Baroque · German
Johann Sebastian Bach
1685 to 1750
German Baroque
Core repertoire
Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig after serving as organist in Arnstadt, Mühlhausen and Weimar, Johann Sebastian Bach is regarded as one of the greatest composers in history. His organ works, from preludes and fugues to the Leipzig chorales, hold a central place in the repertoire.
The repertoire
Works in the project’s repertoire
32 works, 29 of them available to listen to.
Core repertoire
Cantate « Geist und Seele wird verwirret »
BWV 35 · Cantata
Work for choir (or voices) and organ: the vocal forces are required
Cantate « Gott soll allein mein Herze haben »
BWV 169 · Cantata
Work for choir (or voices) and organ: the vocal forces are required
Cantate « Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust »
BWV 170 · Cantata
Work for choir (or voices) and organ: the vocal forces are required
Prélude et Fugue en mi bémol majeur (St. Anne)
BWV 552 · Prelude/Fugue
Well-suited repertoire for the project
Prélude et Fugue en mi mineur "Cathédrale"
BWV 533 · Prelude/Fugue
Reference repertoire for the project
Repertoire in dialogue
Concerto en la mineur (d’après Vivaldi)
BWV 593 · Concerto
Aesthetic close to the project’s orientations
This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.
The sources
Digitised collections
Early editions and manuscripts containing works by this composer, digitised by libraries and available in full.
Master-pieces for the organ: twenty-one organ works selected chiefly from the programs of Alexandre Guilmant (ed. William C. Carl)
New York, G. Schirmer, 1898
Copy: Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, via Internet Archive
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