Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge Aapo Häkkinen

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080:
• 1 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I 04:07
• 2 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus III 03:49
• 3 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus II 03:05
• 4 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IV 05:37
• 5 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus V 03:41
• 6 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus IX (alla Duodecima) 03:43
• 7 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus X (alla Decima) 06:17
• 8 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VI (per Diminutionem in Stylo Francese) 04:11
• 9 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VII (per Augmentationem et Diminutionem) 04:31
• 10 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus VIII 06:09
• 11 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XI 08:42
• 12 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus XII 03:54
• 13 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus XIII 04:48
• 14 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Canon (alla Ottava) 04:35
• 15 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Canon (alla Decima) 05:04
• 16 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Canon (alla Duodecima) 04:01
• 17 Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Canon (per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu) 04:26
• Total Runtime 01:20:40

Info for Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

The Art of Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080) is a masterpiece created by Johann Sebastian Bach at the end of his life. Surrounded by legends, this is a brilliant summary of the abundant possibilities of polyphonic technique.

“[Bach] speaks to us in his work in such clear terms that we may quite well call these fugues poems. (…) These have warmth, quiet joy, love. And running through all the poems, dressed in different guises, is the main theme, creating order, binding the work as a whole together: it is a safe bond in all its diversity. Over all lies the proximity of death.” (Enzio Forsblom). In this new recording, Bach’s final magnum opus is played by Aapo Häkkinen on a harpsichord built in 1614 by Andreas Ruckers the Elder (1579–?1652) and which belonged to the composer John Blow (1649–1708), organist of Westminster Abbey and former teacher of Henry Purcell. A tradition exists that G.F. Handel had also played this harpsichord.

Aapo Häkkinen has appeared as a soloist and conductor in most European countries, in Turkey, Israel, Georgia, Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, the USA, Brazil, and Mexico. He has recorded for the labels Aeolus, Alba, Avie, Cantus, Deux-Elles, Naxos, and Ondine. A frequent guest on both radio and television, he hosts his own program on Classic FM in Finland. Besides the harpsichord, Aapo Häkkinen regularly performs on the organ, on the clavichord, and on the fortepiano. He teaches at the Sibelius Academy and at international masterclasses. He has been the Artistic Director of the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra since 2003.

Aapo Häkkinen, Cembalo
Anna Gebert, Violine
Les Voix humaines

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