Bach's The Art of Fugue was not a commissioned work; he wrote it to satisfy his own compositional demands, making it an expression of his free will.
Performer Biography
Marianne Muller, the violist, has a discography of about fifty titles as a soloist or in various ensembles, including Les Arts Florissants and Hespèrion XXI.
Performer Biography
Vincent Lhermet, the accordionist, is the first accordionist in France to hold a doctorate in performance.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in December 2019 at La Courroie, an old factory near Avignon transformed into a musical venue by violinist Alice Piérot.
Interpretation
The performers, Les inAttendus, chose to use equal temperament for this recording because the modern accordion is an equal-tempered instrument.
Interpretation
To maintain a round and resonant sound, the performers aimed for a Baroque pitch of A 415 Hz, transposing the accordion parts down a semitone.
Composition History
It is believed that Bach intended The Art of Fugue for keyboard, but the absence of instrumental indications in the manuscripts allows for many adaptations.
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