The choice of a fugue's theme significantly influences the composer's options for developing the piece, including possible stretti, inversions, and augmentations.
Cultural Impact
The National Forum of Music in Wrocław, Poland, will be a state-of-the-art concert hall with 1800 seats, designed by APA Kuryłowicz & Associates with acoustics by Artec Consultants Inc.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "The Art of Fugue," directly references Johann Sebastian Bach's famous work, but the album interprets the concept more broadly.
Performer Biography
The NFM Wrocław Chamber Orchestra LEOPOLDINUM is named after the Aula Leopoldina at Wrocław University, a Baroque monument famous for its acoustics.
Performer Biography
Ernst Kovacic, the conductor, plays a violin made by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini in 1753.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Many composers balanced their preferred sound aesthetics with contrapuntal mastery by adding preludes or other complementary pieces to their fugues.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded at the Jan Kaczmarek Concert Hall of Radio Wrocław from September 27-29, 2010.
