James David Christie (USA) - organ
Jacob Street (USA) - organ

Sunday, May 23, 3:00 p.m.
Free-will offering
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
3055 Bloor St. West, Toronto
Directions  


Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
James David Christie, Organist
Assisted by Jacob Street, Organist (*)

Four Simple Fugues:
Contrapunctus I, BWV 1080/1
     [theme Rectus]
Contrapunctus II, BWV 1080/3
     [theme Inversus]
Contrapunctus III, BWV 1080/2
     [theme Rectus]
Contrapunctus IV, BWV 1080/4
     [theme Inversus]

Three Contra-Fugues in Stretto:
Contrapunctus V, BWV 1080/5
     [theme Inversus and theme Rectus]
Contrapunctus VI, a 4 in Stylo Francese, BWV 1080/6
     [per diminutionem: theme Rectus and theme
     Inversus]
Contrapunctus VII a 4 per Augumentationem et Diminutionem, BWV 1080/7
     [theme Rectus and theme Inversus]

Two Double Fugues:
Contrapunctus IX a 4 alla Duodecima, BWV 1080/9
     [two themes: the second is the main theme, Rectus]
Contrapunctus X a 4 alla Decima, BWV 1080/10
     [two themes: the second is the main theme,
     Inversus]

Two Triple Fugues:
Contrapunctus VIII a 3, BWV 1080/8
     [three themes: the third theme is the main theme, Inversus]
Contrapunctus XI a 4, BWV 1080/11
     [same three themes, Rectus; the first theme is the main theme]

- INTERVAL -

Two Mirror Fugues:
Contrapunctus inversus XII a 4, BWV 1080/12/a and b (*)
     [Rectus and Inversus]
Contrapunctus inversus XIII a 3, BWV 1080/13/a and b (*)
     [Rectus and Inversus]

Four Canons:
Canon alla Ottava, BWV 1080/15
Canon alla Decima in Contrapunto alla Terza, BWV 1080/16
Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunta alla Quinta, BWV 1080/17
Canon per Augumentationemin Contrario Motu, BWV 1080/14

Unfinished Quadruple Fugue:
[Contrapunctus XIV] Fuga a 3 Soggetti, BWV 1080/19
     [four themes: the third theme is B-A-C-H in musical
      notation; the fourth theme is the main theme]

Chorale Prelude:
Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 668a
     [Vor deinen Thron tret ich Hiermit]