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Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XII, 1. Contrapunctus inversus a 4 (Forma recta)

Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XII, 1. Contrapunctus inversus a 4 (Forma recta) by Johann Sebastian Bach. 72 recordings in this catalogue, from 1949 to 2025.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Hermann Scherchen

Conductor · 4 recordings

Rudolf Barshai

Conductor · 3 recordings

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 3 recordings

Robert Hill

Soloist · 3 recordings

Gustav Leonhardt

Conductor · 2 recordings

Marco Angius

Conductor · 2 recordings

Reinhard Goebel

Conductor · 2 recordings

Musica Antiqua Köln

Orchestra · 2 recordings

Recordings (72)

Conductor

Hermann Scherchen4 Rudolf Barshai3 Gustav Leonhardt2 Marco Angius2 Reinhard Goebel2 Bernard Labadie1 Bernhard Klapprott1 Christophe Rousset1 Jean-François Paillard1 Johannes Pramsohler1 Jordi Savall1 Karl Münchinger1

Orchestra

Moscow Chamber Orchestra3 Musica Antiqua Köln2 Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana2 Academy of St Martin in the Fields1 Collegium Aureum1 Cuarteto Casals1 Delmé Quartet1 Fretwork1 Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra1 Keller Quartet1 Les Violons du Roy1 Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum1

Label

Decca Classics5 Deutsche Grammophon5 Archiv Produktion4 Erato3 harmonia mundi3 Hyperion3 Stradivarius3 Aparté2 B.M.S., Bohemian Music Service s.r.o.2 Brilliant Classics2 Channel Classics2 Classic Produktion Osnabrück2

Decade

1940s1 1950s2 1960s7 1970s2 1980s7 1990s20 2000s8 2010s14 2020s8

Credited instrument

Harpsichord13 Piano13 Organ8 Violin5 Viola1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown72

Recording / performers	Year	Label
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 (rectus) a 4Carole Cerasi Year: 2025	2025	Metronome Recordings	2:43
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: no. 15. Contrapunctus 12 RectusPhantasm Year: 2025	2025	Linn Records	2:51
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 a 4, rectus et inversus. Forma rectaAlbert Cano Smit Year: 2024	2024	Aparté	1:44
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XIIKenneth Weiss Year: 2022	2022	Paraty	5:22
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII, a 4Cuarteto Casals, Vera Martínez Mehner Year: 2022	2022	harmonia mundi	2:03
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus [12] [rectus] a 4Daniil Trifonov Year: 2021	2021	Deutsche Grammophon	3:25
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII [a 2 clav. rectus]Christophe Rousset Year: 2020	2020	Aparté	2:51
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 rectusGeoffrey Douglas Madge Year: 2020	2020	Zefir Records	3:06
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus 12(1) a 4Pieter-Jan Belder Year: 2018	2018	Brilliant Classics	3:06
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12, a 4 (Rectus)Ottavio Dantone Year: 2017	2017	Decca Classics	1:39
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus A4 - Forma rectaKimiko Douglass-Ishizaka Year: 2017	2017	Open Goldberg Variations	3:03
The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus 12 - rectusMahan Esfahani Year: 2016	2016	BBC Music Magazine	2:08
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 (arr. H. Scherchen): Contrapunctus XII a 4, rectusMarco Angius Year: 2015	2015	Stradivarius	3:11
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 (arr. H. Scherchen): Contrapunctus I a 4, rectusMarco Angius Year: 2015	2015	Stradivarius	3:18
The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus 12, a 4Johannes Pramsohler, Rachel Podger Year: 2015	2015	Channel Classics	3:48
Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus 12 rectusZhu Xiao-Mei Year: 2014	2014	Accentus Music	2:59
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 RectusAngela Hewitt Year: 2013	2013	Hyperion	3:14
Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus Inversus 12aBernhard Klapprott, Bob van Asperen Year: 2012	2012	Aeolus	2:33
Contrapunctus XIICarsten Klomp Year: 2011	2011	-	2:44
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XII, 1. Contrapunctus inversus a 4 (Forma recta)Peter Kofler Year: 2011	2011	Raumklang	3:06

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