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Re: Art of Fugue for Dummies
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Andrys Basten <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 7 Dec 2000 21:03:23 -0800
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Wes Crone wrote:

>I know of one performance which moved me to tears yet I have no information
>regarding it.  On the way to work I heard the very first Contrapunctus
>performed by what sounded like 4 flutes.  ...

Wes, that would be:
Armonia di Flauti - Bach, et al / Flanders Recorder Quartet
Ensemble: Flanders Recorder Quartet
Opus 111 (Fra) - #2029 / September 12, 2000

This CD has works of several composers, but the following tracks no doubt
include the one you heard:

15. The Art Of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 1
16. The Art Of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 9
17. The Art Of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 18

Available at most stores online.

 - A
Andrys in Berkeley
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