The Art of Fugue discography

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This is a list of commercial recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's The Art of Fugue .

ArtistDateRecordingInstrument and remarks
Roth Quartet 1934–1935Divine Art 136/45string quartet (includes conjectural end played by Donald Tovey on keyboard)
Richard Buhlig and Wesley Kuhnle 1934-1938Pearl 0150piano
Collegium Musicum conducted by Hermann Diener 1935Electrola EH 1007-16orchestra
Edward Power Biggs 1940RCA Victor Red Seal DM 833organ
Reichs-Bruckner-Orchester (Linz) conducted by Herbert von Karajan 1944MeloClassic MC-5005orchestra, abridged version
Radio-Orchester Beromünster 1949History 204583-308orchestra
Fritz Heitmann 1950Telefunken AJ6.41905organ
Gustav Leonhardt 1953Vanguard Classics OVC 2011/12harpsichord
Isolde Ahlgrimm 1953Philips A 00242-3 Lharpsichord
Joseph & Grete Dichler 1954Westminster XWN 22162 pianos
Pro Arte Kammerorchester München conducted by Kurt Redel 1955Telefunken LT 6535-6 ACorchestra
Helmut Walcha 1956Archiv Produktion 463 712-2organ
Ars Rediviva conducted by Milan Munclinger 1959-1966Supraphon SV 8368-69orchestra
Collegium Aureum 1962Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 0287 670047-2chamber ensemble
Glenn Gould 1962-1967Sony Classical SMK 52 595organ (1962 : Contrapunctus 1-9) and piano (1967 : Contrapunctus 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 13 & 14)
Fine Arts String Quartet and New York Woodwind Quintet 1962Saga XID5302/3string quartet and woodwind quintet
Konrad Philipp Schuba 1962Christophorus SFKLP 78073organ
Ensemble Wolfgang von Karajan 1963André Charlin AMS 44/45organ (on three chamber organs)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks conducted by Karl Ristenpart 1963Erato STU 70188-70189orchestra with Huguette Dreyfus, harpsichord
Members of Philomusica of London conducted by Ban [ disambiguation needed ]1964Decca Eloquence 482 5187orchestra
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted by Karl Münchinger 1965Decca 467 267-2orchestra
Orchestre de la RTSI conducted by Hermann Scherchen 1965Accord 200412orchestra with Luciano Sgrizzi, harpsichord
Vienna Symphony Orchestra and members of the Vienna Radio Orchestra conducted by Hermann Scherchen 1965MCA Records MCAD2-80352orchestra with Herbert Tachezi, harpsichord
CBC Toronto Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hermann Scherchen 1965Tahraorchestra with Kenneth Gilbert, harpsichord
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks conducted by Karl Ristenpart 1966Nonesuch HB-73013orchestra (adapted for orchestra by Marcel Bitsch and Claude Pascal)
Charles Rosen 1967Sony Classical SB2K-62331piano
Tatiana Nikolayeva 1967Melodiya MELCD-1002006piano
Isolde Ahlgrimm 1967Tudor 7030harpsichord
Johannes-Ernst Köhler 1967Berlin Classics 0091762BC or 0149282BC (2008 reedition)organ
Gisbert Schneider 1967-1968Baedeker Record TST 77 946/47organ
Lionel Rogg 1969EMI His Master's Voice SLS 782organ
Gustav Leonhardt 1969Deutsche Harmonia Mundi GD77013harpsichord
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner 1974orchestra with Christopher Hogwood, harpsichord
Yuji Takahashi 1975Columbiaelectronic version (incomplete)
Wolfgang Rübsam 1976Philips Classics 438 170-2organ
Herbert Tachezi 1977TELDEC 243 541-2organ
Musica Rediviva conducted by Ludovic Bàcs 1979Electrecord STM-ECE 01306/01307orchestra
Ars Rediviva conducted by Milan Munclinger 1979Supraphon 1411 2971-2orchestra
Grigory Sokolov 1982Melodiya RCID26063363piano
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum conducted by Max Pommer 1983Capriccio 10 026/1-2orchestra
Zoltán Kocsis 1984Philips Classics 412 729-2piano
Musica Antiqua Köln (director Reinhard Goebel)1984Deutsche Grammophon 463027-2string quartet/harpsichord and various such instrumental combinations
Davitt Moroney 1985Harmonia Mundi HMG50116970harpsichord
Quartetto Italiano 1985Nuova Era 7342string quartet
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra conducted by János Rolla)1985Hungaroton 12810/11-2orchestra with Miklós Spányi, harpsichord
Jordi Savall with Hesperion XX 1986Astrée E-2001/E-2002orchestra
Juilliard String Quartet 1987Sony Classical S2K 45 937string quartet [1]
The Canadian Brass 1987CBS Masterworks MK 44501brass quintet
Felix Gottlieb 1987Melodiya 10 10 01645harpsichord
David Lively 1988BNL Productions 112729piano
Yuji Takahashi 1988Lontec Musicpiano (earlier version of the autograph score)
Kenneth Gilbert 1989Archiv Produktionharpsichord (earlier version of the autograph score)
Evgeni Koroliov 1990Tacet 13piano
Barbara Harbach 1990Gasparo (1990) or MSR Classics MS-1442 (2014 reedition)organ
Berliner Saxophon Quartett 1990CPO 999 058-2saxophone quartet
Cluj Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Erich Bergel 1991Budapest Music Center 011orchestra
Tatiana Nikolayeva 1992Hyperion CDA-66631/2piano
Josef Popelka and Zuzana Němečková 1992Bonton 71 0107-2organ
Wolfgang Rübsam 1992Naxos 8.550703/04organ
Marie-Claire Alain 1993Erato 4509-91946-2organ
Louis Thiry 1993Studio SM 12 22.15organ (Silbermann organ of Saint Thomas Church, Strasbourg)
Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot 1994Erato 0630-16173-2harpsichords
Andrei Vieru 1994INA IMV025piano
Vladimir Feltsman 1996Nimbus NI 2549/50piano
Keller Quartet 1997ECM 1652string quartet
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet 1998Channel Classics CCS12698recorder quartet
Phantasm (director: Laurence Dreyfus)1998Simax PSC 1135viola da gamba four-part consort. Excerpts : movements 1 to 11 and 19
Robert Hill 1998Hänssler Classic 92.134harpsichord
Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano 1998Naïve OP30191orchestra
André Isoir 1999La Dolce Volta LDV200 or LDV515 (reedition)organ. Some movements performed as a duet with Pierre Farago, on the Grenzing organ of Saint-Cyprien in Périgord, France
Menno Van Delft 1999Brilliant Classics 99372-8harpsichord
Hans Fagius 2000BIS 1034organ (on the Carsten Lund organ of the Garnisons Church, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Delmé Quartet 2000Hyperion 67138string quartet (arranged by composer Robert Simpson, including versions of Contrapuntus XIV unfinished and completed following Tovey's version)
Kevin Bowyer 2001Nimbus Records NI 5738/40organ (on the Marcussen organ of Saint Hans Church, Odense, Denmark)
Peter Elyakim Taussig 2001Pilgrim Recordspiano
József Eötvös 2002Self-published EJ-06WZtwo eight-string guitars
Fretwork 2002Harmonia Mundi HMU907296consort of Viols
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted by Karl Münchinger 2002Decca E4672672orchestra
Emerson Quartet 2003Deutsche Grammophon 4744952string quartet
Pieter Dirksen 2003Etcetera KTC1348harpsichord
New Century Saxophone Quartet 2004Channel Classics CCS SA 20204saxophone quartet
Aurelia Saxophone Quartet 2005Challenge Classics CC72148saxophone quartet
The Version of Jacques Chailley instrumentation of Pascal Vigneron 2005wind quartet, brass quartet and organ
Sébastian Guillot 2006Naxos 8.557796harpsichord
Walter Riemer 2006ORFfortepiano (using a fortepiano of Mozart type) [2]
Bradley Brookshire 2007Bach Harpsichord BHI1080harpsichord (includes an additional CD-ROM with score to follow along as MP3s play)
Gösta Funck 2007Classic Concert Record CCR-42408harpsichord (Christian Zell, 1728)
Laibachkunstderfuge, by Neue Slowenische Kunst industrial band Laibach 2008electronic version
An electronic version by Jeffrey C Hall 2007?
Pierre-Laurent Aimard 2008Deutsche Grammophon 4794381piano
Sergio Vartolo 2008Naxos 8.570577-78harpsichord
Gavin Black & George Hazelrigg 2009Outer Marker Records OM07100Hharpsichords (on two harpsichords with voices shared equally throughout)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin 2011Harmonia Mundi HMC902064orchestra
Angela Hewitt 2014Hyperion CDA67980piano
Martha Cook 2015Passacaille PAS1014harpsichord
Schaghajegh Nosrati 2015Genuin GEN15374piano
Marco Angius with Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto 2015Stradivarius STR37008orchestra (adapted for orchestra by Hermann Scherchen)
Roberto Giordano 2015La Bottega Discantica BDI287piano
Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque 2015Channel CCSSA38316string quartet/harpsichord and various such instrumental combinations
Jörg Abbing 2016IFO ORG7260organ
Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia 2016New Focus FCR181piano duo
FM_Kantor2016Die Verkehrung der Fuge Yamaha DX7, Yamaha TX7 synthesizers [3]
L'Arte della Fuga 2016Oehms OC1854violin, viola, cello, bassoon, and contrabass
Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka, including her own completion to the final fugue 2017piano [4]
Accademia Bizantina (director Ottavio Dantone)2017Decca 4832329string quartet/harpsichord and various such instrumental combinations
Quintaessentia 2017ARS Produktion ARS38230recorder quartet
Wolfgang Rubsam 2017Counterpoint Records CR23351/52 Lautenwerk (lute-harpsichord)
Bálint Karosi 2017Hungaroton HCD32784-85organ, harpsichord and clavichord
Bob van Asperen 2018Aeolus AE10154harpsichord
Vincent Grappy 2018Hortus 246748organ
Berlin Saxophone Quartet 2018CPO 555162-1saxophone quartet
Matthias Maierhofer 2019Ambiente 2037organ
Pieter-Jan Belder 2019Brilliant Classics 96035harpsichord/clavichord
Samuel Kummer 2020Aeolus AE11291organ
Les inAttendus 2021Harmonia Mundi HMM905313chamber ensemble
Margaret Phillips (musician) 2021Regent REGCD558organ
Salzburg Chamber Soloists 2021Gramola 98009string orchestra
Aston Magna (ensemble) 2021Centaur CRC3851chamber ensemble
Geoffrey Douglas Madge 2021Zefir ZEF9683piano
Eloise Bella Kohn 2021Hänssler HC21049piano
Filippo Gorini 2021Alpha 755piano
Kenneth Weiss 2022Paraty PTY12211115harpsichord
Maurizio Ricci 2023Casa Musicale Eco 860272organ
New Collegium 2023Ramée RAM2208chamber ensemble
Noël Akchoté 2023NoA OWSG-000guitar
Cuarteto Casals 2023Harmonia Mundi HMM902717string quartet
Les Récréations 2023Ricercar RIC453chamber ensemble
Christophe Rousset 2023Aparté AP313harpsichord
Andrzej Ślązak 2023DUX 2053-54piano
Aapo Häkkinen 2024Ondine ODE1437-2harpsichord
Masaaki Suzuki 2024BIS 2531harpsichord
Quartetto di Cremona 2024Orchid Classics ORC100342string quartet

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References

  1. ↑ "J.S.Bach – Juilliard String Quartet – die Kunst der Fuge" (CD). 1992 – via Discogs.
  2. ↑ "J. S. Bach: The Art of the Fugue – Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080". www.niederfellabrunn.at.
  3. ↑ "FM_Kantor on Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[ user-generated source ]
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