Synopses & Reviews
This volume features the complete score of J. S. Bach's
Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue) in the edition prepared by Donald Francis Tovey. Originally published by Oxford University Press in 1931, Tovey's edition presents the fourteen fugues plus the four canons in open score, allowing readers to follow each individual voice. Furthermore, Tovey completed the unfinished final fugue, reintroducing the principal theme of the work's opening fugue to create a quadruple fugue.
In addition to the complete score, this edition features Tovey's extended commentary on each of the fugues. Entitled A Companion to "The Art of Fugue," Tovey's commentary was originally published separately from the score; this edition includes the commentary within the same volume as the music. The commentary outlines the contrapuntal devices employed in each of the fugues as well as keen observations on Bach's technical craftsmanship. In addition, Tovey offers insights into the performance of these fugues and suggestions for their programming. Pianists, organists, and all lovers of chamber and Baroque music will appreciate this inexpensive single-volume edition of one of Bach's finest works and a classic commentary.
Synopsis
Complete score of The Art of Fugue plus extensive commentary features all 14 fugues plus the four canons. The commentary outlines the fugues' contrapuntal devices and offers keen observations on the composer's craftsmanship.
Synopsis
Edited by Donald Francis Tovey, this publication features the complete score of Bach's The Art of Fugue in addition to an extensive commentary. All 14 fugues plus the four canons appear in open scores that allow readers to follow individual voice. The commentary outlines the fugues' contrapuntal devices and offers keen observations on the composer's craftsmanship.
About the Author
Organist, harpsichordist, violinist, and violist Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was among the greatest of Baroque composers. Excelling in sacred and secular music alike, he created enduring works of intellectual, technical, and emotional power. Sir Donald Francis Tovey was a British music analyst, musicologist, critic, composer, conductor, and pianist who specialized in the works of Bach and Beethoven.
András Schiff is a world-famous pianist, a major Bach interpreter, and an expert on Tovey's work.