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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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La Roque d'AnthéronCélimène Daudet

Festival de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron
Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV1080
Célimène Daudet, Piano

CologneMit Bach Ins Neue Jahr

© Jean-François Mousseau
Bach, Bach J. C.
Kölner Kammerorchester; Kit Armstrong; Raphael Christ

BrugesClose Up

© Delphine Perrin
Bach
Maude Gratton; Noé Soulier; Julie Charbonnier; Nangaline Gomis; Yumiko Funaya
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Why isn't the music enough? “Silence and Rapture” from the ACO

Dancers Liam Green and Emily Seymour © Daniel Boud
Iestyn Davies joins the Australian Chamber Orchestra for music by Bach and Pärt in a programme featuring distracting modern dance. 
***11
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The nonet Art of Fugue plays perfectly at Lincoln Center

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center © Cherylynn Tsushima
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.  
****1
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An uneven mix with animation by the St Luke’s Chamber Ensemble

Jon Manasse © DeShaun Craddock

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

***11
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The music in mathematics: a conversation with Bertrand Maury

Bertrand Maury © Courtesy of Bertrand Maury
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.