Bach: The Art of Fugue

Copy at Case Memorial Library
Performer: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano.
Contents: Contrapunctus I — Contrapunctus II — Contrapunctus III — Contrapunctus IV — Contrapunctus V — Contrapunctus VI, a 4 in style Francese — Contrapunctus VII, a 4 per augmentationem et diminutionem — Contrapunctus VIII, a 3 — Contrapunctus IX, a 4 alla duodecima — Contrapunctus X, a 4 alla decima — Contrapunctus XI, a 4 — Contrapunctus XII.1, a 4 — Contrapunctus inversus XII.2, a 4 — Contrapunctus inversus XIII.1, a 3 — Contrapunctus inversus XIII.2, a 3 — Canon alla ottava — Canon alla decima in contrapuncto alla terza — Canon alla duodecima in contrapuncto alla quinta — Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu — Contrapunctus XIV (Fuga a 3 soggetti).
Mr. Aimard states in the accompanying booklet: "I'd always been determined to explore Bach's music more intensively at some point in my life, and the Art of Fugue … has haunted me for a long time. … Bach's music is of such richness that it requires you to take your time" (p. 3).