Johann Sebastian Bach

Biography by Robert Cummings

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Bach was a German composer of the Baroque period and virtuoso organist. His music is notable for its intellectual rigor and emotional expressiveness.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016	1720	16:36	Chamber Music
Passacaglia and Fugue, for organ in C minor, BWV 582 (BC J79)	1708	13:50	Keyboard
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050	1721	20:59	Concerto
Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major, BWV 971 (BC L7) (Clavier-Übung II/1)	1735	12:43	Keyboard
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, for keyboard in D minor, BWV 903 (BC L34)	1723	11:49	Keyboard
French Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (BC L23)	1722	17:01	Keyboard
Goldberg Variations, for keyboard, BWV 988 (BC L9) (Clavier-Übung IV)	1741	57:00	Keyboard
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046	1721	20:40	Concerto
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042	1730	17:12	Concerto
Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001	1720	16:25	Chamber Music
Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007	1720	17:54	Chamber Music
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043	1730	15:31	Concerto
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051	1721	17:08	Concerto
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1)	1726	13:34	Choral
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041	1730	14:12	Concerto
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048	1721	11:33	Concerto
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068	1731	20:37	Orchestral
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004	1720	28:04	Chamber Music
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049	1721	19:58	Concerto
Fantasia and Fugue, for organ in G minor ("Great"), BWV 542 (BC J42, 57, 67)	1725	11:51	Keyboard