The heart of this album is Johann Sebastian Bach’s late masterpiece The Art of Fugue. It reflects Trifonov’s insight into family life and the musical practice of one of the greatest composers of all time. Works by four of Bach’s sons and two favorite pieces of the Bach family can also be found on this recording, on which both pieces of light-hearted dance quality can be heard, but also the grandeur and heaviness of the Chaconne in D minor.
The album begins cheerfully with a family portrait in the form of four enchanting works by Bach’s sons. Trifonov’s suggestive interpretation of Bach’s Art of Fugue is based on the idea of the work as a cycle, as a living, organic whole. This corresponds to the inspiration he draws from nature, be it on hikes or while practicing qigong, a form of meditation and movement that also refers to the healing energy of the trees. «The tree is a good picture for the overall concept of the art of the fugue,» says Trifonov. «The theme is the trunk, the joints are the branches, the permutations within each joint are the leaves.» For Bach’s last contrapunctus, which was not completed by Bach, Trifonov wrote a seamless, stylistically appropriate ending.
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Track List:
Sonata No. 5 In A Major, Op. 17/5 = Sonate Nr. 5 A-Dur
A1 1. Allegro 3:41
A2 2. Presto 2:36
A3 Polonaise No. 8 In E Minor Fk 12/8 = Polonaise Nr. 8 E-Moll
5:17
A4 Rondo In C Minor Wq 59/4 (H283) = Rondo C-Moll
4:47
Allegretto Con Variazioni («Ah, Vous Dirai-je, Maman») Wf 12/2
A5.1 Allegretto 0:22
A5.2 Var. 1 0:17
A5.3 Var. 2 0:21
A5.4 Var. 3 0:23
A5.5 Var. 4 Minore 0:37
A5.6 Var. 5 Maggiore 0:17
A5.7 Var. 6 Tempo Di Minuetto 0:45
A5.8 Var. 7 0:32
A5.9 Var. 8 Schwäbisch (Non Allegro) 0:32
A5.10 Var. 9 Minore (Tranquillo) 0:35
A5.11 Var. 10 Maggiore (Tempo I) 0:31
A5.12 Var. 11 0:24
A5.13 Var. 12 Alla Sicilliano 0:34
A5.14 Var. 13 0:13
A5.15 Var. 14 0:18
A5.16 Var. 15 (Più Andante) 0:49
A5.17 Var. 16 (Tempo I) 0:19
A5.18 Var. 17 Minore 0:28
A5.19 Var. 18 Maggiore (Allegro) 0:31
Notebook For = Notenbüchlein Für Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (Selection)
B1 Musette In D Major = D-Dur BWV Anh. 126 (App. C)
0:56
B2 Gedenke Doch, Mein Geist, Zurücke BWV 509
0:42
B3 Minuet In A Minor = A-Moll BWV Anh. 120 (App. C)
1:34
B4 Minuet In F Major = F-Dur BWV Anh. 113 (App. C)
2:57
B5 Polonaise In F Major = F-Dur BWV Anh. 117b (App. C)
0:57
B6 (Polonaise) In D Minor = D-Moll BWV Anh. 128 (App. C)
3:42
B7 Gib Dich Zufrieden Und Sei Stille BWV 511
1:05
B8 Minuet In G Major = G-Dur BWV Anh. 114 (App. D)
1:46
B9 Minuet In G Major = G-Dur BWV Anh. 116 (App. C)
1:12
B10 Polonaise In G Minor = G-Moll BWV Anh. 125 (App. C)
1:09
B11 Minuet In C Minor = C-Moll BWV Anh. 121 (App. C)
1:34
B12 Bist Du Bei Mir BWV 508
3:29
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C1 Chaconne In D Minor For The Left Hand (Piano Studies No. 5) Anh. 1a/1 = Chaconne D-Moll Für Die Linke Hand (Studien Für Klavier Nr. 5)
15:01
The Art Of The Fugue = Die Kunst Der Fuge BWV 1080
C2 Contrapunctus 1 2:45
C3 Contrapunctus 2 2:23
C4 Contrapunctus 3 2:33
D1 Contrapunctus 4 2:40
D2 Contrapunctus 5 3:07
D3 Contrapunctus 6 A 4 (Per Diminutionem) In Stylo Francese 5:36
D4 Contrapunctus 7 A 4 Per Augmentationem Et Diminutionem 3:21
D5 Contrapunctus 8 A 3 5:00
D6 Contrapunctus 9 A 4 Alla Duodecima 2:29
E1 Contrapunctus 10 A 4 Alla Decima 4:01
E2 Contrapunctus 11 A 4 4:53
E3 Contrapunctus (12) (Rectus) A 4 3:25
E4 Contrapunctus (12) Inversus A 4 3:16
E5 Contrapunctus (13) (Rectus) A 3 1:53
E6 Contrapunctus (13) Inversus A 3 1:57
F1 Canon (In Hypodiatessaron) Per Augmentationem In Contrario Motu 3:33
F2 Canon In Hypodiapason (Canon Alla Ottava) 1:52
F3 Canon Alla Decima In Contrapunto Alla Terza 3:12
F4 Canon Alla Duodecima In Contrapunto Alla Quinta 2:40
F5 (Contrapunctus 14) (Fuga A 3 Soggetti)
10:34
F6 Jesu, Joy Of Man‘s Desiring = Wohl Mir, Dass Ich Jesum Habe / Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude
4:19