Johann Sebastian Bach: Musikalisches Opfer • Musical Offering • L’Offrande Musicale (Audio CD)

UPC: 028946302620

Overview

Bach’s Musikalisches Opfer (BWV 1079), conceived for King Frederick the Great, unfolds as a masterwork of contrapuntal ingenuity. Under Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln presents this 1999 Deutsche Grammophon recording in pristine digital stereo. From the majestic Ricercar a 3 to the exhaustive cycle of canons—including the ever‑flowing Canon Perpetuus—and the regal Sonata sopr’il Soggetto Reale, this 64‑minute album is a thrilling journey through Baroque brilliance.

Product Features

• Format: CD, Album (Digital Stereo)
• Label & Catalogue: Deutsche Grammophon – 463 026‑2 (Bach Meisterwerke series)
• Total Length: 64 min 06 s
• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Classical / Baroque
• Key Work: Musikalisches Opfer (BWV 1079) with all associated canons (BWV 1072–1087) and Sonata sopr’il Soggetto Reale
• Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln
• Conductor: Reinhard Goebel

Track Listing

1. Ricercar a 3 – 5:46

Thematis Regii Elaborationes Canonicae

1. Canon 1, a 2 Cancrizans (BWV 1074) – 0:52
2. Canon 2, a 2 Violini in unisono (BWV 1075) – 0:48
3. Canon 3, a 2 Per Motum contrarium (BWV 1087‑3) – 0:34
4. Canon 4, a 2 Per Augmentationem, Contrario Motu (BWV 1087‑4) – 2:45
5. Canon 5, a 2 Per Tonos (BWV 1087‑5) – 2:38
6. Fuga Canonica in Epidiapente – 2:08
7. Canon Perpetuus Super Thema Regium (BWV 1076) – 1:03
8. Canon Perpetuus – 2:19
9. Canon a 2 – 1:41
10. Canon a 4 – 1:57

Sonata Sopr’il Soggetto Reale

1. I. Largo – 6:01

2. II. Allegro – 6:03

3. III. Andante – 2:48

4. IV. Allegro – 3:15

5. Ricercar a 6 – 7:29

Diverse Canons (BWV 1072–1078)

1. Canon Trias Harmonica, a 8 (BWV 1072) – 0:47
2. Canon a 4 Perpetuus (BWV 1073) – 1:41
3. Canon a 4 (BWV 1074) – 1:52
4. Canon a 2 Perpetuus (BWV 1075) – 0:37
5. Canon Triplex, a 6 (BWV 1076) – 0:33
6. Canone Doppio sopr’il Soggetto, a 4 (BWV 1077) – 0:53
7. Canon Concordia Discors, a 2 (BWV 1086) – 1:22
8. Canon Super Fa Mi, a 7 Post Tempus Musicum (BWV 1078) – 1:41

Verschiedene Canones (BWV 1087)

1. Canon Simplex – 0:23
2. All’ Rovescio – 0:21
3. Beede vorigen Canones zugleich… – 0:16
4. Motu Contrario e Recto – 0:19
5. Canon Duplex, a 4 – 0:23
6. Canon Simplex, a 3 – 0:39
7. Idem, a 3 – 0:20
8. Canon Simplex, a 3 – 0:23
9. Canon in Unisono, a 3 – 0:20
10. 10a. Alio Modo, a 2 / 10b. Evolutio – 0:23
11. Canon Duplex, a 5 – 0:53
12. Canon Duplex, a 5 – 0:34
13. Canon Triplex, a 6 – 0:36
14. Canon a 4 – 0:34

Publishers and Artists

• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
• Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln
• Conductor: Reinhard Goebel
• Art Direction: Lutz Bode
• Cover Illustration: Gerald Dou; Painting of Bach by E.G. Haussmann

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