℗ 2017 New Focus Recordings
Released June 2, 2017
Duration 1h 32m 39s
Record Label New Focus Recordings
Genre Classical
 

Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080

DUO Stephanie & Saar

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The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080  
1.1
Contrapunctus I (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
3:35
1.2
Contrapunctus II (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
2:30
1.3
Contrapunctus III (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
3:37
1.4
Contrapunctus IV (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
3:00
1.5
Contrapunctus V (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
3:34
1.6
Contrapunctus VI à 4 in stylo francese (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
4:02
1.7
Contrapunctus VII à 4 per augmentationem et diminutionem (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
5:12
1.8
Contrapunctus VIII à 3 (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
8:02
1.9
Contrapunctus IX à 4 alla duodecima (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
2:20
1.10
Contrapunctus X à 4 alla decima (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
5:38
1.11
Contrapunctus XI à 4 (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
6:46
2.1
Contrapunctus inversus XII à 4 in forma recta (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
3:48
2.2
Canon alla ottava
Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
3:47
2.3
Contrapunctus inversus XII à 4 in forma inversa (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
3:42
2.4
Canon alla decima in contrapunto alla terza
Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
6:24
2.5
Contrapunctus inversus XIII à 3 in forma recta (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
2:24
2.6
Canon alla duodecima in contrapunto alla quinta
Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
5:46
2.7
Contrapunctus inversus XIII à 3 in forma inversa (arr. for Piano Duo)
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
2:26
2.8
Fuga à 3 soggetti (Contrapunctus XIV) [arr. for Piano Duo]
Anonymous; Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
9:15
2.9
Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu
Johann Sebastian Bach; DUO Stephanie & Saar
6:51
Digital Booklet
DUO Stephanie & Saar presents The Art of Fugue, the first ever complete piano duo recording of J.S. Bach’s enigmatic final work. Dated 1748, scholars have understood The Art of Fugue as an academic endeavor by an aging master paying tribute to the fugue, which was by then falling out of fashion. Others consider the work as a sort of Da Vinci Code of numerology, puzzles and musical coding. The mystery of Contrapunctus 14, notable for both the inclusion of Bach’s name as a theme and for its unfinished state, adds to the work’s mythology and cult status.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – New Focus Recordings Studio Masters
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Peak
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RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-2.24
-5.81 to -0.45
-20.51
-23.96 to -16.21
-17.82
-21.20 to -13.50
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10 to 12
1.1
Contrapunctus I (arr. for Piano Duo)
-1.37-21.88-18.911
1.2
Contrapunctus II (arr. for Piano Duo)
-1.41-19.09-16.411
1.3
Contrapunctus III (arr. for Piano Duo)
-5.43-23.76-21.111
1.4
Contrapunctus IV (arr. for Piano Duo)
-1.98-18.76-16.011
1.5
Contrapunctus V (arr. for Piano Duo)
-1.79-21.54-18.912
1.6
Contrapunctus VI à 4 in stylo francese (arr. for Piano Duo)
-1.48-19.53-16.912
1.7
Contrapunctus VII à 4 per augmentationem et diminutionem (arr. for Piano Duo)
-3.85-23.12-20.412
1.8
Contrapunctus VIII à 3 (arr. for Piano Duo)
-1.20-19.11-16.511
1.9
Contrapunctus IX à 4 alla duodecima (arr. for Piano Duo)
-1.00-18.23-15.511
1.10
Contrapunctus X à 4 alla decima (arr. for Piano Duo)
-3.14-20.74-18.111
1.11
Contrapunctus XI à 4 (arr. for Piano Duo)
-1.04-18.89-16.211
2.1
Contrapunctus inversus XII à 4 in forma recta (arr. for Piano Duo)
-5.81-23.96-21.211
2.2
Canon alla ottava
-1.05-18.91-16.412
2.3
Contrapunctus inversus XII à 4 in forma inversa (arr. for Piano Duo)
-3.80-22.14-19.511
2.4
Canon alla decima in contrapunto alla terza
-3.02-23.30-20.512
2.5
Contrapunctus inversus XIII à 3 in forma recta (arr. for Piano Duo)
-0.96-16.95-14.310
2.6
Canon alla duodecima in contrapunto alla quinta
-2.74-21.41-18.911
2.7
Contrapunctus inversus XIII à 3 in forma inversa (arr. for Piano Duo)
-0.82-16.21-13.510
2.8
Fuga à 3 soggetti (Contrapunctus XIV) [arr. for Piano Duo]
-0.45-20.06-17.412
2.9
Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu
-2.45-22.57-19.812

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