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Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
Recordings - Part 6

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

Complete Recordings - 1991-2000

87

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge · The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, transcribed for orchestra by Erich Bergel

Erich Bergel

Philharmonisches Orchester Cluj-Napoca (Cluj Philharmonic Orchestra)

Budapest Music (BMC)

1991

2-CD / TT: 87:59

Ends with Bergel’s own completion of the last fugue.
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88

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)

Hyperion

Jan 1992

2-CD / TT: 91:18

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89

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue - Die Kunst der Fuge - L’art de la Fugue – Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Wolgang Rübsam (Organ) [1976 Flentrop, Duke University Chapel, Durham, NC]

Naxos

Apr 1992

2-CD / TT: 105:49

2nd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by W. Rübsam.
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90

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Marie-Claire Alain (Organ) [1975 Kern, Eglise Saint-Martin à Masevaux, Haut-Rhin]

Erato

Sep 1992

CD / TT:

2nd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by M.A. Alain.
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91

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Josef Popelka (Organ); w/ Zuzana Nemecková

Bonton

Oct 1992

2-CD / TT: 110:05

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92

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Karol Golebiowski (Organ)

Selene

1992

CD / TT: 74:27

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93

J.S. Bach: L’Orgue Silbermann Kern de L’Eglise Saint-Thomas de Strasbourg

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Louis Thiry (Organ) [1741 Silbermann, St. Thomas Church, Strasbourg, Alsace]

Vox Humana / Studio

Jan 1993

CD / TT: 72:41

94

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Anton Batagov (Piano)

SoLyd Records

Jan-Feb 1993

2-CD / TT: 147:44

The longest Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 ever recorded

95

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Håkan Wikman (Organ) [1658 J.G. van Hagerbeer/1791 H.H. Hess, Nieuwe Kerk, Haarlem, The Netherlands]

Finlandia

Sep 1993

CD / TT: 101:00

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96

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge - L’Art de la Fugue - The Art of the Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Kölner Violen-Consort (Gamba Quartet)

Prezioso

Sep 1993

CD / TT: 69:02

 

97

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge - The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Jean-Claude Malgoire

La Chambre du Roy / La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy

K617

Oct 1993

2-CD / TT: 88:00

 

98

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge - L’Art de la Fugue - The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Ton Koopman (Harpsichord); Tini Mathot (Harpsichord)

Erato

Nov 1993

CD / TT: 75:22

Discussions: Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 - played by Ton Koopman
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99

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Alessio Corti (Organ) [Tamburini-Orgel (1986, 3 Man.) in Santa Maria Segreta in Mailand]

Antes

1993

2-CD / TT: 117:43

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100

J.S. Bach: L’Art de la Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Thierry Mechler (Organ) [1993 Muhleisen/St. Nicholas Church, Walbeck, Germany]

Solstice

Sep 1993

CD / TT:

1st recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by T. Mechler

101

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue)

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Millette Alexander & Frank Daykin (Piano Duo)

Connoisseur Society

Mar 1994

2-CD / TT: 88:70

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102

Andreï Vieru · Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Andreï Vieru (Piano)

INA Memoire Vive

Mar 1994

2-CD / TT: 86:21

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103

J.S. Bach: Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Modern String Quartet (String Quartet)

Mood / Zweitausendeins

Sep 1994

2-CD / TT: 80:35

 

104

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Eva Feldbaek (Organ) [Vestkirke, Ballerup, Bruhn organ]

Helikon

1994

2-CD / TT:

Last fugue completed by Bentzon & Jan Maegaard

105

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Ville Urponen (Organ) [1990 Kangasala, Naantali Church, Naantali(?), Finland]

MILS

1994

2-CD / TT: 91:24

 

106

Bach: Art of the Fugue / Musical Offering

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Bernard Lagacé (Organ) [1961 Beckerath, Immaculate Conception Church, Montreal, Canada]

Analekta Fleurs de Lys

Apr 1995

2-CD / TT: ~ 87:00

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107

Counterpoint

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Joanna MacGregor (Piano)

Collins

Nov-Dec 1995

2-CD / TT: 82:30

Review: MacGregor Tackles Bach

108

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Hans Fagius (Organ) [Organ of the Garnisons Kirke, Copenhagen]

BIS

1995

CD / TT: 79:50

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109

Bach: Die Kunst der Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Heinrich Walther (Organ)

Organum

1995

2-CD / TT:

 

110

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Jens E. Christensen (Organ)

Kontrapunkt

Jan 1996

2-CD / TT: 97:49

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111

Bach: Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Vladimir Feltsman (Piano)

MusicMasters

Mar 1996

2-CD / TT:

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112

Aldwell Plays Bach

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Edward Aldwell (piano)

Biddulph

Nov 1996

CD /. TT: 44:44

Review: Aldwell’s Bach
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113

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged by William Malloch

Keller Quartett (String Quartet)

András Keller (Violin); János Pilz (Violin); Zoltán Gál (Viola); Ottó Kertész (Cello)

ECM

May 1997

CD / TT: 71:49

1st recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by Keller Quartet.
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114

J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue / Mozart-Bach: Fugues

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for viol consort

Phantasm (Viol Quartet)

Laurence Dreyfus (Treble Viol); Wendy Gillespie (Treble Viol); Jonathan Manson (Tenor Viol); Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Bass Viol)

Simax

Aug 1997

CD / TT: 50:32

Review: Bach from Phantasm
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115

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Thierry Mechler (Piano)

Organum Classics

Sep 1997

CD / TT: 80:30

2nd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by T. Mechler

116

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

New Danish Saxophone Quartet

Jorgen Bove (Soprano Sax); Hougaard (Alto Sax); Torben Enghoff (Tenor Sax); Christian Per Egholm (Baritone Sax)

Kontrapunkt

1997

CD / TT: 74:12

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117

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (?)

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Ewald Kooiman (Organ) [Schnitger organ, Alkmaar]

Coronata

1997

2-CD / TT:

 

118

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Jouni Somero (Piano)

Jubal (Finland)

1997

2-CD / TT:

 

119

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, organ version

Lynn Zeigler (Organ) [Brombaugh organ, op. 29, in the ISU Recital Hall, State University of Iowa, Ames, Iowa, USA]

Calcante Recordings

1997

2-CD / TT: 84:45

 

120

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Henk van Zonneveld (Clavi-Organum) [1985 Hugo van Emmerik Clavi-Organum - a rare hermaphrodites which are both organ and harpsichord in one insrument]

WISP

1997

CD / TT: 72:04

A performance of the early version of Art of Fugue BWV 1080, with the addition of the 'last fugue' (evidently from Bach's later revision)

121

Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged by Günter Jena

Günter Jena (Director & Organ)

St. Michaelis-Orchester

Verlag am Eschbach

Jan 1998 live

CD / TT: 87:28

Comes with the book ‘Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen’ by Günter Jena

122

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue - Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

Daniel Brüggen, Bertho Driever, Paul Leenhouts, Karel van Steenhoven (Recorders)

Channnel Classics

Apr, Jun 1998

CD / TT: 73:05

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123

Edition Bachakademie Vol. 134 - Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Robert Hill (Harpsichord); assisted by Michael Behringer on a few tracks

Hänssler

June 1998

2-CD / TT: 85:55

2nd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by R. Hill.
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124

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

 

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged by Rinaldo Alessandrini

Rinaldo Alessandrini

Concerto Italiano

Opus 111

June 1998

CD / TT: 74:18

Recorded in Frascati, Italy.
Review: Rinaldo Alessandrini’s Art of Fugue
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125

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge – L’Art de la fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Kei Koito (Organ); assisted by Kenneth Weiss [1748 Dom Bedos, Holy Cross Church, Bordeaux, France]

Temperaments

Nov 1998

2-CD / TT: 91:55

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126

Bach: The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

Four Winds

1998

CD / TT: 67:25

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127

J.S. Bach: Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Leipziger Blechbl-Ser Solisten

ITM Classi

1998 ?

CD / TT:

 

128

J.S. Bach: Art of the Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Paul Jordan (Organ) [1986 Brombaugh & Associates, Collegedale Church, Southern Adventist University, Tennessee]

Brioso

May 1999

2-CD / TT: 2:03:08

With completion of Contrapunctus 14 (listed as Contrapunctus XVIII) by Erich Bergel and Paul Jordan.

129

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Gerd Zacher (Organ) [1714 König/1998 Fasen, St. Leodegar Parish, Niederehe, Germany]

Aeolus

May 1999

CD / TT: 68:30

Omits the four canons and Contrapuncti 12 and 13

130

Bach: L’Arte Della Fuga

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for orchestra, soloists & soprano by Cinzia Barbagelata

Cinzia Barbagelata

Ensemble Aglaia

Amadeus

July-Aug 1999

CD / TT: 78:47

131

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for oboe, accordion & bassoon

Trio 335

Amy Goeser (Oboe); Heike Storm (Accordion); Steve Vacchi (Bassoon)

Equilibrium

Aug 1999

CD / TT: 64:28

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132

J.S. Bach: Orgue - jeunesse et maturité: l'Art de la Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Pascal Rouet & & Jean-Christophe Leclere (Organ)

Gallo

Sep 1999

2-CD / TT: 79:11

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133

Bach: Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Jaroslav Tuma (Organ); Some movements performed in duet, with Giedre Luksaite-Mrazkova [1999 Slajch, Sacred Heart Church, Ceske Budejovice]

Supraphon

Oct 1999

2-CD / TT: 104:36

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134

Bach Edition: Kunst der Fuge - Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Menno van Delft (Harpsichord); assisted by Siebe Henstra on a few tracks

Brilliant Classics

Nov 1999

2-CD / TT: 99:01

Review: Manno van Delft Art of Fugue

135

J.S. Bach Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Heribert Metzger (Organ)

Mako Salzburg

Nov 1999

2-CD / TT: 90:06

 

136

Bach - Robert Simpson: The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged by Robert Simpson

Delmé Quartet (String Quartet)

Galina Solodchin (Violin); John Trusler (Violin); John Underwood (Viola); Jonathan Williams (Cello)

Hyperion

Nov 1999

CD / TT: 74:18

Contains a completion attempt of the concluding fugue by Donald Francis Tovey.
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137

The Art of the Fugue – J.S. Bach for the Guitar - In my Dreams - Vol. 2

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Kenneth Jonsson (arranger of synthesizer for the guitar)

Maxrow Studios

1999

CD / TT: 42:32

1st recording of Die Kunst der Fuge by K. Jonsson

138

J.S. Bach: Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Ludwig Kaiser (Organ)

MDG

1999

CD / TT: 68:27

 

139

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Risto Lauriala (Piano)

Alba

1999

CD / TT: 79:02

 

140

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge · The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Calefax Reed Quintet

MDG

Jan 2000

CD / TT: 76:41

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141

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for 4 quartets
arranged by Heribert Breuer

Heribert Breuer (Director & Organ)

Berliner Bach Akademie

Arte Nova

Jan 2000

CD / TT: 70:40

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142

L’Art de la Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

André Isoir (Organ); Some movements performed in duet, with Pierre Farago [1982 Grenzing, Saint-Cyprien-en-Périgord, France]

Calliope

Jan 2000

CD / TT: 78:31

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143

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Pieter Dirksen (Hapsichord)

Loft Recordings

Aug 2000

CD / TT: 75:32

1st recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by P. Dirksen. Live at Göteborg Art Festival

144

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue - Die Kunst der Fugue [O-4]

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Davitt Moroney (Harpsichord)

ABRSM

Sep-Oct 2000

2-CD / TT: 90:20

2nd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by D. Moroney. This recording is only available with Richard Jones´ edition of the score at ABRSM Bublishing House

145

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge / The Art of Fugue - Autograph Version

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Ulrich Böhme (Organ); assisted by Martina Böhme [1766 Riepp, Ottobeuren Abbey]

Motette Ursina

Oct 2000

CD / TT: 72:27

Recording of Bach's early version of Art of Fugue BWV 1080, with a cadenza for Contrapunctus 6 by U. Bohme

146

Bach: The Art of Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, completed by Bernard Labadie

Bernard Labadie

Les Violons du Roi

Dorian

Nov 2000

CD / TT: 76:42

Contains completion of the last fugue "d´après Davitt Moroney”.
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147

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue - Die Kunst der Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged by Thomas Schön

Wiener Saxophon-Quartett

Appol Edition

Dec 2000 live

CD / TT: 65:33

1st recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by Wiener Saxophon-Quartett

148

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fugue

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Mehmet Okonşar (Organ & Harpsichord)

LMO Records

2000

CD / TT: 71:02

 

149

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fugue | Kurtag: Cello Suites 1 & 5

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Keller Quartett (String Quartet)

András Keller (Violin); János Pilz (Violin); Zoltán Gál (Viola); Ottó Kertész (Cello)

EuroArts

2000

DVD / TT: 71:00

2nd recording of Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 by Keller Quartet. Recorded at Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron & Thomas Radleff (January 2004 - April 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Charles Francis

Die Kunst der Fugue BWV 1080: Details
Recordings:
Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001
Discussions:
General Discussions - Part 1 | MD: The Art of Fugue
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
AOF - Koopman
Reviews:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | AOF - Aldwell | AOF - Alessandrini | AOF - Delft | AOF - MacGregor | AOF - Phantasm | AOF - Scherchen | AOF - Taussig
Articles:
The Art of Fugue: Expanding the Limits! [E. Demeyere]

Non-Vocal Works: Recordings, Reviews & Discussions | Order of Discussion
Recording Reviews of Non-Vocal Works: Organ | Keyboard | Solo Instrumental | Chamber | Orchestral, MO, AOF
Performers of Non-Vocal Works: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
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