Die Kunst Der Fuge : Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin

J. S. BACH: Die Kunst Der Fuge - The Art of Fugue
Arranged For 16 Strings, 4 Winds, Harpsichord and Organ

Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin
Live Recording From The Radialsystem V Berlin, 2007

When the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin selected The Art of Fugue for a programme to mark its 25th anniversary, the decision was not based simply on the magnificent piece of music with which Johann Sebastian Bach crowned his life’s work. For Stephan Mai, the ensemble’s principal violinist, Bach’s composition represents a “heavenly democracy”, in which “all players can think and speak as they please, aloud or quietly to themselves, for they will not interfere with anyone else. Each player is required at all times. Even during the pauses.”

The Akademie fur Alte Musik plays its own arrangement of Bach’s work, sharing out the 18 counterpoints among a number of spatially distinct instrumental groupings. During the recording of the concert given on 28 November 2007 at the Radialsystem in Berlin, the ensemble granted director Uli Aumuller complete freedom of movement and intimacy. ( Arthaus Musik )

Sound Format: PCM STEREO
DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC
Picture Format: 16:9
Running Time: 82 mins
Region Code: 0