J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080), Contrapunctus I; Davitt Moroney, harpsichord 4K UHD

Contrapunctus I from Bach’s The Art of Fugue, performed on the harpsichord by Davitt Moroney. Live, 4K UHD video from the Voices of Music Celebration of Bach concert, September, 2015. Davitt Moroney is Professor of Music at UC Berkeley, where he is also University Organist and Director of the University Baroque Ensemble. He has made about 70 commercial CDs, especially of music by Bach, Byrd, and members of the Couperin family; many of these recording have been on instruments built by John Phillips. His most recent project, finished earlier this year, is a 10-CD recording of François Couperin’s complete harpsichord works (over 250 pieces), using superb antiques from the Flint Collection, wonderfully restored by John Phillips. His recordings have been awarded the French “Grand Prix du Disque,” the German “Preis der Deutschen Schallplatenkritik,” and three British “Gramophone Awards.” He is also the author of the monograph “Bach: An Extraordinary Life,” which has been translated into five languages.