Harpsichord Recital: Tilney, Colin - Bach, J.S. / Couperin, L. / Frescobaldi, G.A. / Gabrieli, G. / Froberger, J.J.
4/1/2011, 13 Tracks, 1:06:33
Featuring
Colin Tilney
Johann Sebastian Bach
Louis Couperin
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Giovanni Gabrieli
Johann Jakob Froberger
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Composition History
J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue was left unfinished due to his illness, lacking a clear order of movements and an incomplete last fugue.
Instruments
The music in J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue is generally agreed to have been intended for keyboard, specifically the harpsichord.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in May 2008 at the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Performer Biography
Colin Tilney, the harpsichordist on this recording, is known for his many solo recordings on labels such as Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, and Hyperion.
Composer's Artistic Vision
J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue functions as a 'text-book' for counterpoint, with Bach expecting listeners to follow the musical argument.
Compositional Technique
The Art of Fugue by J.S. Bach is based on a single theme, which is ingeniously manipulated through inversions, halving, doubling, and combination with itself and even with Bach's own name.
Composer Biography
J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue was his last work, composed towards the end of his life when he was becoming blind.
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