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 “Christ lag in Todesbanden,” BWV 4, Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft, BWV 50, and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2016
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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