Johann Sebastian
Bach
1685 - 1750
Complete works
Chamber music
Johann Sebastian Bach composed cantatas, motets, masses, Magnificats, Passions, oratorios, four-part chorales, songs and arias. His instrumental music includes concertos, suites, sonatas, fugues, and other works for organ, harpsichord, lute, violin, cello, flute, chamber ensemble and orchestra.
Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and over three hundred cantatas of which around two hundred survive.
There are over 1000 known compositions by Bach. Nearly all of them are listed in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV), which is the best known and most widely used catalogue of Bach's compositions.
Die Kunst der Fuge [(BWV 1080) (Cd No.1)]
(00:00:00 - 00:03:03) No.1 - Contrapunctus 1 a 4 (BWV 1080/1)
(00:03:04 - 00:05:54) No.2 - Contrapunctus 2 a 4 (BWV 1080/2)
(00:05:55 - 00:08:51) No.3 - Contrapunctus 3 a 4 BWV (1080/3)
(00:08:52 - 00:13:40) No.4 - Contrapunctus 4 a 4 (BWV 1080/4)
(00:13:41 - 00:17:34) No.5 - Contrapunctus 5 a 4 (BWV 1080/5)
(00:17:35 - 00:21:32) No.6 - Contrapunctus 6 a 4 in Stylo Francese (BWV 1080/6)
(00:21:33 - 00:26:03) No.7 - Contrapunctus 7 a 4, per Augmentationem et Diminutionem (BWV 1080/7)
(00:26:04 - 00:32:04) No.8 - Contrapunctus 8 a 3 (BWV 1080/8)
(00:32:05 - 00:35:28) No.9 - Contrapunctus 9 a 4, alla Duodecima (BWV 1080/9)
(00:35:29 - 00:40:26) No.10 - Contrapunctus 10 a 4, alla Decima (BWV 1080/10)
(00:40:27 - 00:47:13) No.11 - Contrapunctus 11 a 4 (BWV 1080/11)
Die Kunst der Fuge [(BWV 1080) (Cd No.2)]
(00:00:00 - 00:02:19) No.1 - Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 in forma recta (BWV 1080/12,1) *
(00:02:20 - 00:04:43) No.2 - Contrapunctus inversus 12 a 4 in forma inversa (BWV 1080/12,2) *
(00:04:44 - 00:06:56) No.3 - Contrapunctus inversus 13 a 3 in forma recta (BWV 1080/13,1) *
(00:06:57 - 00:09:13) No.4 - Contrapunctus inversus 13 a 3 in forma inversa (BWV 1080/13,2) *
(00:09:14 - 00:13:30) No.5 - Canon alla Ottava (BWV 1080/15)
(00:13:31 - 00:18:16) No.6 - Canon alla Decima (BWV 1080/16) in Contrapuncto alla Terza
(00:18:17 - 00:22:22) No.7 - Canon alla Duodecima (BWV 1080/17) in Contrapuncto alla Quinta
(00:22:23 - 00:26:12) No.8 - Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu (BWV 1080/14)
(00:26:13 - 00:34:24) No.9 - Fuga a 3 Soggetti (BWV 1080/19)
Anhang / Annexe:
(00:34:25 - 00:36:32) No.10 - Fuga inversa a 2 Claviere: Forma inversa (BWV 1080/18,1) *
(00:36:33 - 00:38:50) No.11 - Alio modo: Fuga inversa a 2 Claviere: Forma recta (BWV 1080/18,2) *
Aus der Frühfassung / from the early version:
(00:38:51 - 00:42:01) No.12 - Contrapunctus a 4 (- BWV 1080a/1)
(00:42:02 - 00:44:50) No.13 - Contrapunctus a 4 (- BWV 1080a/3)
(00:44:51 - 00:47:33) No.14 - Contrapunctus a 4 (- BWV 1080a/2)
(00:47:34 - 00:51:25) No.15 - Contrapunctus a 4 (- BWV 1080a/6)
(00:51:26 - 00:56:51) No.16 - Canon per Augmentationem in contrario motu (- BWV 1080a/12)
Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079 / Kanons BWV 1072 – 1078, 1086 / 14 Kanons BWV 1087
Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Cd No.1)
(00:00:00 - 00:01:13) No.1 - Applicatio C-Dur (BWV 994) - (C)
(00:01:14 - 00:02:13) No.2 - Praeambulum 1 C-Dur (BWV 924) - (B)
(00:02:14 - 00:03:46) No.3 - Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten (BWV 691) - (C)
(00:03:47 - 00:04:43) No.4 - Praeludium 2 d-Moll (BWV 926) - (A)
(00:04:44 - 00:06:37) No.5 - Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 753) - (A)
(00:06:38 - 00:09:28) No.6 - Allemande [1] g-Moll (BWV 836) - (B)
(00:09:29 - 00:11:02) No.7 - Allemande [2] g-Moll (BWV 837) - (B)
(00:11:03 - 00:11:48) No.8 - Praeambulum F-Dur (BWV 927) - (A)
(00:11:49 - 00:13:47) No.9 - Praeambulum g-Moll (BWV 930) - (A)
(00:13:48 - 00:15:08) No.10 - Praeludium F-Dur (BWV 928) - (A)
(00:15:09 - 00:16:30) No.11 - Menuett I G-Dur (BWV 841) - (B)
(00:16:31 - 00:17:27) No.12 - Menuett II g-Moll (BWV 842) - (B)
(00:17:28 - 00:19:34) No.13 - Menuett III G-Dur (BWV 843) - (B)
(00:19:35 - 00:21:17) No.14 - Praeludium 1 (BWV 846) - (A)
(00:21:18 - 00:22:49) No.15 - Praeludium 2 (BWV 847) - (B)
(00:22:50 - 00:23:50) No.16 - Praeludium 3 (BWV 851) - (A)
(00:23:51 - 00:25:02) No.17 - Praeludium 4 (BWV 850) - (B)
(00:25:03 - 00:26:38) No.18 - Praeludium 5 (BWV 855a) - (C)
(00:26:39 - 00:28:10) No.19 - Praeludium 6 (BWV 854) - (C)
(00:28:11 - 00:29:26) No.20 - Praeludium 7 (BWV 856) - (B)
(00:29:27 - 00:31:19) No.21 - Praeludium 8 (BWV 848) - (B)
(00:31:20 - 00:33:35) No.22 - Praeludium 9 (BWV 849) - (A)
(00:33:36 - 00:36:25) No.23 - Praeludium 10 (BWV 853) - (B)
(00:36:26 - 00:38:10) No.24 - Praeludium 11 (BWV 857) - (A)
(00:38:11 - 00:42:56) No.25 - Pièce pour le Clavecin [(J.C. Richter) (BWV deist)] - (A)
* By Johann Christian Richter. Incomplete, only features two parts: Allemande and Courante.
(00:42:57 - 00:43:56) No.26 - Praeludium C-Dur (BWV 924a) - (C)
(00:43:57 - 00:45:14) No.27 - Praeludium D-Dur (BWV 925) - (C)
(00:45:15 - 00:46:50) No.28 - Praeludium e-Moll (BWV 932) - (C)
(00:46:51 - 00:47:46) No.29 - Praeludium a-Moll (BWV 931) - (A)
(00:47:47 - 00:48:29) No.30 - Baß-Skizze in g-Moll (BWV deest) - (B)
(00:48:30 - 00:50:18) No.31 - Fuge C-Dur (BWV 953) - (A)
(00:50:19 - 00:51:48) No.32 - Praeambulum 1 à 2 (BWV 772) - (B)
(00:51:49 - 00:53:05) No.33 - Praeambulum 2 (BWV 775) - (B)
(00:53:06 - 00:54:49) No.34 - Praeambulum 3 (BWV 778) - (B)
(00:54:50 - 00:55:57) No.35 - Praeambulum 4 (BWV 779) - (B)
(00:55:58 - 00:57:08) No.36 - Praeambulum 5 (BWV 781) - (B)
(00:57:09 - 00:58:31) No.37 - Praeambulum 6 (BWV 784) - (B)
(00:58:32 - 01:00:04) No.38 - Praeambulum 7 (BWV 786) - (B)
Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Cd No.2)
(00:00:00 - 00:01:30) No.39 - Praeambulum 8 (BWV 785) - (B)
(00:01:31 - 00:03:07) No.40 - Praeambulum 9 (BWV 783) - (B)
(00:03:08 - 00:04:44) No.41 - Praeambulum 10 (BWV 782) - (B)
(00:04:45 - 00:06:33) No.42 - Praeambulum 11 (BWV 780) - (B)
(00:06:34 - 00:10:31) No.43 - Praeambulum 12 (BWV 777) - (B)
(00:10:32 - 00:12:29) No.44 - Praeambulum 13 (BWV 776) - (B)
(00:12:30 - 00:14:14) No.45 - Praeambulum 14 (BWV 774) - (B)
(00:14:15 - 00:16:35) No.46 - Praeambulum 15 (BWV 773) - (B)
(00:16:36 - 00:25:31) No.47 - Suite A-Dur [(Georg Philipp Telemann) (BWV 824) - (A)
Allemande (00:16:36 - 00:19:58)
Courante (00:19:59 - 00:22:16)
Gigue (00:22:17 - 00:25:31)
(00:25:32 - 00:37:09) No.48 - Partia di Signore Steltzeln [(Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel) (BWV deest)] - (A)
1 - Ouverture
2 - Air Italien
3 - Bourrée
4 - Menuet
5 - Menuet - Trio di J.S. Bach [(BWV 929) (00:33:18 - 00:37:09)]
(00:37:10 - 00:38:28) No.49 - Fantasia 1 à 3 (BWV 787) - (A)
(00:38:29 - 00:40:14) No.50 - Fantasia 2 (BWV 790) - (A)
(00:40:15 - 00:42:01) No.51 - Fantasia 3 (BWV 793)
(00:42:02 - 00:43:21) No.52 - Fantasia 4 (BWV 794) - (A)
(00:43:22 - 00:44:54) No.53 - Fantasia 5 (BWV 796) - (A)
(00:44:55 - 00:46:28) No.54 - Fantasia 6 (BWV 799) - (A)
(00:46:29 - 00:48:00) No.55 - Fantasia 7 (BWV 801) - (A)
(00:48:01 - 00:50:05) No.56 - Fantasia 8 (BWV 800) - (A)
(00:50:06 - 00:51:45) No.57 - Fantasia 9 (BWV 798) - (A)
(00:51:46 - 00:53:13) No.58 - Fantasia 10 (BWV 797) - (A)
(00:53:14 - 00:56:09) No.59 - Fantasia 11 (BWV 795) - (A)
(00:56:10 - 00:57:42) No.60 - Fantasia 12 (BWV 792) - (A)
(00:57:43 - 00:58:57) No.61 - Fantasia 13 (BWV 791) - (A)
(00:58:58 - 01:00:24) No.62 - Fantasia 14 (BWV 789) - (A)
(01:00:25 - 01:02:54) No.63 - Fantasia 15 (BWV 788) - (A)
Klavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach 1725 (Cd. No.1)
(00:00:00 - 00:21:04) No.1 - Partita a-Moll (BWV 827)
1. Prélude (00:00:00 - 00:03:08)
2. Allemande (00:03:09 - 00:06:50)
3. Corrente (00:06:51 - 00:09:33)
4. Sarabande (00:09:34 - 00:14:35)
5. Menuet (00:14:36 - 00:16:26)
6. Gique (00:16:27 - 00:21:04)
(00:21:05 - 00:51:25) No.2 - Partita e-Moll (BWV 830)
1. Prélude (00:21:05 - 00:27:17)
2. Allemande (00:27:18 - 00:31:27)
3. Corrente (00:31:28 - 00:35:31)
4. Sarabande (00:35:32 - 00:43:38)
5. Tempo di Gavotta (00:43:39 - 00:45:41)
6. Gique (00:45:42 - 00:51:25)
(00:51:26 - 00:52:45) No.3 - Menuet F-Dur (BWV Anh. 113)
(00:52:46 - 00:54:03) No.4 - Menuet G-Dur [(Chr. Petzold) (BWV Anh. 114)]
*Until 1970 it was attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV Anh 114), but it is now universally attributed to Christian Petzold.
(00:54:04 - 00:56:10) No.5 - Menuet g-Moll [(Chr. Petzold) (BWV Anh. 115)]
*Usually attributed to Christian Petzold
(00:56:11 - 01:00:39) No.6 - Rondeau B-Dur [(Fr. Couperin) (BWV Anh. 183)]
*This piece is by François Couperin and is best known under the original title: Les Bergeries (6e Ordre).
(01:00:40 - 01:02:16) No.7 - Menuet G-Dur (BWV Anh. 116)
(01:02:17 - 01:03:24) No.8a/b - Polonaise F-Dur (BWV Anh. 117a/b)
(01:03:25 - 01:04:31) No.9 - Menuet B-Dur (BWV Anh. 118)
(01:04:32 - 01:05:23) No.10 - Polonaise g-Moll (BWV Anh. 119)
(01:05:24 - 01:07:35) No.11 - Choral: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten (BWV 691)
(01:07:36 - 01:08:43) No.12 - Choral: Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille F-Dur (BWV 510)
(01:08:44 - 01:09:44) No.13a/b - Choral: Gib dich zufrieden und sei stille (BWV 511 - BWV512)
(01:09:45 - 01:10:59) No.14 - Menuet a-Moll (BWV Anh. 120)
(01:11:00 - 01:12:07) No.15 - Menuet c-Moll (BWV Anh. 121)
(01:12:08 - 01:12:57) No.16 - Marche D-Dur [(C.Ph.E. Bach) (BWV Anh. 122)]
*Usually attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
(01:12:58 - 01:14:00) No.17 - Polonaise g-Moll [(C.Ph.E. Bach) (BWV Anh. 123)]
*Usually attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
(01:14:01 - 01:14:59) No.18 - Marche G-Dur [(C.Ph.E. Bach) (BWV Anh. 124)]
*Usually attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
(01:15:00 - 01:16:33) No.19 - Polonaise g-Moll [(C.Ph.E. Bach) (BWV Anh. 125)]
*Usually attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
Klavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach 1725 (Cd. No.2)
(00:03:09 - 00:04:31) No.21 - Menuet G-Dur fait par Mons. Böhm (BWV deest)
(00:04:32 - 00:05:09) No.22 - Musette D-Dur (BWV Anh. 126)
(00:05:10 - 00:06:32) No.23 - Marche Es-Dur (BWV Anh. 127)
(00:06:33 - 00:07:43) No.24 - [(Polonaise) d-Moll (BWV Anh. 128)]
(00:07:44 - 00:10:01) No.25 - Aria: Bist du bei mir [(G.H. Stölzel ?) (BWV 508)]
* "Bist du bei mir" (English: "be, thou, with me") (BWV 508) is an aria in the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. It was therefore attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, but the melody is part of the Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel opera Diomedes, oder die triumphierende Unschuld that was performed in Bayreuth on November 16, 1718.
(00:10:02 - 00:15:35) No.26 - Aria G-Dur (BWV 988/1)
(00:15:36 - 00:18:30) No.27 - Solo per il Cembalo: Allegro [(C.Ph.E. Bach) (BWV Anh. 129)]
*Usually attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
(00:18:31 - 00:20:14) No.28 - Polonaise G-Dur/G Major/sol majeur/Sol mayor [(J. A. Hasse) (BWV Anh. 130)]
*Possibly composed by Johann Adolph Hasse.
(00:20:15 - 00:22:33) No.29 - Praeludium C-Dur (BWV 846/1)
(00:22:34 - 00:39:04) No.30 - Suite 1 pour le Clavessin (BWV 812)
Allemande (00:22:34 - 00:27:31)
Courante (00:27:32 - 00:29:23)
Sarabande (00:29:24 - 00:33:01)
Menuet 1 (00:33:02 - 00:34:09)
Menuet 2 (00:34:10 - 00:35:29)
Gique (00:35:30 - 00:39:04)
(00:39:05 - 00:48:17) No.31 - Suite 2 pour le Clavessin (BWV 813)
Allemande (00:39:05 - 00:42:18)
Courante (00:42:19 - 00:44:14)
Sarabande (00:44:15 - 00:48:17)
(00:48:18 - 00:48:58) No.32 - (Satz ohne Bez.) F-Dur/F Major/fa majeur/Fa mayor [(J.Chr. Bach) (BWV Anh. 131)]
(00:48:59 - 00:50:25) No.33 - Aria: Warum betrübst du dich (BWV 516)
(00:50:26 - 00:51:32) No.34 - Recitativo: Ich habe genug! aus (BWV 82)
(00:51:33 - 00:58:17) No.35 - Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen aus (BWV 82)
(00:58:18 - 00:59:14) No.36 - Choral: Schaffs mit mir, Gott (BWV 514)
(00:59:15 - 01:00:12) No.37 - Menuet d-Mol (BWV Anh. 132)
(01:00:13 - 01:02:35) No.38 - Aria di Giovannini: Willst du dein Herz mir schenken (BWV 518)
(01:02:36 - 01:03:29) No.39a - Choral: Dir, dir, Jehova will ich singen (BWV 299) *
* mit Ingrid Waldvogel, Yvonne Huber, Anne Hellmann; Constanze Schumacher, Constanze Hirsch, Yvonne Fuchs; Christoph Hassler, Andreas Poland, Corby Welch; Jens Hamann, Volker Spiegel, Tilman Michael
(01:03:30 - 01:05:46) No.39b - Aria: Dir, dir, Jehova will ich singen (BWV 299)
(01:05:47 - 01:07:13) No.40 - Aria: Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen (BWV 517)
(01:07:14 - 01:08:28) No.41 - Aria: Gedenke doch, mein Geist, zurücke (BWV 509)
(01:08:29 - 01:09:49) No.42 - Choral O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (BWV 513)
Cembalokonzerte (BWV 1052, BWV 1053, BWV 1054)
(00:00:00 - 00:20:24) Concerto d-Moll (BWV 1052)
No.1 - Allegro (00:00:00 - 00:07:31)
No.2 - Adagio (00:07:32 - 00:13:16)
No.3 - Allegro (00:13:17 - 00:20:24)
(00:28:25 - 00:39:41) Concerto E-Dur (BWV 1053)
No.1 - [(ohne Bezeichnung) (00:20:25 - 00:28:24)]
No.2 - Siciliano (00:28:25 - 00:33:16)
No.3 - Allegro (00:33:17 - 00:39:41)
(00:39:42 - 00:55:01) Concerto D-Dur (BWV 1054)
No.1 - [(ohne Bezeichnung) (00:39:42 - 00:46:42)]
No.2 - Adagio e piano sempre (00:46:43 - 00:52:25)
No.3 - Allegro (00:52:26 - 00:55:01)
Konzerte (BWV 1063 - BWV 1065) / Concerti (BWV 1044) / Konzerte (BWV 1050a)
(00:00:00 - 00:12:03) Concerto d-Moll (BWV 1063)
No.1 - [(Ohne Bezeichnung) (00:00:00 - 00:04:25)]
No.2 - Alla Siciliana (00:04:26 - 00:07:31)
No.3 - Allegro (00:07:32 - 00:12:03)
* Solisten: Robert Levin (1), Mario Videla (2), Michael Behringer (3)
(00:12:04 - 00:27:34) Concerto C-Dur (BWV 1064)
No.1 - [(ohne Bezeichnung) (00:12:04 - 00:18:10)]
No.2 - Adagio (00:18:11 - 00:23:06)
No.3 - Allegro (00:23:07 - 00:27:34)
* Solisten: Robert Levin (1), Mario Videla (2), Boris Kleiner (3)
(00:27:35 - 00:36:23) Concerto a-Moll (BWV 1065)
No.1 - [(ohne Bezeichnung) (00:27:35 - 00:31:12)]
No.2 - Largo (00:31:13 - 00:33:12)
No.3 - Allegro (00:33:13 - 00:36:23)
* Solisten: Robert Levin (1), Mario Videla (2), Michael Behringe (3), Boris Kleiner (4)
(00:36:24 - 00:56:04) Concerto a-Moll (BWV 1044)
No.1 - Allegro (00:36:24 - 00:44:45)
No.2 - Adagio ma non tanto e dolce (00:44:46 - 00:50:26)
No.3 - Tempo di Allabreve (00:50:27 - 00:57:04)
* Solisten: Robert Levin (1), Isabelle Faust, Jean-Claude Gérard
(00:57:05 - 01:14:43) Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 (Frühfassung)
Concerto D-Dur (BWV 1050a)
No.1 - [(ohne Bezeichnung) (00:57:05 - 01:04:39)]
No.2 - Adagio (01:04:40 - 01:09:38)
No.3 - Allegro (01:09:39 - 01:14:43)
* Solisten: Robert Levin (4), Isabelle Faust, Jean-Claude Gérard
12 Keyboard Concertos, BWV 1052-1065
Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
1 - 00:00
2 - 07:35
3 - 14:46
Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053
1 - 22:40
2 - 30:42
3 - 37:01
Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
1 - 43:19
2 - 51:12
3 - 58:18
Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
1 - 01:01:39
2 - 01:05:58
3 - 01:11:21
Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
1 - 01:15:36
2 - 01:18:53
3 - 01:21:54
Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058
1 - 01:25:26
2 - 01:29:28
3 - 01:36:20
Concerto in C minor for two pianos, BWV 1060, with Mikhail Petukhov
1 - 01:40:22
2 - 01:45:00
3 - 01:50:15
Concerto in C major for two pianos, BWV 1061, with Mikhail Petukhov
1 - 01:53:42
2 - 02:00:09
3 - 02:05:05
Concerto in C minor for two pianos, BWV 1062, with Mikhail Petukhov
1 - 02:10:27
2 - 02:13:57
3 - 02:20:12
Concerto in D minor for three pianos, BWV 1063, with Mikhail Petukhov and Marina Yevseyeva
1 - 02:24:30
2 - 02:29:33
3 - 02:35:00
Concerto in C major for three pianos, BWV 1064, with Mikhail Petukhov and Sergei Senkov
1 - 02:39:50
2 - 02:45:37
3 - 02:51:51
Concerto in A minor for four pianos, BWV 1065, with Mikhail Petukhov, Marina Yevseyeva and Sergei Senkov
1 - 02:56:18
2 - 03:00:08
3 - 03:03:11
Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Bach's original spelling: Clavier-Büchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach) is a collection of keyboard music compiled by the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach for his eldest son Wilhelm Friedemann. It is frequently referred to simply as Klavierbüchlein.
Johann Sebastian began compiling the collection in 1720. Most of the pieces included are better known as parts of the Well-Tempered Clavier and the Inventions and Sinfonias. The authorship of most other works is debated: particularly the famous Little Preludes BWV 924–932 are sometimes attributed to Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.
The book begins with a preface that contains an explanation of clefs and a guide to playing ornaments. The pieces of the collection are arranged by complexity, beginning with the most simple works. Of these, Applicatio in C major BWV 994 and Prelude in G minor BWV 930 are particularly notable because they are the only surviving works that feature the fingering in Bach's own hand (the only other Bach piece with fingering marks is the C major Prelude BWV 870a, however, the marks are not in Bach's hand. They were probably added by Johann Caspar Vogler, Bach's pupil and successor at Weimar.
This is the explanation of clefs which begins the Wilhelm Friedemann Klavierbüchlein, in Johann Sebastian's hand.
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
The title Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (German: Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach) refers to either of two manuscript notebooks that the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach presented to his second wife, Anna Magdalena. Keyboard music (minuets, rondeaux, polonaises, chorales, sonatas, preludes, musettes, marches, gavottes) makes up most of both notebooks, and a few pieces for voice (songs, and arias) are included.
The Notebooks provide a glimpse into the domestic music of the 18th century and the musical tastes of the Bach family.
Title page of the first (1722) Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. Note the titles of the three Pfeiffer books written by Bach in the lower right corner.
History
The two notebooks are known by their title page dates of 1722 and 1725. The title "Anna Magdalena notebook" is commonly used to refer to the latter. The primary difference between the two collections is that the 1722 notebook contains works only by Johann Sebastian Bach (including most of the French Suites), while the 1725 notebook is a compilation of music by both Bach and other composers of the era.
The 1722 notebook: French Suites and miscellany
This notebook contains 25 unbound sheets (including two blank pages), which is estimated to be approximately a third of the original size. It is not known what happened to the other pages. The back and the corners are decorated with brown leather; greenish paper is used for the cover. The title page is inscribed Clavier-Büchlein vor Anna Magdalena Bachin ANNO 1722 in Anna Magdalena's hand. For a reason so far unknown to researchers, Johann Sebastian wrote the titles of three books by theologian August Pfeiffer (died 1698) in the lower right corner of the title page:
Ante Calvinismus is a shortened and misspelled title of Anti-Calvinismus, oder Unterredungen von der Reformierten Religion (Anti-Calvinism, or Conversations about the reformed religion).
"Christen Schule item" refers to Pfeiffer's Evangelische Christen Schule ("Evangelical Christian School").
AntiMelancholicus refers to Anti-melancholicus, oder Melancholey-Vertreiber (Anti-melancholy, or [something or someone] to drive out the melancholy]).
The notebook contains the following works, most in Johann Sebastian's hand:
Five keyboard suites. The first three are fragments of the pieces that are now known as the first three French Suites, BWV 812–814. The next two are complete suites, French Suites Nos. 4 and 5, BWV 815–816. The minuets of suites 2 and 3 are separated from the rest of their respective suites and were most probably added at a later date by Anna Magdalena Bach (they are almost certainly in her hand), some time before 1725.
Fantasia pro organo, unfinished, BWV 573. A short organ piece, 12 complete bars and the beginning notes of the 13th bar.
Air with variations in C minor, unfinished, BWV 991. The first 10 bars feature coherent two-part writing, but the remaining 35 bars only have one voice written out.
"Jesus, meine Zuversicht", chorale prelude, BWV 728. A brief (9 bars) piece in three voices, features two sections with repeats for each.
Minuet in G major, BWV 841 (not to be confused with Petzold's Minuet in G Major in the 1725 notebook). A short dance with simplistic two-part writing and two sections with repeats for each.
Cover of the second (1725) Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
The 1725 notebook
The 1725 notebook is larger than the 1722 one, and more richly decorated. Light green paper is used for the front cover, Anna Magdalena's initials and the year number "1725" are printed in gold. All pages feature gilt edging. Most of the entries in the 1725 notebook were made by Anna Magdalena herself, with others written in the hand of Johann Sebastian, some by sons Johann Christian and Carl Philipp Emanuel, and a few by family friends such as Johann Gottfried Bernhard and Johann Gottfried Heinrich. Although the 1725 notebook does contain work composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, it also includes works by many other composers. The authorship of several pieces is identified in the notebook itself, while that of others was established by researchers. The composers of still others, including several popular songs of the time, remain unknown.
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(00:00:00 - 00:01:40) No.1 - Prelude in c-Moll (BWV 999)
(00:01:41 - 00:08:03) Präludium und Fantasia in c-Moll (BWV 921 / BWV 1121)
No.2 - Präludium (00:01:41 - 00:04:45)
No.3 - Fantasia (00:04:46 - 00:08:03)
(00:08:04 - 00:21:37) Präludium, Fuge und Allegro in Es-Dur (BWV 998)
No.4 - Präludium (00:08:04 - 00:11:57)
No.5 - Fuge (00:11:58 - 00:18:06)
No.6 - Allegro (00:18:07 - 00:21:37)
(00:21:38 - 00:37:29) Suite in e-Moll (BWV 996)
No.7 - Praeludio (00:21:38 - 00:23:59)
No.8 - Allemande (00:24:00 - 00:27:19)
No.9 - Courante (00:27:20 - 00:29:41)
No.10 - Sarabande (00:29:42 - 00:33:24)
No.11 - Bourrée (00:33:25 - 00:34:31)
No.12 - Gigue (00:34:32 - 00:37:29)
(00:37:30 - 00:40:55) Fantasia und Fuge in D-Dur (BWV 908)
No.13 - Fantasia (00:37:30 - 00:39:17)
No.14 - Fughetta (00:39:18 - 00:40:55)
(00:40:56 - 00:45:09) Fantasia und Fuge in B-Dur (BWV 907)
No.15 - Fantasia (00:40:56 - 00:42:46)
No.16 - Fughetta (00:42:47 - 00:45:09)
(00:45:10 - 00:51:58) Suite in f-Moll (BWV 823)
No.17 - Prélude (00:45:10 - 00:47:18)
No.18 - Sarabande en Rondeau (00:47:19 - 00:49:53)
No.19 - Gigue (00:49:54 - 00:51:58)
(00:51:59 - 01:11:48) Suite in c-Moll (BWV 997)
No.20 - Prelude (00:51:59 - 00:55:56)
No.21 - Fuga (00:55:57 - 01:02:12)
No.22 - Sarabande (01:02:13 - 01:06:21)
No.23 - Gigue (01:06:22 - 01:09:07)
No.24 - Double (01:09:08 - 01:11:48)
Complete works
Cantatas I
Kantaten - (BWV 1 - 76)
Cantatas II
Kantaten - (BWV 77 - 151)
Cantatas III
Kantaten - (BWV 152 - 200)
Weltliche kantaten - (BWV 201 - 215)
Huldigungs und Gl kwunschkantaten - (BWV 30a), (BWV 36b), (BWV 36c), (BWV 134a), (BWV 173a)
Masses
Motetten - (BWV Anh. 159), (BWV 228), (BWV Anh. 160), (BWV 225), (BWV 226), (BWV 229), (BWV 227), (BWV 118), (BWV deest), (BWV 230)
Mass in B Minor (BWV 232)
Lateinische Kirchenmusik - (BWV 233), (BWV 233a), (BWV 234), (BWV 235 ,236 ,237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 1081)
Magnificat D-Dur - (BWV 243); Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, (BWV 1083)
Magnificat Es-Dur - (BWV 243a) / Geistliche Vokalwerke
Matthäus Passion - (BWV 244)
Johannes Passion - (BWV 245)
Passion selon Saint Luc - (BWV 246)
Passion selon Saint Marc - (BWV 247)
Weihnachts Oratorium - (BWV 248)
Oster-Oratorium - (BWV 249), Himmelfahrts-Oratorium - (BWV 11)
Chorales
Chorals - (BWV 250-438)
Sacred Songs - (BWV 439-507)
Aria: Bist Du bei mir - (BWV 508)
Gib dich zufrieden - (BWV 510)
Fuge in Es - (BWV 522)
Ich Gnuge Mich An Mein Stande - (BWV 523)
Quodlibet - (BWV 524)
Songs
Orgel - Sechs Sonaten - (BWV 525 - BWV 530)
Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book) - (BWV 599-644)
Leipziger Choräle - (BWV 651- BWV 667)
Clavier Übung Dritter Theil - (BWV 552), (669 - 689), (802 - 805)
Organ Works Vol. 1
1. Tovvata and Fugue in F major BWV 540
2. Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 550
3. Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 548
4. Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 531
5. Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 549
6. Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 532
7. Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Organ Works Vol. 2
1. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major BWV 564
2. Fantasia and Fugue in C major BWV 561
3. Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 533
4. Prelude and Fugue inA minor BWV 551
5. Kleines Harmonisches Labyrinth BWV 591
6. Toccata and fugue in D minor BWV 538
7. Trio in C minor BWV 585
8. Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542
Organ Works Vol. 3
1. Fantasia in G major BWV 572
2. Fugue in B minor BWV 579
3. Trio in D minor BWV 583
4. Prelude and Fugue in G minor BWV 535
5. Fantasia in C minor BWV 562
6. Fugue in G major BWV 577
7. Fantasia and fugue in C minor BWV 537
8. Fugue in G major BWV 576
9. Fugue in C minor BWV 575
10. Fugue in G major BWV 581
11. Fantasia and Fugue in C major BWV 570/BWV 946
12. Pedal excercitium BWV 598
13. Pasacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582
Organ Works Vol. 4
1. Prelude And Fugue, For Organ In E Flat Major BWV 552a
2. Kyrie, Gott Vater In Ewigkeit BWV 669
3. Christe, Aller Welt Trost BWV 670
4. Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist BWV 671
5. Allein Gott In Der Höh Sei Ehr BWV 676
6. Dies Sind Die Heilgen Zehn Gebot BWV 678
7. Wir Glauben All An Einen Gott BWV 680
8. Vater Unser Im Himmelreich BWV 682
9. Christ, Unser Herr, Zum Jordan Kam BWV 684
10. Aus Tiefer Not Schrei Ich Zu Dir BWV 686
11. Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland BWV 688
12. Prelude And Fugue, For Organ In E Flat Major - Fugue BWV 552b
Organ Works Vol. 5
Kyrie, Gott Vater In Ewigkeit BWV 672 - BWV 713
Organ Works Vol. 6
1. Partite diverse Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen? BWV 770
2. Partite sopra Christ, der du bist der heller Tag, BWV 766
3. Partite sopra "O Gott, du frommer Gott", BWV 767
4. Canonic variations Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 769
5. Partite sopra Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, BWV 768
Organ Works Vol. 7
1. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr', BWV 771
2. Die Schubler Chprale Prelude BWV 645-650
3. Chorale Preludes BWV 730-740
Organ Works Vol. 8
1. Concerto No.1 in G major BWV 592 - BWV 597
2. Chorale Preludes BWV 726-729
Organ Works Vol. 9
1. BWV 719, BWV 1090-1100, BWV 714, BWV 742, BWV 1101-117
Organ Works Vol. 10
1. BWV 957
2. Chorales from the Neumeister Colledtion BWV 1115-1120
3. Chorale preludes BWV 651-662 The Eighteen
Organ Works Vol. 11
1. Chorale Preludes BWV 663-668
2. O Lamm Gottes unschuldig NBA
3. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes BWv 714-725
Organ Works Vol. 12
1. 8 short preludes and fugues BWV 553-BWV 560
2. Trio in G major BWV 586
3. Prelude and Fugue BWV 534
4. Trio in G minor BWV 584
5. Prelude and Fugue in A major BWV 536
6. Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541
7. Allabreve in D major BWV 589
8. Prelude in G major BWV 568
9. Fugue in D majoe BWV 580
10. Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 539
Organ Works Vol. 13
1. Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 546
2. Prelude in C major BWV 567
3. Fugue in G minor BWV 578
4. Canzona in D minor BWV 588
5. Prelude in A minor BWV 569
6. Fugue in C minor BWV 574
7. Pastorale in F major BWV 590
8. Fantasia in G major BWV 571
9. Aria in F major BWV 587
10. Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 547
Organ Works Vol. 14
1. Toccata and Fugue in E major BWV 566
2. Fantasia in B minor BWV 563
3. Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543
4. Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 544
5. Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 545
6 Trio in G major BWV 1027a
7. Prelude Trio nad Fugue in B flat major BWV 545b
8. Ricercar in C minor BWV 1079 No.5
9. Prelude and Fugue in G minor BWV 535a Incomplete
Organ Works Vol. 15
1. Chorale Preludes BWV 741-BWV 748, BWV 751-BWV 752, BWV 754-BWV 755, BWV 757-BWV 763, BWV 765, BWV 620a, BWV Anh. 55, BWV 131a
Inventions and Sinfonias - (BWV 772-801)
Suite in la min - (BWV 818)
Klavier - Englische Suiten - (BWV 806 - BWV 811)
Klavier - Französische Suiten - (BWV 812 - BWV 817)
Sechs Partiten (Clavier Übung I - (BWV 825 - BWV 830)
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier - (BWV 846 - BWV 893)
Toccatas - (BWV 910 - BWV916)
Twelve Little Preludes (BWV 924, BWV 939, BWV 999, BWV 925, BWV 926, BWV 940, BWV 941, BWV 927, BWV 928, BWV 929, BWV 930, BWV 942)
6 Little Preludes - (BWV 933 - 938)
Concerti - (BWV 972 - BWV 987), Bearbeitungen nach verschiedenen Meistern
Klavier - Goldberg Variationen - (BWV 988)
Keyboard works
1. Jésus, que ma joie demeure arr
2-3 Fantaisie chromatique & fughue - (BWV 904)
4-9 Petits préludes du Livre de clavecin de W.F. Bach
10-21 6 Petits préludes - (BWV 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938), (BWV 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 999)
22-26 Petits fugues & préludes avec fughettes
27-32 Prélude & fughetta - (BWV 899), (BWV 900), (BWV 895)
Keyboard fantasias
Prelude (Fantasia) in A minor, BWV 922
Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904
Prelude (Fantasia) in C minor, BWV 921
Fantasia in C minor, BWV 919
Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 894
Prelude & Fughetta in G major, BWV 902
Prelude & Fughetta in F major, BWV 901
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Fantasia in G minor, BWV 917
Fantasia & Fugue (unfinished) in C minor, BWV 906
Sonatas - (BWV 964-966, 968), Fugue - (BWV 954)
Bearbeitungen für Laute - (BWV 995, BWV 1000, BWV 1006a)
Four Lute Suites - (BWV 996), (BWV 997), (BWV 995), (BWV 1006a)
Drei Sonaten und drei Partiten für Violine solo - (BWV 1001 – BWV 1006)
Suiten für Violoncello solo - (BWV 1007 - BWV 1012)
Sonaten für Violine und Cembalo - (BWV 1014 – BWV 1019)
Sonaten für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo - (BWV 1027 –
BWV 1029)
Kammermusik für Flöte - (BWV 1039 - 1013 - 1035 - 1034 - 1033 - 1038), (BWV 1030 - 1032 - 1020 - 1031 - 997)
Violin Concertos
1. Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
2. Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
3. Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043
4. Concerto for 3 Violins and Strings in D major, BWV 1064r
5. Violin Concerto G minor, BWV 1056r
6. Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060r
7. Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052a
8. Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord and Strings in A minor, BWV 1044
Brandenburgische Konzerte - (BWV 1046– BWV 1051)
Wiedergewonnene Violinkonzerte - (BWV 1052R, 1056R, 1064R), Sinfonia - (BWV 1045)
Harpsichord Concertos - (BWV 1055, BWV 1056, BWV 1057, BWV 1058)
Konzerte für zwei Cembali - (BWV 1060, BWV 1061a, BWV 1062, BWV 1061)
Orchestersuiten - (BWV 1066 - BWV 1069)
Die Kunst der Fuge - (BWV 1080)
Musikalisches Opfer - (BWV 1079), Kanons - (BWV 1072 – 1078, 1086), 14 Kanons - (BWV 1087)
Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Klavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach 1725
Cembalokonzerte - (BWV 1052, BWV 1053, BWV 1054)
Konzerte - (BWV 1063 - BWV 1065), (BWV 1044), (BWV 1050a)
12 Keyboard Concertos - (BWV 1052-1065)
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Bach als Lehrer - Werke für Tasteninstrumente aus den Köthener Jahren
Werke für Tasteninstrumente aus den Weimarer Jahren
(00:00:00 - 00:12:25) Chromatische Fantasie und Fuge d-Moll (BWV 903)
No.1 - Fantasie (00:00:00 - 00:07:18)
No.2 - Fuge (00:07:19 - 00:12:25)
(00:12:26 - 00:18:39) No.3 - Fantasia a-Moll (BWV 922)
(00:19:40 - 00:33:01) Suite a-Moll (BWV 818a)
No.4 - Prélude (00:19:40 - 00:21:21)
No.5 - Allemande (00:21:22 - 00:24:58)
No.6 - Courante (00:24:59 - 00:25:52)
No.7 - Sarabande (00:25:53 - 00:29:12)
No.8 - Menuet (00:29:13 - 00:30:25)
No.9 - Gigue (00:30:26 - 00:33:01)
(00:33:02 - 00:42:24) Fantasie und Fuge a-Moll (BWV 904)
No.10 - Fantasie (00:33:02 - 00:36:35)
No.11 - Fuge (00:36:36 - 00:42:24)
Präludium und Fuge a-Moll (BWV 894)
No.12 - Präludium (00:42:25 - 00:48:00)
No.13 - Fuge (00:48:01 - 00:52:30)
Bach als Lehrer - Werke für Tasteninstrumente aus den Köthener Jahren (Cd 1)
(00:00:00 - 00:01:43) No.1 - Präludium Es-Dur (BWV 815a)
(00:01:44 - 00:18:18) Suite Es-Dur (BWV 819 / 819a)
No.2 - Allemande (00:01:44 - 00:04:52)
No.3 - Allemande II (00:04:53 - 00:08:34)
No.4 - Courante (00:08:35 - 00:10:38)
No.5 - Sarabande (00:10:39 - 00:14:07)
No.6 - Bourrée (00:14:08 - 00:15:46)
No.7 - Menuet I (00:15:46 - 00:16:39)
No.8 - [Menuet II (Trio) (00:16:40 - 00:18:18)]
(00:18:19 - 00:19:41) No.9 - Fuge G-Dur (BWV 957)
(00:19:42 - 00:21:59) Präludium und Fughetta G-Dur (BWV 902a)
No.10 - Präludium (00:19:42 - 00:20:51)
No.11 - Fughetta (00:20:52 - 00:21:59)
(00:22:00 - 00:23:21) No.12 - Praeambulum d-Moll (BWV 875a)
(00:23:22 - 00:28:08) No.13 - Fuge d-moll (BWV 948)
(00:28:09 - 00:30:47) Präludium und Fughetta F-Dur (BWV 901)
No.14 - Präludium (00:28:09 - 00:29:22)
No.15 - Fughetta (00:29:23 - 00:30:47)
(00:30:48 - 00:33:30) Praeambulum and Fughetta C-Dur (BWV 872a)
No.16 - Praeambulum (00:30:48 - 00:32:22)
No.17 - Fughetta (00:32:23 - 00:33:30)
(00:33:31 - 00:35:14) No.18 - Fuge C-Dur (BWV 953)
(00:35:15 - 00:38:36) Präludium und Fuge a-Moll (BWV 895)
No.19 - Präludium (00:35:15 - 00:36:26)
No.20 - Fuge (00:36:27 - 00:38:36)
(00:38:37 - 00:42:10) No.21 - Fuge a-Moll (BWV 947)
(00:42:11 - 00:46:21) Präludium und Fughetta e-Moll (BWV 900)
No.22 - Präludium (00:42:11 - 00:43:30)
No.23 - Fughetta (00:43:31 - 00:46:21)
(00:46:22 - 00:49:23) No.24 - Fuge e-Moll (BWV 956)
(00:49:24 - 00:51:32) No.25 - Sarabande g-Moll (BWV 839)
(00:51:33 - 00:53:30) No.26 - Courante G-Dur (BWV 840)
(00:53:31 - 00:58:29) No.27 - Fantasie über ein Rondo (BWV 918)
Bach als Lehrer - Werke für Tasteninstrumente aus den Köthener Jahren (Cd 2)
(00:00:00 - 00:07:05) No.1 - Chromatische Fantasie d-Moll (BWV 903a)
(00:07:06 - 00:07:55) No.2 - Application C-Dur (BWV 994)
(00:07:56 - 00:09:03) No.3 - Präludium C-Dur (BWV 924)
(00:09:04 - 00:10:20) No.4 - Präludium D-Dur (BWV 925)
(00:10:21 - 00:11:31) No.5 - Präludium d-Moll (BWV 926)
(00:11:32 - 00:12:16) No.6 - Präludium F-Dur (BWV 927)
(00:12:17 - 00:13:42) No.7 - Präludium F-Dur (BWV 928)
(00:13:43 - 00:14:35) No.8 - Präludium g-Moll (BWV 929)
(00:14:36 - 00:16:42) No.9 - Präludium g-Moll (BWV 930)
(00:16:43 - 00:17:28) No.10 - Präludium a-Moll (BWV 931)
(00:17:29 - 00:19:11) No.11 - Fughetta c-Moll (BWV 961)
(00:19:12 - 00:21:12) No.12 - Fuge C-Dur (BWV 952)
(00:21:13 - 00:22:44) No.13 - Fantasie c-Moll (BWV 919)
(00:22:45 - 00:23:22) No.14 - Präludium C-Dur (BWV 939)
(00:23:23 - 00:24:20) No.15 - Präludium d-Moll (BWV 940)
(00:24:21 - 00:25:00) No.16 - Präludium e-Moll (BWV 941)
(00:25:01 - 00:25:53) No.17 - Präludium a-Moll (BWV 942)
(00:25:54 - 00:27:30) No.18 - Präludium C-Dur (BWV 943)
(00:27:31 - 00:28:41) No.19 - Menuett c-Moll (BWV 813a)
(00:28:42 - 00:30:21) No.20 - Menuett Es-Dur (BWV 815a)
(00:30:22 - 00:32:05) No.21 - Präludium C-Dur (BWV 933)
(00:32:06 - 00:34:03) No.22 - Präludium c-Moll (BWV 934)
(00:34:04 - 00:35:58) No.23 - Präludium d-Moll (BWV 935)
(00:35:59 - 00:38:13) No.24 - Präludium D-Dur (BWV 936)
(00:38:14 - 00:40:03) No.25 - Präludium E-Dur (BWV 937)
(00:40:03 - 00:41:57) No.26 - Präludium e-Moll (BWV 938)
(00:41:58 - 00:44:54) Präludium und Fughetta C-Dur (BWV 870a)
No.27 - Präludium (00:41:58 - 00:43:09)
No.28 - Fughetta (00:43:10 - 00:44:54)
(00:44:55 - 00:48:36) No.29 - Präludium G-Dur (BWV 902)
(00:48:37 - 00:51:37) Präludium und Fughetta d-Moll (BWV 899)
No.30 - Präludium (00:48:37 - 00:50:22)
No.31 - Fughetta (00:50:23 - 00:51:37)
(00:51:38 - 01:01:26) Suite a-Moll (BWV 818)
No.32 - Allemande (00:51:38 - 00:54:44)
No.33 - Courante (00:54:55 - 00:56:24)
No.34 - Sarabande simple (00:56:25 - 00:59:29)
No.35 - Sarabande double (00:59:30 - 01:01:45)
No.36 -Gigue (01:01:46 - 01:04:26)