Track Listing

1. Contrapunctus I
2. Contrapunctus II
3. Contrapunctus III
4. Contrapunctus IV
5. Contrapunctus V
6. Contrapunctus VI, a 4 in Style Francese
7. Contrapunctus VII, a 4 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem
8. Contrapunctus VIII, a 3
9. Contrapunctus IX, a 4 alla Duodecima
10. Contrapunctus X, a 4 alla Decima
11. Contrapunctus XI, a 4
12. Contrapuncuts XII.1, a 4
13. Contrapunctus inversus XII.2, a 4
14. Contrapunctus inversus XIII.1, a 3
15. Contrapunctus inversus XIII.2, a 3
16. Canon alla Ottava
17. Canon alla Decima in Contrapuncto alla Terza
18. Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapuncto alla Quinta
19. Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
20. Contrapunctus XIV (Fuga a 3 Soggetti)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3608 in Music
• Released on: 2008-03-11
• Number of discs: 1

New York Times
"Staggering technique, searching intellect and fantastical imagination"

The Boston Globe
"... he is one of the most brilliant and distinctive pianists before the public today."

Los Angeles Times (Concert review Bach's The Art of Fugue)
"Aimard... played with passion, absolute clarity and a rhythmic momentum that gave music the force of gravity... The playing was, first off, mesmerizing. Aimard's lucidity and transparency make the most complex music feel within a listener's grasp..."

Customer Reviews

Still unhappy; still waiting to hear from Amazon
I returned this item for an exchange, since many of the pages were printed upside down, on 5/27 after following the directions for a return/replacement. It is now 7/09 and I am still waiting for a replacement. I have written twice to the dealer as well as to Amazon including one yesterday. I am tired of reviewing and would like very much for my son to to begin playing Bach. If anyone who actually reads this is in a position to make that happen!
MB

great playing but harsh sound
I admire Aimard's playing ever since I heard him live several years back, and he never disappointed me with each of his new recordings, except this one. His playing is still excellent, but I didn't like the sound on the CD, which seems harsher than any of his previous CDs. I wonder if it's because the piano he's playing on or the overly done sound engineering during the recording. Aimard's playing is always marked by his clarity and liquid tone quality even with the most demanding passages. On this CD however, the clarity is still there but I somehow find the tone quality a little irritating to hear.

Aimard's Art of the FUgue
If you cannot live without Bach, you should not live without this recording of the Art of the FUgue by Pierre-Laurent Aimard