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Bach: The Art of Fugue; Musical Offering
from: Decca
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028946726723
Label: Decca
Manufacturer: Decca
MPN: 467267
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Decca
Release Date: March 13, 2001
Studio: Decca
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Rating:  - A fine but uninformed performance
After reading Douglas R. Hofstadter's "Godel, Escher, Bach", I was inspired to learn more about Bach's "Musical Offering". I bought Dover Publications' sheet music of "The Art of the Fugue and A Musical Offering", H. T. David's "J. S. Bach's Musical Offering: History, Interpretation, and Analysis" (currently out of print), and this CD.
While reading the CD insert, I found the line, "It is unlikely that Bach ever intended this study in canonic technique to be performed as a whole", and ... Read More
Rating: - otherworldly music
this is not a review of the relative merit of this recording vis-a-vis the merit of other recordings of Bach's Musical Offering. It is a comment on the nature of some of the music (particularly on disc 1) compared with other Bach pieces. I continue to listen to this incredulously and attempt to historically place it in some context with other Bach pieces I am familiar with. It just doesn't jive. Is there any semblance to the melodic baroque of the Brandenburg concertos, or a likeness of complexity ... Read More
Rating: - A Musical Offering - Hard Core Bach
Enough has already been said about "The Art of the Fugue." It's a great work and this is a good CD for it. What intrigues me is the "Musical Offering."
What do you do when a tyrannical despot who has essentially created modern Prussia at the point of a gun, with seeming contempt, throws down a challenge to you and everything you stand for and hold dear? Fredrick the Great had Bach hauled (metaphorically, not literally) into his presence so that he could throw a 21 note string melody at him. ... Read More
Rating: - Step Into The World Of Bach
I have nothing but good things to say about this double album. These extremely well-balanced compositions are sure to enthrall listeners with the most discerning taste. The theme here is point and counterpoint, done to perfection. These pieces are like complex equations, only done with music instead of numbers. Bach had an amazing musical mind, and this music showcases that. There is so much to the music; it is quite rich and there is so much going on here that you may not process it all the first ... Read More
Rating: - Great recordings
After I read Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment (P.S.), I had to have "Musical Offering" and "The Art of Fugue," and bought this version based on recommendations. The performance by an orchestra, rather than a single instrument such as a piano or harpsichord, seems to bring out the different voices. I listen to it over and over, and never tire of it.
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