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
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37) 1708 08:55 Keyboard
Jesu, meine Freude, motet for 5-part chorus, BWV 227 (BC C5) 1735 19:02 Choral
French Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (BC L23) 1722 17:02 Keyboard
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 1720 16:34 Chamber Music
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 1721 20:37 Concerto
Goldberg Variations, for keyboard, BWV 988 (BC L9) (Clavier-Übung IV) 1741 58:39 Keyboard
Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 1720 16:22 Chamber Music
Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major, BWV 971 (BC L7) (Clavier-Übung II/1) 1735 12:43 Keyboard
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 20:58 Concerto
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, for keyboard in D minor, BWV 903 (BC L34) 1723 11:51 Keyboard
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 1730 17:11 Concerto
Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 1720 17:51 Chamber Music
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 1730 15:29 Concerto
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 1721 17:05 Concerto
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1) 1726 13:36 Choral
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 1721 11:32 Concerto
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 1731 20:31 Orchestral
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 1720 28:09 Chamber Music
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 1730 14:11 Concerto
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