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Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079

Johann Sebastian Bach, Leipziger Bach-Collegium, Eberhard Palm, Manfred Otte, Siegfried Pank, Karl-Heinz Passin, Walter Heinz Bernstein

Label: Capriccio (2)
Catalog number: 26275-8 (II)
Format: LP · Stereo
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
Genre: Classical

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This recording brings together the Leipziger Bach-Collegium to perform a complex work centered on a royal theme. The ensemble’s interpretation highlights the intricate counterpoint and intellectual depth that collectors prize in this iconic musical offering.

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Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079 has 14 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079
A1Ricercar A 36:40
Fortepiano
Walter Heinz Bernstein
A2Canon Perpetuus Super Thema Regium0:54
Harpsichord
Walter Heinz Bernstein
Violin
Eberhard Palm
A3Canon A 2 Cancrizans1:38
Violin
Eberhard Palm, Manfred Otte
A4Canon A 2 Violini In Unisono0:45
Violin
Eberhard Palm, Manfred Otte
Violoncello
Siegfried Pank
A5Canon A 2 Per Motum Contrarium0:43
Harpsichord
Walter Heinz Bernstein
Violin
Eberhard Palm
A6Canon A 2 Per Augmentationem, Contrario Motu0:54
Harpsichord
Walter Heinz Bernstein
Violin
Eberhard Palm
A7Canon A 2 Per Tonos3:01
Harpsichord
Walter Heinz Bernstein
Violin
Eberhard Palm
A8Canon A 2 Quaerendo Invenientis1:02
Fortepiano
Walter Heinz Bernstein
A9Canon A 4 Quaerendo Invenientis2:36
Fortepiano
Walter Heinz Bernstein
Violin
Eberhard Palm, Manfred Otte
A10Fuga Canonica In Epidiapente2:47
Harpsichord
Walter Heinz Bernstein
Violin
Eberhard Palm
A11Canon Perpetuus1:31
Flute
Karl-Heinz Passin
Harpsichord
Walter Heinz Bernstein
Violin
Eberhard Palm
Violoncello
Siegfried Pank
B1Largo6:15
Flute
Karl-Heinz Passin
Harpsichord, Fortepiano
Walter Heinz Bernstein
Violin
Eberhard Palm
Violoncello
Siegfried Pank
B5Ricercar A 67:52
Harpsichord
Walter Heinz Bernstein

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Johann Sebastian Bach composed The Musical Offering, BWV 1079, in 1747 following his visit to the court of Frederick the Great in Potsdam. The collection was born from a challenge issued by the King, who provided a complex theme for Bach to improvise upon; Bach returned to Leipzig to expand this theme into a rigorous set of canons, fugues, and a trio sonata, presenting the work as a tribute to the monarch's musical intellectualism.

The 1984 recording by the Leipziger Bach-Collegium, released on the Capriccio label, represents the East German scholarly tradition of historically informed performance. By utilizing period-appropriate ensemble arrangements led by musicians such as Eberhard Palm and Siegfried Pank, the recording aims to emphasize the structural clarity and contrapuntal complexity of Bach’s original manuscript, serving as an accessible entry point for listeners to experience the work's dense, mathematical beauty.

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