Johann Sebastian Bach's most famous works
The top 3 according to 11 votes from people: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 · St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 · Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051. (Updated Jun 23, 2024.)
From the Toccata in D minor to the St Matthew Passion: the Bach works everyone knows, even without knowing their BWV number.
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Top 18
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Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
One of the most famous organ works in music history.
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St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
1727. The Passion according to Matthew; Mendelssohn revived it in 1829.
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Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051
1721. Six concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg.
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Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068
The calm melody known as "Air on the G String".
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893
Preludes and fugues in all 24 keys, twice over.
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Prelude in C major, BWV 846
The first piece of the Well-Tempered Clavier; Gounod set his Ave Maria over it.
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Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
1741. An aria and thirty variations; made famous by Glenn Gould.
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
The chorale from Cantata BWV 147.
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Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043
Two violins in dialogue.
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Coffee Cantata, BWV 211
A comic cantata about the love of coffee.
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Italian Concerto, BWV 971
A concerto for a single harpsichord.
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12
Mass in B minor, BWV 232
His great legacy, completed shortly before his death.
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13
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
1734. "Jauchzet, frohlocket!" for the Christmas season.
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St John Passion, BWV 245
1724. The first of his Leipzig Passions.
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Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012
Pablo Casals made them famous in the 20th century.
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Chaconne from Partita No. 2, BWV 1004
A summit of the violin repertoire.
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Sheep May Safely Graze
The aria from the Hunting Cantata BWV 208.
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The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
His unfinished study of the fugue.
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