Bach, J.S.: Musical Offering, Bwv 1079

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Cat No: 8553286

Release Date: 12 January 1999

Label: Naxos - Nxc / Naxos Classics

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Barcode: 730099428620

Genres: Classical

Composer/Series: BACH, J.S.

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JohannSebastian Bach (1685-1750) TheMusical Offering, BWV 1079 On 7th July 1747 Bach'sson, Carl Philipp Emanuel, harpsichordist to King Frederick the Great,presented to his employer, in his father's name, an engraved copy of TheMusical Offering. Bach had dedicated the work most submissively to HisRoyal Majesty of Prussia, after having been prompted to compose it by his visitto Potsdam. The 'royal theme',which, on that occasion, 'would not work out properly' had now been 'worked outwith greater perfection' and Bach now wanted to make it known to the worldthrough this publication. To the dedicatory copyBach also added the title: Regis Iussu Cantio Et Reliqua Canonica Arte Resoluta(By command of the King, the theme and the rest worked out in canonicstyle). The first letters spell the word Ricercare, and this acrosticdenotes the main feature of the work, the 'continual seeking out' of the royaltheme, in all conceivable forms of the art of variation. The composer left littlein the way of instructions as to the order of the thirteen movements of thework or their instrumentation. In accordance with Baroque structuralprinciples, the present recording presents the work in the followingsymmetrical form: I?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á II?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á III?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á IV?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á VRicercare?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Five Canons?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á TrioSonata?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á Five canons?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á?á RicercareThus two Ricercare form the outer frame.The first, in three parts, is worked out as a strict fugue and the famoussecond, as a crowning conclusion, in six parts. The ten canons fall intotwo groups. In the first the theme appears as a canto fermo, anindependent canon, in two parts in each case, developing in combination withit. In the Canon perpetuus super Thema Regium, the canto fermo lies,abridged, in the middle voice, entrusted to the violas, entwined in canon atthe double octave with oboe and bassoon; the canto fermo then appears inits normal form in the lower voice in the next canon, and again changes inshortened form to the upper part, given here to the flute, in the third canon,accompanied by a canon in contrary motion. The next two are characterized byremarks that Bach himself adds in explanation: Notulis crescentibus crescatFortuna Regis (As the note-values increase so may the fortune of the King)is added to the Canon 4. a 2 per Augmentationem, contrario Motu(Canon for two voices in augmentation and contrary motion). The theme isornamented and embedded in augmented form in a mirror canon. This is followedby an even more complicated circle canon: Ascendente Modulatione ascendatGloria Regis (As the modulation moves upward, so may the King's glory). In the second group ofcan
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