Bach: Fugues, Arranged for String Quartet

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Review "...an extraordinary fusion of experience and authority with audacity and freshness." -- The Boston Globe "...technically resourceful, musically insightful, cohesive, full of character and always interesting." -- The New York Times "In The Art of Fugue, the Emerson String Quartet left an overall impression of intelligence and beauty. It is hard to go higher." -- New York Sun Product Description Following its most successful recording, The Art of Fugue, the Emerson String Quartet again dedicates its mastery to the music of J.S. Bach. The quartet, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007, presents the world-premiere recording of the four-part fugues from the famous Well-Tempered Clavier as arranged for string quartet. The Emerson Quartet's 2003 release of The Art of Fugue was a critical and commercial success selling 50,000 units worldwide. Repertoire from this world-premiere recording will be included in the Emerson Quartet's touring program. From the Artist THE EMERSONS ON PLAYING BACH FUGUES-It is a privilege for us to play Bach, who wrote no string quartets. After learning a great deal from recording and performing The Art of Fugue, we now embrace the challenge of adapting our playing to music conceived specifically for keyboard. Bach's ideas in these fugues are so pure that they transcend the characteristics of the instrument for which he wrote them. One benefit of this realization of the Well-Tempered Clavier is that separate instruments can make it easier for listeners to hear the various voices and the way the statements of the subject and countersubject are interwoven. Since we all play the same thematic material, we've had to try harder than ever to achieve similarity or unanimity of style and approach. -Eugene Drucker
ASIN: B0011WMWV6
VSKU: COV.B0011WMWV6.N
Condition: New
Author/Artist:Eugene Drucker|Philip Setzer|Johann Sebastian Bach|Lawrence Dutton|David Finckel|Emerson String Quartet
Binding: Audio cd