Johann Sebastian Bach
1685 – 1750
911 works
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the Cello Suites and Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier; organ works such as the Schübler Chorales and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and choral works such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. He is known for his mastery of counterpoint, as heard in The Musical Offering and The Art of Fugue. Felix Mendelssohn precipitated the Bach Revival with a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829. Ever since, Bach has been acclaimed as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.
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Suites
16- 6 Cello Suites, BWV 1007–10121717
- Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 10071717
- Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 10081717
- Cello Suite No.4 in E‑flat major, BWV 10101717
- Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 10111717
- Cello Suite No.6 in D major, BWV 10121717
- Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 10091717
- Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 10681730
- Orchestral Suite No.4 in D major, BWV 10691725
- Suite No.1 in C major, BWV 10661719
- 6 French Suites, BWV 812-8171722
- 6 English Suites, BWV 806–8111715
- French Suite No.6 in E major, BWV 8171722
- French Suite No.5 in G major, BWV 8161722
- English Suite No.3 in G minor, BWV 8081715
- English Suite No.5 in E minor, BWV 8101715
Sacred cantatas
15- Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut in C minor (Weimar Version) ; C minor (Leipzig and Köthen Version), BWV 1991714
- Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? in E minor “what hope have I?”, BWV 811724
- Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke in E minor, BWV 841727
- Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch in E major, BWV 861724
- Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt in D minor, BWV 681725
- Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubiliert in C major*, BWV 311715
- Freue dich, erlöste Schar in D major, BWV 301737
- Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben in G minor, BWV 1021726
- Jesu, nun sei gepreiset in C major, BWV 411724
- Christ lag in Todes Banden in E minor, BWV 41707
- Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern in F major, BWV 11725
- Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn in C minor (Versions I, III); B minor (Version II), BWV 231717
- Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 61725
- Wer da gläubet und getauft wird in A major, BWV 371724
- Erschallet, ihr Lieder in C major (1st Version) ; D major (2nd Version), BWV 1721714
Concertos
12- Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major, BWV 10471721
- Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major, BWV 10461721
- Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C minor, BWV 10621736
- Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 10431718
- Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 10411730
- Harpsichord Concerto No.3 in D major, BWV 10541738
- Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 10421718
- Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G major, BWV 10491719
- Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV 10481718
- Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV 10501720
- Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B‑flat major, BWV 10511718
- Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 10441738
Sonatas
11- 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001–10061720
- Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor, BWV 10031720
- Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 10011720
- Violin Sonata No.3 in C major, BWV 10051720
- 6 Violin Sonatas, BWV 1014–10191717
- Violin Sonata in E minor, BWV 10231714
- Violin Sonata in G major, BWV 10211730
- 3 Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1027–10291730
- Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G major, BWV 10271730
- Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D major, BWV 10281730
- Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G minor, BWV 10291730
Preludes
7- Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 5341710
- Das wohltemperierte Klavier II in (together with Das wohltemperierte Klavier I BWV 846-869) “Preludes and Fugues through All Tones and Semitones”, BWV 870–8931740
- Das wohltemperierte Klavier I in (together with Das wohltemperierte Klavier II BWV 870-893) “Preludes and Fugues through All Tones and Semitones”, BWV 846–8691722
- Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 566a1707
- Prelude and Fugue in E minor “"Cathedral" Prelude and Fugue”, BWV 5331705
- Prelude and Fugue in E‑flat major, BWV 552
- Prelude and Fugue No.8 in E‑flat minor, BWV 8531722
Secular cantatas
5- Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl in B minor, BWV 1981727
- Amore traditore in A minor, BWV 2031718
- Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten! in D major, BWV 2141733
- Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten in D major, BWV 2071726
- Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde, Dramma per musica in D major “Le défi de Phœbus et de Pan”, BWV 2011729