Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XII, 2. Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 (Forma inversa)

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Relationships

composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 1080/12,2) (order: 966)
part of:Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 (The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080) (order: 13)
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080.1 (1742 autograph) (order: 13)
orchestrations:Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XVI, 2. Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 (Forma inversa) (orch. Barshai, early version)
arrangements:Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XII, 2. Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 (Forma inversa) (catch all for arrangements)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1949-11-21Contrapunctus 18b, SpiegelfugenOrchester de Radio Beromünster, Hermann Scherchen4:27
1953-05Mirror Fugue - inverse of 5 (GR.XVIIIb.,D.XVII)Gustav Leonhardt3:12
1956-09The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XVII. Contrapunctus inversusHelmut Walcha3:06
1962-04Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus XII a 4Collegium Aureum4:07
1965-02Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XIIb. Contrapunctus XII (inversus)Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger3:07
1965-05 – 1965-06Contrapunctus a 4 inversusOrchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Hermann Scherchen5:07
1967-01-16 – 1967-03-22Contrapunctus XII A 4 InversusCharles Rosen2:21
1969-06-15 – 1969-06-20Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus 12bBob van Asperen, Gustav Leonhardt2:56
1974-07-17 – 1974-07-21The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus 12, a 4 (inversus)Neil Black, Carmel Caine, John Gray, Kenneth Heath, Cecil James, Tess Miller, Celia Nicklin, Stephen Shingles, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner2:24
1977-05Contrapunctus inversus 12b, à 4Jean‐François Paillard, Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard?:??
1977Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: 19. Contrapunctus 12, a 4, inversusHerbert Tachezi3:00
1979 – 1981Contrapunctus 12bGrigory Sokolov3:10
1984-06Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel4:39
1984-06Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080/12,2: Contrapunctus 12 à 4 in forma inversaMusica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel2:21
1984-08-29 – 1984-09-05Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus 12Zoltán Kocsis5:11
1987-05-25 – 1987-05-27Inversus 12, a 4Juilliard String Quartet3:41
1989-01Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Fuga 13,1 (inversus)Kenneth Gilbert3:07
1990Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4, inversusEvgeni Koroliov3:17
1992-01-22 – 1992-01-28The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: XIX. Contrapunctus 12 (Inversus)Tatiana Nikolayeva3:48
1992-04-28 – 1992-04-30Contrapunctus XVIII: Fuga a 4 voci. InversusWolfgang Rübsam3:42
1993-11Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII inversusTon Koopman, Tini Mathot2:21
1995-04The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12Bernard Lagacé6:40
1995Art of Fugue BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 InversusJoanna MacGregor2:19
1996-03-12 – 1996-03-14Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus No. 16b, InversusVladimir Feltsman2:26
1997-05Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4Keller Quartett2:16
1998-04 – 1998-06Contrapunctus Inversus 12 a 4Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet2:11
1998-06Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 No. 12.2: Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 in forma inversaRobert Hill2:24
1999-03Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12.2 a 4Hans Fagius2:54
1999-11-15 – 1999-11-17Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII (Inversus)The Delmé String Quartet3:05
1999-11 – 1999-12Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 a 4 inversusMenno van Delft3:40
2000-11Contrapunctus Inversus XII B) Inversus (XIIb)Bernard Labadie, Les Violons du Roy2:11
2003-02The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII, a 4: InversusEmerson String Quartet1:53
2007-04-12 – 2007-04-15Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus XII inversus (multichannel)Bengt Tribukait2:48
2007-04-12 – 2007-04-15Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus XII inversus (stereo)Bengt Tribukait2:48
2007-09The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus 12.2 a 4Pierre‐Laurent Aimard3:14
2008-04 – 2008-05Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus 12.2 a 4Gerhard Weinberger2:47
2009-10Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12b. Spiegelfuge über Varianten des Themas, a 4Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin2:23
2012-05Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus Inversus 12bBob van Asperen, Bernhard Klapprott2:40
2013-06-18 – 2013-06-19Contrapunctus inversus XIIb, a 4Cédric Pescia4:03
2013-08-07 – 2013-08-09The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 InversusAngela Hewitt3:08
2014-02Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus 12 inversusZhu Xiao-Mei2:59
2017-05Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus 12 A4 - Forma inversaKimiko Ishizaka3:12
2018-07-21 – 2018-07-22Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus 12(2) a 4Pieter-Jan Belder3:12
2020-09The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus XII a 4. b. Forma inversaFilippo Gorini4:20
2020-11-19 – 2020-11-21The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 inversusGeoffrey Madge2:59
2020-11-29 – 2020-12-02Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII [a 2 clav. inversus]Korneel Bernolet, Christophe Rousset2:52
2021-01 – 2021-02The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus [12] inversus a 4Daniil Trifonov3:16
2022-09-12 – 2022-09-15Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII, a 4 – InversusLes Récréations1:49
2024-06Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 a 4, rectus et inversus. Forma inversaAlbert Cano Smit1:45
A Arte da Fuga - The Art of Fugue - Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus 12, a 4: inversusQuinta Essentia1:42
BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 - inversusFretwork2:04
Contrapunctus 12Colm Carey8:41
Contrapunctus 12 à 4 voix. InversusDavitt Moroney3:40
Contrapunctus 12 inversusWalter Riemer3:41
Contrapunctus 12 inversusАнтон Батагов5:45
Contrapunctus 12 inversusRinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano1:44
Contrapunctus BWV 1080.12-2Marie‐Claire Alain3:37
Contrapunctus CIII inversusLiszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar, János Rolla2:12
Contrapunctus inversus XII a 4 vociDanish Saxophone Quartet2:10
Contrapunctus inversus XIIb a 4, forma inversaSchaghajegh Nosrati3:58
Contrapunctus inversus, a 4 (12/2)Konstantin Lifschitz3:53
Contrapunctus XII aLiszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar, János Rolla2:25
Contrapunctus XII inversusLiszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar, János Rolla2:12
Contrapunctus XII Rectus et InversusThe Los Angeles Saxophone Quartet3:55
Contrapunctus XII, a 4, inversusAndrew Rangell3:10
Contrapunctus XIIbWiener Saxophon-Quartett1:58
Contrapunctus XIIb (mirror fugue)Lynn Zeigler2:38
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 a 4 (Inversus)Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai2:42
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12b [Inversus]Ramin Bahrami2:32
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 13 a 4 (Inversus)Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai2:17
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus a 4Il Suonar Parlante, Vittorio Ghielmi2:03
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XII, 2. Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 (Forma inversa)Peter Kofler3:00
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XIII. InversusliveAlice Ader1:57
Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus 12bJordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI2:11
Die Kunst der Fuge: Contrapunctus 12bBerliner Saxophon Quartett2:32
Die Kunst der Fuge: Fuge 12 - Spielfuge über Varianten des Themas (vierstimmig)Austrian Art Gang5:04
Die Kunst der Fuge: XVI. Contrapunctus (inversus) 12 a 4Paolo Borciani, Elisa Pegreffi, Tommaso Poggi, Luca Simoncini9:05
Group 2: the canons and the mirror fugues - Contrapunctus 12 inversusBernard Foccroulle3:02
Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: 17. Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 [inversus]Wolfgang Rübsam3:16
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12 inversus a 4James Johnstone, Carole Cerasi2:40
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 12b, inversusRichard Troeger2:17
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus inversus XII à 4Quartetto di Cremona2:08
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII, A 4 [Inversus]Sergei Dijour4:19
The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XII, A 4 [Rectus]Sergei Dijour4:25
The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus inversus a 4, BWV 1080/12,1Claudio Ribeiro, New Collegium1:52
The Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus inversus XII a 4, BWV 1080/12,2Claudio Ribeiro, New Collegium2:00
The Art of Fugue: Mirror Fugue in 4 Voices (6a: Normal; 6b: Inverted)Walter Hilse6:43
The Art of the Fugue: Contrapunctus 12 (inversus), LentoCanadian Brass2:20