The Art of Fugue, BWV1080 (Bach)
from Bach & Simpson: The Art of Fugue (CDA67138)
1 Contrapunctus I [3'23]
2 Contrapunctus II [2'38]
3 Contrapunctus III [3'56]
4 Contrapunctus IV [3'21]
5 Contrapunctus V [4'45]
6 Contrapunctus VI 'in stylo Francese' [3'58]
7 Contrapunctus VII 'per augmentationem et diminutionem' [2'27]
8 Contrapunctus VIII [6'23]
9 Contrapunctus IX 'alla duodecima' [2'09]
10 Contrapunctus X 'alla decima' [5'09]
11 Contrapunctus XI [5'29]
12 Contrapunctus XII Rectus [2'59]
13 Contrapunctus XII Inversus [2'59]
14 Contrapunctus XIII Rectus [1'58]
15 Contrapunctus XIII Inversus [1'59]
16 Contrapunctus XIV (Tovey completion) [11'10]
17 Contrapunctus XIV (uncompleted) [8'36]
146 minutes 38 seconds 17 tracks
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