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Work: Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV1080

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ComposerBach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
PeriodBaroque
Work typeInstrumental
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CologneMit Bach Ins Neue Jahr

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Bach, Bach J. C.
Kölner Kammerorchester; Kit Armstrong; Raphael Christ
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Why isn't the music enough? “Silence and Rapture” from the ACO

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Iestyn Davies joins the Australian Chamber Orchestra for music by Bach and Pärt in a programme featuring distracting modern dance. 
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The nonet Art of Fugue plays perfectly at Lincoln Center

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The Art of Fugue is a puzzle that demands to be solved before it can be performed. An expansive arrangement for string quartet and wind quintet attempts to solve it at Lincoln Center.  
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An uneven mix with animation by the St Luke’s Chamber Ensemble

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A program of works for soloists and small ensembles proves aurally and visually taxing, emotionally and intellectually exhausting, all in fairly enticing ways.

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The music in mathematics: a conversation with Bertrand Maury

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At the intersection of mathematics and music, the Festum Pi festival brings together theorists and performers to explore one of humanity’s oldest intellectual duets. We spoke with participant Professor Bertrand Maury, acclaimed mathematician and a concert pianist, about this enduring connection.