Originally Posted by
Eugene
Sorry, I don't have the CD in question.
However, in case you aren't aware, the single canon in question isn't BWV 1080, but rather is from a much larger BWV 1080, "Die Kunst der Fuge" ["The Art of Fugue"]. BWV 1080 is a collection of 14 fugues and 4 canons, a kind of comprehensive exposition of J. S. Bach's amassed contrapuntal techniques, all derived from reworking one primary theme as an example of what could be done with it. The 14th fugue within the set was left incomplete in manuscript. "Die Kunst der Fuge" wasn't first published until shortly after Bach's death. Different editions may present the individual pieces in slightly different sequence. The first edition (1751) contained an additional three pieces that Bach might not have intended to be included, but they still appear in some subsequent editions.
If you're looking at a different individual piece from within BWV 1080, it won't match what your ears are hearing for long. See if you can find the score for an excerpted piece specifically labeled "Canon in Hypodiatesseron, al roversio [or "roverscio"] e per augmentationem, perpetuus," "Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu," or similar—or locate a complete score, finding an individual piece with a heading as described above, likely near to the end. Let us know how that works out.
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