Best Pieces Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

The best compositions of baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750). Please indentify all works by their full title and BWV number.

The Top Ten

1 Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor (BWV 582)

2 Partita in D minor for solo violin (BWV 1004)

3 St Matthew Passion (BWV 244)

4 Mass in B minor (BWV 232)

5 Air on the G String (BWV 1068)

6 The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080)

7 The Musical Offering (BWV 1079)

8 St John Passion (BWV 245)

9 Great Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (BWV 542)

10 Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello (BWV 1007-1012)

After studying these works, I'm convinced that there has been very few (if not, no) pieces of music ever created quite as beautiful as these six suites.

The Contenders

11 Toccata and Fugue In D Minor (BWV 565)

12 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, (BWV 106)

13 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (BWV 1050)

14 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (BWV 147 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring')

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