The Art of the Fugue

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
The Art of the fugue, BWV 1080 (arr. for strings and continuo Bernard Labadie)

1 | Contrapunctus I [3:44]
Four-voice fugue on the main theme
(Strings • Organ)

2 | Contrapunctus II [2:50]
Four-voice fugue on the main theme
(Strings • Harpsichord)

3 | Canon alla Ottava [2:56]
Two-voice canon at the octave on a variation of the main theme
(Richard Paré, Organ)

4 | Contrapunctus III [3:10]
Four-voice fugue on the inversion of the main theme
(Strings • Organ)

5 | Contrapunctus IV [2:38]
Four-voice fugue on the inversion of the main theme
(Strings • Harpsichord)

6 | Canon alla Decima, in Contrapunto alla Terza [5:47]
Two-voice canon at the tenth on a variation of the main theme
(Réjean Poirier, Organ)

7 | Contrapunctus V [2:16]
Four-voice fugue on a variation of the main theme and its inversion
(Strings • Harpsichord)

8 | Contrapunctus VI in Stylo Francese [3:52]
Four-voice fugue on a variation of the main theme and its inversion, in diminution
(Strings • Harpsichord)

9 | Canon alla Duodecima, in Contrapunto alla Quinta [2:37]
Two-voice canon at the twelfth on a variation of the main theme
(Pascale Giguère, Violin • Carla Antoun, Cello)

10 | Contrapunctus VII [2:48]
Four-voice fugue on a variation of the main theme and its inversion, in augmentation and diminution
(Strings • Harpsichord • Organ)

11 | Contrapunctus VIII a 3 [4:50]
Three-voice triple fugue on two new themes and a variation of the main theme
(Nicole Trotier, Violin • Jean-Louis Blouin, Viola • Carla Antoun, Cello)

12 | Contrapunctus IX [2:30]
Double four-voice fugue on a new theme and the main theme
(Strings • Harpsichord)

13 | Canon per Augmentationem in contrario Motu [4:46]
Two-voice canon in augmentation and contrary motion on a variation of the main theme
(Richard Paré, Harpsichord)

14 | Contrapunctus X [2:43]
Double four-voice fugue on a new theme and a variation of the main theme
(Strings • Harpsichord)

15 | Contrapunctus XI [4:49]
Triple four-voice fugue on two new themes and a variation of the main theme
(Strings • Organ)

16 | Contrapunctus inversus XII [2:10]
Four-voice mirror fugue on a variation of the main theme
a) Rectus (XIIa)
(Nicole Trotier & Pascale Giguère, Violins • Jean-Louis Blouin, Viola • Carla Antoun, Cello)
17 | b) lnversus (XIIb) [2:12]
(Nicole Trotier, Violin • Jean-Louis Blouin, Viola • Carla Antoun & Pierre-Alain Bouvrette, Cellos)

18 | Contrapunctus inversus XIII a 3 [2:26]
Three-voice mirror fugue on a variation of the main theme and its inversion
a) Rectus (XIIIa)
(Nicole Trotier, Violin • Richard Paré, Organ)
19 | b) lnversus (XIIIb) [2:38]
(Pascale Giguère, Violin • Réjean Poirier, Organ)

20 | Contrapunctus XIV [8:27]
Quadruple four-voice fugue on three new themes and the main theme
(Strings • Harpsichord • Organ)

21 | Completed by Bernard Labadie after Davitt Moroney [1:38]

APPENDIX: Variations of Contrapunctus XIII
22 | Fuga a 2 Clav. (XIIIa) [2:31]
(Réjean Poirier & Richard Paré, Organs)
23 | Alio modo. Fuga a 2 Clav. (XIIIb) [2:44]
(Réjean Poirier & Richard Paré, Organs)

Total Program Length: 76:53