BWV
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The organ works - the Chaconne in D minor BWV 1178 and Chaconne in G minor BWV 1179 - were undated and unsigned.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
The Chaconne in D minor BWV 1178 and Chaconne in G minor BWV 1179 have been added to the official catalogue of Bach's works as of Monday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Where pianists who play Bach’s music have “The Well-Tempered Clavier,” organists have the “Orgelbüchlein” — German for “Little Organ Book,” which consists of the chorale preludes BWV 599-644.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue in D, BWV 532” and Charles-Marie Widor’s Toccata from “Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, No. 1.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2017
Allan Vogel was the appealing oboe soloist for Bach's Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1020, but he seemed constrained by having to hold back to something comparable to the tiny volume coming from the keyboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2015
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