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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. At present this list is not comprehensive; over 450 complete or partial recordings are commercially available Other lists are available via Discogs. A publicly available database of available recordings can also be found on the following googlesheet: link

ArtistDateRecordingInstrument and remarks
Roth Quartet1934–1935Divine Art 136/45string quartet (includes conjectural end played by Donald Tovey on keyboard)
Richard Buhlig and Wesley Kuhnle1934-1938Pearl 0150piano
Collegium Musicum conducted by Hermann Diener1935Electrola EH 1007-16orchestra
Edward Power Biggs1940RCA Victor Red Seal DM 833organ
conducted by Herbert von Karajan1944MeloClassic MC-5005orchestra, abridged version
Radio-Orchester Beromünster1949History 204583-308orchestra
Fritz Heitmann1950Telefunken AJ6.41905organ
Gustav Leonhardt1953Vanguard Classics OVC 2011/12harpsichord
Isolde Ahlgrimm1953Philips A 00242-3 Lharpsichord
Joseph & Grete Dichler1954Westminster XWN 22162 pianos
Pro Arte Kammerorchester München conducted by Kurt Redel1955Telefunken LT 6535-6 ACorchestra
Helmut Walcha1956Archiv Produktion 463 712-2organ
Ars Rediviva conducted by Milan Munclinger1959-1966Supraphon SV 8368-69orchestra
Collegium Aureum1962Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 0287 670047-2chamber ensemble
Glenn Gould1962, 1967 & 1981Sony Classical SMK 52 595organ (1962: Contrapunctus 1–9) and piano (1967: Contrapunctus 9, 11 & 13 [rectus]; 1981: Contrapunctus 1, 2, 4 & 14)
Fine Arts String Quartet and New York Woodwind Quintet1962Saga XID5302/3string quartet and woodwind quintet
1962Christophorus SFKLP 78073organ
Ensemble Wolfgang von Karajan1963André Charlin AMS 44/45organ (on three chamber organs)
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks conducted by Karl Ristenpart1963Erato STU 70188-70189orchestra with Huguette Dreyfus, harpsichord
Members of Philomusica of London conducted by George Malcolm1964Decca Eloquence 482 5187orchestra
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted by Karl Münchinger1965Decca 467 267-2orchestra
Orchestre de la RTSI conducted by Hermann Scherchen1965Accord 200412orchestra with Luciano Sgrizzi, harpsichord
Vienna Symphony Orchestra and members of the Vienna Radio Orchestra conducted by Hermann Scherchen1965MCA Records MCAD2-80352orchestra with {{interlanguage linkHerbert Tachezide
CBC Toronto Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hermann Scherchen1965Tahraorchestra with Kenneth Gilbert, harpsichord
Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks conducted by Karl Ristenpart1966Nonesuch HB-73013orchestra (adapted for orchestra by Marcel Bitsch and Claude Pascal)
Charles Rosen1967Sony Classical SB2K-62331piano
Tatiana Nikolayeva1967Melodiya MELCD-1002006piano
Isolde Ahlgrimm1967Tudor 7030harpsichord
Johannes-Ernst Köhler1967Berlin Classics 0091762BC or 0149282BC (2008 reedition)organ
Gisbert Schneider1967-1968Baedeker Record TST 77 946/47organ
Lionel Rogg1969EMI His Master's Voice SLS 782organ
Gustav Leonhardt1969Deutsche Harmonia Mundi GD77013harpsichord
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner1974orchestra with Christopher Hogwood, harpsichord
Yuji Takahashi1975Columbiaelectronic version (incomplete)
Wolfgang Rübsam1976Philips Classics 438 170-2organ
{{interlanguage linkHerbert Tachezidefrjaヘルベルト・タヘツィnl}}1977
conducted by1979Electrecord STM-ECE 01306/01307orchestra
Ars Rediviva conducted by Milan Munclinger1979Supraphon 1411 2971-2orchestra
Grigory Sokolov1982Melodiya RCID26063363piano
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum conducted by Max Pommer1983Capriccio 10 026/1-2orchestra
Zoltán Kocsis1984Philips Classics 412 729-2piano
Musica Antiqua Köln (director Reinhard Goebel)1984Deutsche Grammophon 463027-2string quartet/harpsichord and various such instrumental combinations
Davitt Moroney1985Harmonia Mundi HMG50116970harpsichord
Quartetto Italiano1985Nuova Era 7342string quartet
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra conducted by {{interlanguage linkJános RollaeoeshuRolla Jánosjaヤーノシュ・ローラ}})1985
Jordi Savall with Hesperion XX1986Astrée E-2001/E-2002orchestra
Juilliard String Quartet1987Sony Classical S2K 45 937string quartet
The Canadian Brass1987CBS Masterworks MK 44501brass quintet
Felix Gottlieb1987Melodiya 10 10 01645harpsichord
David Lively1988BNL Productions 112729piano
Yuji Takahashi1988Lontec Musicpiano (earlier version of the autograph score)
Kenneth Gilbert1989Archiv Produktionharpsichord (earlier version of the autograph score)
Evgeni Koroliov1990Tacet 13piano
Barbara Harbach1990Gasparo (1990) or MSR Classics MS-1442 (2014 reedition)organ
1990CPO 999 058-2saxophone quartet
Cluj Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Erich Bergel1991Budapest Music Center 011orchestra
Tatiana Nikolayeva1992Hyperion CDA-66631/2piano
and Zuzana Němečková1992Bonton 71 0107-2organ
Wolfgang Rübsam1992Naxos 8.550703/04organ
Marie-Claire Alain1993Erato 4509-91946-2organ
Louis Thiry1993Studio SM 12 22.15organ (Silbermann organ of Saint Thomas Church, Strasbourg)
Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot1994Erato 0630-16173-2harpsichords
{{interlanguage linkAndrei Vierucafrro}}1994
Vladimir Feltsman1996Nimbus NI 2549/50piano
1997ECM 1652string quartet
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet1998Channel Classics CCS12698recorder quartet
Phantasm (director: Laurence Dreyfus)1998Simax PSC 1135viola da gamba four-part consort. Excerpts : movements 1 to 11 and 19
Robert Hill1998Hänssler Classic 92.134harpsichord
Rinaldo Alessandrini and Concerto Italiano1998Naïve OP30191orchestra
André Isoir1999La 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
{{interlanguage linkMenno van DelftdenlplruВан Делфт, Менно}}
Hans Fagius2000BIS 1034organ (on the Carsten Lund organ of the Garnisons Church, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Delmé Quartet2000Hyperion 67138string quartet (arranged by composer Robert Simpson, including versions of Contrapuntus XIV unfinished and completed following Tovey's version)
Kevin Bowyer2001Nimbus Records NI 5738/40organ (on the Marcussen organ of Saint Hans Church, Odense, Denmark)
Peter Elyakim Taussig2001Pilgrim Recordspiano
József Eötvös2002Self-published EJ-06WZtwo eight-string guitars
Fretwork2002Harmonia Mundi HMU907296consort of Viols
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra conducted by Karl Münchinger2002Decca E4672672orchestra
Emerson Quartet2003Deutsche Grammophon 4744952string quartet
{{interlanguage linkPieter Dirksendenl}}2003Etcetera KTC1348
New Century Saxophone Quartet2004Channel Classics CCS SA 20204saxophone quartet
2005Challenge Classics CC72148saxophone quartet
The Version of Jacques Chailley instrumentation of Pascal Vigneron2005wind quartet, brass quartet and organ
Sébastian Guillot2006Naxos 8.557796harpsichord
2006ORFfortepiano (using a fortepiano of Mozart type)
Bradley Brookshire2007Bach Harpsichord BHI1080harpsichord (includes an additional CD-ROM with score to follow along as MP3s play)
Gösta Funck2007Classic Concert Record CCR-42408harpsichord (Christian Zell, 1728)
Laibachkunstderfuge, by Neue Slowenische Kunst industrial band Laibach2008electronic version
An electronic version by Jeffrey C Hall2007?
Pierre-Laurent Aimard2008Deutsche Grammophon 4794381piano
Sergio Vartolo2008Naxos 8.570577-78harpsichord
Gavin Black & George Hazelrigg2009Outer Marker Records OM07100Hharpsichords (on two harpsichords with voices shared equally throughout)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin2011Harmonia Mundi HMC902064orchestra
Angela Hewitt2014Hyperion CDA67980piano
Martha Cook2015Passacaille PAS1014harpsichord
{{interlanguage linkSchaghajegh Nosratidefr}}2015Genuin GEN15374
Marco Angius with2015Stradivarius STR37008orchestra (adapted for orchestra by Hermann Scherchen)
2015La Bottega Discantica BDI287piano
Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque2015Channel CCSSA38316string quartet/harpsichord and various such instrumental combinations
2016IFO ORG7260organ
Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia2016New Focus FCR181piano duo
FM_Kantor2016Die Verkehrung der FugeYamaha DX7, Yamaha TX7 synthesizers
The Art of Fugue2016Oehms OC1854violin, viola, cello, bassoon, and contrabass
Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka, including her own completion to the final fugue2017piano
Accademia Bizantina (director Ottavio Dantone)2017Decca 4832329string quartet/harpsichord and various such instrumental combinations
Quintaessentia2017ARS Produktion ARS38230recorder quartet
Wolfgang Rubsam2017Counterpoint Records CR23351/52Lautenwerk (lute-harpsichord)
Bálint Karosi2017Hungaroton HCD32784-85organ, harpsichord and clavichord
Bob van Asperen2018Aeolus AE10154harpsichord
Vincent Grappy2018Hortus 246748organ
Berlin Saxophone Quartet2018CPO 555162-1saxophone quartet
Matthias Maierhofer2019Ambiente 2037organ
Pieter-Jan Belder2019Brilliant Classics 96035harpsichord/clavichord
Samuel Kummer2020Aeolus AE11291organ
Evan Shinners2020The W.T.F. Bach Podcastpiano/organ/synthesizer
Les inAttendus2021Harmonia Mundi HMM905313chamber ensemble
Margaret Phillips (musician)2021Regent REGCD558organ
Salzburg Chamber Soloists2021Gramola 98009string orchestra
Aston Magna (ensemble)2021Centaur CRC3851chamber ensemble
Geoffrey Douglas Madge2021Zefir ZEF9683piano
Eloise Bella Kohn2021Hänssler HC21049piano
Filippo Gorini2021Alpha 755piano
2022Paraty PTY12211115harpsichord
Maurizio Ricci2023Casa Musicale Eco 860272organ
New Collegium2023Ramée RAM2208chamber ensemble
Noël Akchoté2023NoA OWSG-000guitar
Cuarteto Casals2023Harmonia Mundi HMM902717string quartet
Les Récréations2023Ricercar RIC453chamber ensemble
Christophe Rousset2023Aparté AP313harpsichord
Andrzej Ślązak2023DUX 2053-54piano
Anatolii Trushin: Die Kunst Der Fuge (272 Jahre Der Ersten Ausgabe)2023Anatolii Trushinharpsichord
Aapo Häkkinen2024Ondine ODE1437-2harpsichord
Masaaki Suzuki2024BIS 2531harpsichord
Quartetto di Cremona2024Orchid Classics ORC100342string quartet
Paul Suits; completion of Contrapunctus XIX by2024resonando rn-10020piano
Vulfmon (featuring Michael Winograd)2024VV006clarinet
  • Without recording date – to be inserted in the list

References

Sources

  • http://www.jsbach.org/1080.html
  • http://www.bach-cantatas.com/NVD/BWV1080.htm#Rec

References

  1. (1992). "J.S.Bach – Juilliard String Quartet – die Kunst der Fuge".
  2. "J. S. Bach: The Art of the Fugue – Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080".
  3. (March 2022). "FM_Kantor on Facebook".
  4. "video".
  5. "The Art of Fugue, as performed on the W.T.F. Bach Podcast".
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