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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 of 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
Contrapunctus XII A 4 RectusCharles Rosen Year: 1967	1967	Sony Classical	2:14
The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus 12, a 4 (rectus et) inversusTatiana Nikolayeva Year: 1967	1967	Мелодия	5:41
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XIIa. Contrapunctus XII (rectus)Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Year: 1965	1965	Universal Music B.V.	3:18
Contrapunctus a 4 rectusHermann Scherchen Year: 1965	1965	Universal	4:42
Contrepoint 16 Fugue (a et b) a Miroir, a 4 VoixHermann Scherchen, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana Year: 1965	1965	Accord	8:42
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus XII a 4Collegium Aureum Year: 1962	1962	Deutsche Harmonia Mundi	4:07
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XVII. Contrapunctus rectusHelmut Walcha Year: 1956	1956	Archiv Produktion	3:04
Mirror Fugue (GR.XVIIIa.,D.XVI)Gustav Leonhardt Year: 1953	1953	Vanguard Classics	3:04
Contrapunctus 18a, SpiegelfugenHermann Scherchen Year: 1949	1949	History	4:26
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 (arr. for harpsichord and orchestra): Contrapunctus XVI, fuga AHermann Scherchen, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana	-	Stradivarius	4:15
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 a 4 (Rectus)Rudolf Barshai, Moscow Chamber Orchestra	-	Entertainment Group International	2:40
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 13 a 4 (Rectus)Rudolf Barshai, Moscow Chamber Orchestra	-	Entertainment Group International	2:15

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