List of chamber music works by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Chamber music by Johann Sebastian Bach refers to the compositions in the tenth chapter of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, catalogue of Bach's compositions),[1] or, in the New Bach Edition, the compositions in Series VI.[2] Chamber music is understood as containing:
- Works for solo violin, cello or flute (not including works for solo keyboard instruments or lute which are contained elsewhere in the BWV catalogue and the New Bach Edition);
- Chamber music works for two or more players (where concertos for multiple players, and orchestral suites also fall outside the chamber music designation)
Works for solo violin, cello or flute[]
Sonatas and partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001–1006)[]
- BWV 1001 – Sonata No. 1 in G minor
- BWV 1002 – Partita No. 1 in B minor
- BWV 1003 – Sonata No. 2 in A minor
- BWV 1004 – Partita No. 2 in D minor
- BWV 1005 – Sonata No. 3 in C major
- BWV 1006 – Partita No. 3 in E major
- BWV 1006a – Suite in E major for solo lute (transcription of Partita No. 3 for solo violin, BWV 1006)
Suites for solo cello (BWV 1007–1012)[]
- BWV 1007 – Cello Suite No. 1 in G major
- BWV 1008 – Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor
- BWV 1009 – Cello Suite No. 3 in C major
- BWV 1010 – Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major
- BWV 1011 – Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor
- BWV 1012 – Cello Suite No. 6 in D major
Partita for solo flute (BWV 1013)[]
- BWV 1013 – Partita in A minor for solo flute
Two or more instruments[]
Six sonatas for violin and harpsichord (BWV 1014–1019)[]
- BWV 1014 – Sonata in B minor for violin and harpsichord
- BWV 1015 – Sonata in A major for violin and harpsichord
- BWV 1016 – Sonata in E major for violin and harpsichord
- BWV 1017 – Sonata in C minor for violin and harpsichord
- BWV 1018 – Sonata in F minor for violin and harpsichord
- BWV 1018a – Adagio in F minor for violin and harpsichord (early version of movement 3 from BWV 1018)
- BWV 1019 – Sonata in G major for violin and harpsichord
- BWV 1019a – Sonata in G major for violin and harpsichord (earlier version of BWV 1019)
Other works for accompanied violin (BWV 1020–1026)[]
- BWV 1020 – Sonata in G minor for violin (or flute/recorder) and harpsichord (now attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – H 542.5)[3]
- BWV 1021 – Sonata in G major for violin and basso continuo
- BWV 1022 – Sonata in F major for violin and harpsichord (doubtful, possibly by C. P. E. Bach)[3]
- BWV 1023 – Sonata in E minor for violin and basso continuo
- BWV 1024 – Sonata in C minor for violin and basso continuo (doubtful)
- BWV 1025 – Suite in A major for violin and harpsichord (after a sonata by Sylvius Leopold Weiss) (doubtful, possibly by C. P. E. Bach)[3]
- BWV 1026 – Fugue in G minor for violin and harpsichord
Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord (BWV 1027–1029)[]
- BWV 1027 – Sonata No. 1 in G major for viola da gamba and harpsichord (arrangement of BWV 1039)
- BWV 1027a – Trio in G major for organ (arrangement of movement 4 from BWV 1027)
- BWV 1028 – Sonata No. 2 in D major for viola da gamba and harpsichord
- BWV 1029 – Sonata No. 3 in G minor for viola da gamba and harpsichord
Sonatas for accompanied flute (BWV 1030–1035)[]
- BWV 1030 – Sonata in B minor for flute and harpsichord
- BWV 1030a – Sonata in G minor for harpsichord and unknown instrument (oboe or viola da gamba conjectured) – earlier version of BWV 1030 of which only harpsichord part survives
- BWV 1031 – Sonata in E-flat major for flute and harpsichord (possibly by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach as H 545)[3]
- BWV 1032 – Sonata in A major for flute and harpsichord
- BWV 1033 – Sonata in C major for flute and basso continuo (possibly by C. P. E. Bach)[3]
- BWV 1034 – Sonata in E minor for flute and basso continuo
- BWV 1035 – Sonata in E major for flute and basso continuo
Trio sonatas (BWV 1036–1040)[]
- BWV 1036 – Sonata in D minor for 2 violins and keyboard (now attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach)[3]
- BWV 1037 – Sonata in C major for 2 violins and keyboard (now attributed to Johann Gottlieb Goldberg)[3]
- BWV 1038 – Sonata in G major for flute, violin and keyboard (doubtful, possibly by C. P. E. Bach)[3]
- BWV 1039 – Sonata in G major for 2 flutes and basso continuo
- BWV 1040 – Canonic sonata in F major for oboe, violin and basso continuo
Chamber music works in the 10th chapter of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (1998)[]
BWV | 2a | Date | Name | Key | Scoring | BG | NBE | Additional info | BD |
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1001 | 10. | 1720 | Sonatas and partitas for solo violin No. 1: Sonata No. 1 | G min. | Vl | 271: 3 | VI/1: 3 rev 3: 3 |
→ BWV 1000, /2 | 01179 |
1002 | 10. | 1720 | Partitas and sonatas for solo violin No. 2: Partita No. 1 | B min. | Vl | 271: 3 | VI/1: 10 rev 3: 10 |
01180 | |
1003 | 10. | 1720 | Sonatas and partitas for solo violin No. 3: Sonata No. 2 | A min. | Vl | 271: 3 | VI/1: 20 rev 3: 20 |
→ | 01181 |
1004 | 10. | 1720 | Partitas and sonatas for solo violin No. 4: Partita No. 2 | D min. | Vl | 271: 3 | VI/1: 30 rev 3: 30 |
01182 | |
1005 | 10. | 1720 | Sonatas and partitas for solo violin No. 5: Sonata No. 3 | C maj. | Vl | 271: 3 | VI/1: 42 rev 3: 42 |
after "Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott"; → BWV 968 | 01183 |
1006.1 | 10. | 1720 | Partitas and sonatas for solo violin No. 6: Partita No. 3 | E maj. | Vl | 271: 3 | VI/1: 54 rev 3: 54 |
→ BWV 1006.2, 29/1 and 120a/4 | 01184 |
1007 | 10. | 1720 (AMB) | Suite for cello No. 1 | G maj. | Vc | 271: 59 | VI/2: 2 | 01186 | |
1008 | 10. | 1720 (AMB) | Suite for cello No. 2 | D min. | Vc | 271: 59 | VI/2: 8 | 01187 | |
1009 | 10. | 1720 (AMB) | Suite for cello No. 3 | C maj. | Vc | 271: 59 | VI/2:14 | 01188 | |
1010 | 10. | 1720 (AMB) | Suite for cello No. 4 | E♭ maj. | Vc | 271: 59 | VI/2: 22 | 01189 | |
1011 | 10. | 1720 (AMB) | Suite for cello No. 5 | C min. | Vc | 271: 59 | VI/2: 32 | → BWV 995 | 01190 |
1012 | 10. | 1720 (AMB) | Suite for cello No. 6 | D maj. | Vc | 271: 59 | VI/2:40 | 01191 | |
1013 | 10. | 1717–1723? | Partita for flute | A min. | Fl | VI/3: 3 | 01192 | ||
1014 | 10. | 1717–1723? | Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 1 | B min. | Vl Hc | 9: 69 | VI/1: 83 rev 3: 83 |
01193 | |
1015 | 10. | 1717–1723? | Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 2 | A maj. | Vl Hc | 9: 84 | VI/1: 99 rev 3: 99 |
01194 | |
1016 | 10. | 1717–1723? | Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 3 | E maj. | Vl Hc | 9: 98 | VI/1: 115 rev 3: 115 |
01195 | |
1017 | 10. | 1717–1723? | Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 4 | C min. | Vl Hc | 9: 120 | VI/1: 136 rev 3: 136 |
01196 | |
1018.2 | 10. | 1717–1723? | Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 5 | F min. | Vl Hc | 9: 136 | VI/1: 153 rev 3: 153 |
after BWV 1018.1 | 01197 |
1018.1 | 10. | 1717–1723? | Adagio, early version of BWV 1018/3 | F min. | Vl Hc | 9: 250 | VI/1: 195 rev 3: 194 |
→ BWV 1018.2/3 | 01198 |
1019.3 | 10. | after 1729? | Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 6 | G maj. | Vl Hc | 9: 154 | VI/1: 172 rev 3: 172 |
after BWV 1019.2 | 01200 |
1019.1 | 10. | 1725 | Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 6, early version 1 (partially lost) | 9: 252 | VI/1: 197 rev 3: 196 |
→ BWV 830/3, /6, 1019.2 | 01199 | ||
1019.2 | c. 1730–1731 | Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 6, early version 2 | VI/1: 197 rev 3: 218 |
after BWV 1019.1, 120.1/4; → BWV 1019.3 | 11577 | ||||
1021 | 10. | 1732–1733 | Sonata for violin and continuo | G maj. | Vl Bc | VI/1: 65 rev 3: 65 |
→ , | 01202 | |
1023 | 10. | c.1714–1717? | Sonata for violin and continuo | E min. | Vl Bc | 431: 31 | VI/1: 73 rev 3: 73 |
01204 | |
1025.1 | 10. | after 1739? | Suite for violin and keyboard | A maj. | Vl Kb | 9: 43 | VI/5: 67 | after Weiss; → .2 | 11578 |
1025.2 | 10. | c. 1746–1747? | Suite for violin and keyboard (incomplete) | A maj. | Vl Kb | 9: 43 | VI/5: 97 | after .1 | 01206 |
1026 | 10. | c.1714–1717 | Fugue for violin and continuo | G min. | Vl Bc | 431: 39 | VI/5: 59 | 01207 | |
1027 | 10. | c.1742 | Sonata for gamba and harpsichord No. 1 | G maj. | Gam Hc | 9: 175 | VI/4: 3 | after BWV 1039; → 1027/1a /2a /4a | 01208 |
1028 | 10. | Sonata for gamba and harpsichord No. 2 | D maj. | Gam Hc | 9: 175 | VI/4: 21 | 01210 | ||
1029 | 10. | Sonata for gamba and harpsichord No. 3 | G min. | Gam Hc | 9: 175 | VI/4: 36 | → BWV 545b | 01211 | |
1030.2 | 10. | 1736–1737 | Sonata for flute and harpsichord | B min. | Fl Hc | 9: 3 | VI/3: 33 | after BWV 1030.1 | 11579 |
1030.1 | 10. | 1717–1736 | Sonata for unknown instrument and harpsichord | G min. | v Hc | VI/3: 89 | → BWV 1030.2 | 01212 | |
1032 | 10. | 1736–1737 | Sonata for flute and harpsichord (/1 incomplete) | A maj. | Fl Hc | 9: 32, 245 | VI/3: 54 | → BWV 525a | 01214 |
1034 | 10. | 1717–1723? | Sonata for flute and continuo | E min. | Fl Bc | 431: 9 | VI/3: 11 | 01216 | |
1035 | 10. | 1717–1723? | Sonata for flute and continuo | E maj. | Fl Bc | 431: 21 | VI/3: 23 | 01217 | |
1039 | 10. | 1708–1726 | Sonata | G maj. | 2Fl Bc | 9: 260 | VI/3: 71 | → BWV 1027 | 01221 |
References[]
- ^ (BWV2a) Alfred Dürr, Yoshitake Kobayashi (eds.), Kirsten Beißwenger. Bach Werke Verzeichnis: Kleine Ausgabe, nach der von Wolfgang Schmieder vorgelegten 2. Ausgabe. Preface in English and German. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1998. ISBN 3765102490 - ISBN 978-3765102493, pp. 411–423
- ^ The New Bach Edition – Series VI: Chamber Music at the Bärenreiter website
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Basso, Alberto . 1979. Frau Musika: la vita e le opere di J.S. Bach, EDT. ISBN 978-88-7063-011-4, p. 702.
- ^ Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, .../Prefaces, .../Thematic Catalogue: documentation and facsimiles at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Neue Bach-Ausgabe: documentation at the International Music Score Library Project
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