“Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder.” Robert Schumann
It is astounding how abundant and inexhaustible are his works. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is more than the epitome of baroque music, and one wonders how a single person could accomplish so much in one lifetime. Show others the brilliance of Bach through Stretta!
After a number of engagements as an organist, in which he often confused more than supported parishes with his improvisational skills and harmonic experiments, in 1708, J. S. Bach was appointed Court Organist & Chamber Musician by the Duke of Saxony-Weimar. It was during this period that he composed most of his organ music. In 1714 he was promoted to Concert Master of the Court Orchestra, and one of his duties was to compose weekly cantatas for the Sunday Service, laying the foundations for the 300 or more Bach Cantatas, of which around 200 remain. For his next position, as Kapellmeister to the Prince of Anhalt-Köthen from 1717, Bach’s role no longer required him to compose sacred music, so it was here that many of any his instrumental works were developed, including The Brandenburg Concertos.
With his last role as Cantor of St. Thomas in 1723, Bach held his first and only official position working for the city, the city of Leipzig. He was responsible for the music at the four main churches in Leipzig, and he taught at St. Thomas’ Boarding School. The St. Thomas’ Boys’ Choir is still one of the most important, and traditional boys’ choirs in the world today. In his final years, despite his steadily declining sight, Bach still created works that are the sum, and pinnacle of counterpoint, such as The Musical Sacrifice or the The Art of Fugue.
As was common in the 18th century, Bach’s works were quickly forgotten after his death. People were only concerned with new music. It was Bach’s sons, and his successors at St Thomas’, who preserved his memory. Composers of the First Viennese School, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, especially admired Bach’s counterpoint, and learned a great deal from him. In the 19th century Bach Renaissance, the St. Matthew Passion was famously rediscovered, and performed in Berlin in 1829 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Another important milestone was the first complete edition of Bach’s works, which was created between 1850-1899. Today’s “New Bach Edition” was published between 1954-2007 by Bärenreiter and has become the authoritative Bach edition. The Original Manuscript of Bach’s B Minor Mass was declared a UNESCO World Document Heritage in 2015.
Johann Sebastian Bach came from a long line of musicians, whose family dated back centuries. Four of his sons continued this tradition, also becoming composers, ending up in London and Milan. With their works, they bridge the gap between baroque and classical music.
Part 1: BWV 846-869
Henle Urtext Edition
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401105
Urtext from the New Bach Edition – Revised (NBArev)
for: Violin
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 773593
BWV 245
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116685
BWV 244
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116686
Transcribed by August Stradal (1860-1930). Contains the famous Andante / Adagio
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1008807
Urtext Primo – A new concept for the beginner
Edition with German and English Commentary
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition, anthology)
Item no.: 498364
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 778190
with fingering
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401068
Easiest Piano Pieces
Easy Composer Series
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 632994
formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 378981
revised edition
replaces HN 169
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 638975
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401124
formerly ascribed to Johann Sebastia Bach
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 117317
aus der Kantate "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147
bearbeitet für Violine (Oboe) und Klavier
for: Violin [oboe], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1836
nach Alessandro Marcello
for: Piano
Item no.: 409170
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 3, BWV 1068
for: Flute [oboe/violin], piano
Piano score, solo part, audio file
Item no.: 1026
for: Accordion [piano]
Music score
Item no.: 603241
The Bartók Performing Editions
With performance marks, fingering and commentaries for beginners
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 254879
24 Preludes and Fugues BWV 846–869
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 379244
(Schafe können sicher weiden BWV 208)
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 123682
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 362641
The four authentic Sonatas
for: Flute, harpsichord [piano]
Piano score, parts (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401239
22 Masterpieces for Trumpet Solo
Frits Damrow Trumpet Collection
for: Trumpet
Music score (anthology), Playback-CD
Item no.: 611173
for piano duet
The Walsh Collection
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 150976
Breitkopf Urtext
for: Oboe, violin, strings, basso continuo
Piano reduction, 2 solo parts
Item no.: 216546
in der Folge des Autographs
for: Organ
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 378536
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 360071
Arrangement for Piano
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 663229
Original Works and Arrangements
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 612201
Choral aus der Kantate "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1412
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, strings, basso continuo
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116784
From Works by J.S.Bach
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 113450
BWV 846–869
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116786
Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen BWV 988
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 283258
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401329
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Piano [harpsichord/organ]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 286099
BWV 1001–1006
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 378868
aus "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" Teil 1, BWV 846
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1035
Edition Peters Green Series
for: Cello
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 383138
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Piano [harpsichord]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116759
Sämtliche Orgelwerke (erweiterte Neuauflage 2010)
Band 1-11 im Schuber
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 557198
Motet – "Jesu, meine Freude"
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); instruments colla parte, basso continuo ad lib.
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 226945
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 369094
"Actus tragicus"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 167439
aus der Kantate "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147
bearbeitet für Trompete (Klarinette) und Klavier
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [clarinet], piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 1835
with marked and unmarked string parts
for: Violin, orchestra
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 298881
Dover Piano And Keyboard Editions
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 167633
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 419048
Revised Urtext of the New Bach Edition
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 116747
sowie sechs Lieder aus dem "Klavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach"
Ausgabe für tiefe Singstimme
for: Voice (low), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 115920
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