 of them) [Grande Salle of the Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria]
André Charlin Disques (Schwann)		Jun 1963	CD / TT: 87:26

25	J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue / Musical Offering
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
Karl Münchinger
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Decca		Feb 1965	2-LP / TT: 2-CD / TT: 91:49
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26	J.S. Bach: L’Art de la Fugue J.S. Bach: L’Arte della fuga
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, orchestration by Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen
Orchestre de La Radio-Television Suisse Italienne (Lugano)
Luciano Sgrizzi (Harpsichord)
Accord		May 1965	2-CD / TT: 106:02
2^nd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by H. Scherchen. Recorded at CBC Studios, Toronto, Canada. Review: Scherchen AoF Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

27	Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge - Art of the Fugue
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, instrumentation by Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen
Members of Vienna Radio Orchestra & Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Tachezi (Harpsichord)
Westminster / MCA		June 1965	2-CD / TT: 108:18 / 109:18
3^rd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by H. Scherchen. Review: Scherchen AoF 1^st recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by H. Tachezi.

28	J.S. Bach: L’Art de la Fugue
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, instrumentation by Hermann Scherchen
Hermann Scherchen
CBC Toronto Chamber Orchestra
Kenneth Gilbert (Harpsichord)
Tahra		Dec 1965	2-CD / TT: 94:28
4^th recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by H. Scherchen. 1^st recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by K. Gilbert. Including rehearsal. Review: Scherchen AoF Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

29	Art of the Fugue
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged by Leonard Isaacs
George Malcolm
Members of the Philomusica of London
Argo (Ace of Diamonds. Decca)		1965	2-LP / TT:

30	J.S. Bach: Art of the Fugue
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
George Malcolm
The Thuringian Bach Orchestra
The Canons are played by Johannes Ernst Köhler (Organ)
Baroque Music Club		Mid 1960 ?	CD / TT: 74:28
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31	J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge Works for Orchestra
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, orchestrated by Marcel Bitsch and Claude Pascal
Karl Ristenpart
Chamber Orchestra of the Saar
Accord		June 1966	6-CD / TT: 90:16
2^nd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by K. Ristenpart.

32	Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge [A-2]
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, instrumentation and realization by Milan Munclinger
Milan Munclinger
Ars Rediviva Orchestra Prague
Viktorie Švihlíková (Harpsichord); Josef Hála (Harpsichord); Jiři Mihule (Oboe); Stanislav Duchoň (Oboe, Oboe da caccia); Karel Bidlo, Jan Mészáros (Bassoons); Břetislav Ludovík, Václav Snítil, Jiři Baxa, Jan Plšek, Jan Hölzel, Jan Köhler, Josef Kroft, Robert Mjazga (Violins); Jaroslav Motlík, Vladimír Klár, Karel Řehák (Violas); František Sláma, Karel Novotný, Ladislav Popíšil (Cellos); František Pošta (Double-bass)
Supraphon SV 8368-9/DV 6258-9		1966	LP / TT:
1^st recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by M. Munclinger.

33	Bach: The Keyboard Album - Featuring The Italian Concerto & Art of the Fugue [K-1]
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
Charles Rosen (Piano); Olsen Archers (Piano, tracks 12-15)
Sony		Jan, Mar 1967	CD / TT: 74:23
Recorded at 30^th Street Studios, New York City, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

34	J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge [C-5]
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
Isolde Ahlgrimm (Pedal Harpsichord) [Ammer pedal harpsichord, 1937/1941]; assisted by Friederike Bretschneider-Resele on a few tracks
Tudor 06100-1 / Belvedere		1969 (or May 1967)	LP / TT: CD / TT: 93:18
2^nd recording of AOF BWV 1080 by I. Ahlgrimm.

35	Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge - The Art of Fugue / Orgelkonzerte – Organ Concertos
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged by Wolfgang Graeser
Johannes-Ernst Köhler (Organ) [1746 Hildebrandt, St. Wenzel's, Naumburg, Germany]
Berlin Classics		June 1967	2-CD / TT: 89:50
This recording predates the recent restoration of the organ. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

36	Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (?)
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, H.Scherchen´s orchestration.
Richard Travis
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt
Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)
Hessischer Rundfunk – unreleased		1968	? / TT:

37	Bach: The Art of Fugue, 4 Solo Organ Concertos [A-1]
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, with Final Fugue completed by L. Rogg. [93:39]
Lionel Rogg (Organ)
EMI Classics		May 1969	2-LP / TT: 2-CD / TT: 141:49
Recorded at Cathédrale St Pierre , Geneva, Switzerland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

38	J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge - The Art of the Fugue
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord); Bob Van Asperen (Harpsichord)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi		June 1969	CD / TT: 80:01
2^nd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by G. Leonhardt. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

39	J.S. Bach: die kunst der fuge bwv. 1080 [A-1]
From Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapuncto alla Quinta Fuga a 2 Clav. Rectus Fuga a 2 Clav. inversus
Frigyes Sándor
Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra
János Sebestyén (Hapsichord); Zsuzsa Pertis (Harpsichord)
Hungaroton		Jul 21-Aug 6, 1969	LP / TT:
Recorded in Pannonhalma, Hungary.

40	Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (?)
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
Herbert Hoffman (Organ)
Pelca-Iramac		Late 1960’s ?	LP / TT:

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron & Thomas Radleff (January 2004 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Guy Glenet (February 2008), Paul Hodges (May 2005), Teddy Kaufman (July 2007), Bradley Lehman (January 2004), Jana Slámová (June 2007)

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