Bach, J S: The Art of Fugue, BWV1080
Arranged for 16 Strings, 4 Winds, Harpsichord and Organ
Akademie f?r Alte Musik Berlin
Live Recording from The Radialsystem V Berlin, 2007.
When the Akademie f?r Alte Musik Berlin selected The Art of Fugue for a programme to mark its 25th anniversary, the decision was not based simply on the magnificent piece of music with which Johann Sebastian Bach crowned his life’s work. For Stephan Mai, the ensemble’s principal violinist, Bach’s composition represents a “heavenly democracy”, in which “all players can think and speak as they please, aloud or quietly to themselves, for they will not interfere with anyone else. Each player is required at all times. Even during the pauses.” The Akademie f?r Alte Musik plays its own arrangement of Bach’s work, sharing out the 18 counterpoints among a number of spatially distinct instrumental groupings. During the recording of the concert given on 28 November 2007 at the Radialsystem in Berlin, the ensemble granted director Uli Aum?ller complete freedom of movement and intimacy.
Sound Format: PCM STEREO
Picture Format: 16:9
Running Time: 82 mins |
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