The Art of the Fugue, Contrapunctus 14
This was Bach's last fugue. He died before he finished writing it. It's a great fugue, and it is always very weird to get to that last note...
The Art of the Fugue is an amazing work overall-- it is a whole series of fugues in D minor based on a very similar theme, but in different styles.
If you are looking for a recording of "The Art of the Fugue", I highly recommend the version by the Emerson String Quartet. They do a great job of bringing out the voices and you can hear things that aren't so apparent if the music is played on a keyboard. The music is very stark for the most part-- kind of somber, very moody and thoughtful.
The Art of the Fugue is an amazing work overall-- it is a whole series of fugues in D minor based on a very similar theme, but in different styles.
If you are looking for a recording of "The Art of the Fugue", I highly recommend the version by the Emerson String Quartet. They do a great job of bringing out the voices and you can hear things that aren't so apparent if the music is played on a keyboard. The music is very stark for the most part-- kind of somber, very moody and thoughtful.
posted by spooked at 12:27 PM
1 Comments:
the song OHIO by crosby stills nash & young was also in the key of D minor.
too bad that bach did not live long enough to bust a move with csn&y!
ha.
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