Recommend me some Bach please! (Baroque era music)?

Question

I've gotten a few of his pieces... Excuse me if I write them the wrong way, I'm not exuberantly knowledgeable about the classical sauce. ..

Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme, Schmucke dich o liebe Seele, Fuga in G/Fugue in G Major, Praeludium in c minor, and Toccata & Fugue in d minor.

If I'm not mistaken, these are some of his more well-known works, especially the Toccata one. And they are all just so fantastic. So I'd like more.. If you can please recommend me some of your favorite works of his, or works of similar geniuses (esp from the Baroque era), I'd really appreciate it. Links are appreciated as well!

Thank you! (In advanced)

Answer 1

The Best of Bach:



– Art of Fugue

– Musical Offering

– Well-Tempered Clavier book 1 and 2 (the C# minor triple fugue from book 1 is the greatest piece among both books)

– Mass in B minor

– St. Matthew Passion

– Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV1067

– Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV1043

– Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041

– Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565

– Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV582

– Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV544

– Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV537

– Fantasia and Fugue in G minor “The Great”, BWV542

– Little Organ Fugue in G minor, BWV578

– Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV904

– Six Sonatas and Partitas for solo Violin

– Six Trio Sonatas for Organ

– Brandenburg Concertos

– Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes

– Goldberg Variations

Answer 2

Appreciation of classical music and education go hand in hand I'm afraid. However, in an effort to support and encourage your exploration into the world of classical music (an admirable endeavor), I should like to recommend the following: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major "Emperor." Mozart Symphony No.40 in G minor. Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition Bach - The Goldberg Variations Bizet - Carmen Suites 1 & 2. Grieg - Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2. Handel - Water Music Saint Saens - Symphony No.3 in C minor, op.78 "Organ." There that should keep you busy for a while. Enjoy!!

Answer 3

Where to start...

Some say his Mass in B minor is his finest work.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BraHTI8jZtY



The cello suites, of course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHzfD6XLK7Q



I lean more towards the well tempered clavier (WTC) BWV 846-893. You should listen to the entire WTC , they are all really awesome. Glenn Gould has a really excellent and unique rendition. Andras Schiff and Angela Hewitt also have great versions of it.

Here's a couple of my favorite ones.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJkaw_Vwz0Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N1JFXScmYw



Of course the harpsichord and violin concerto's are amazing.



They are BWV 1052-1058 for the Harpsichord, and BWV 1041-1043.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIWaL8qqiqs



As has already been mentioned, the goldberg variations are something else!



The St Mathews passion is also an amazing work, and happens to be the work that really introduced "Bach the composer" to the world. Of course this would happen decades after his death, when composer Felix Mendellsohn played it in the winter of 1819. This also happened to be the first concert which set precedent in conductors playing other composers' works. Bach, while alive, was mainly known as an organist in his hay-day, and his son's achieved much more success as composers than did he, while alive.



His finest work, maybe, is the Art of fugue, which he left unfinished, because he passed away. Contrapunctus XIV is one of his most amazing compositions, and his very last one.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbM3VTIvOBk



The french overture, AWESOME!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-SGd7C9-0g





and the french suites, Might wanna check out the english suites too while you're at it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6PFS5o-gvE







The passacaglia and fugue is cool as heck too!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1atQFLYbzuk



So is the little fugue!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVadl4ocX0M





Boy, i could be here all night.......

Answer 4

I'd recommend the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations.

Answer 5

If you get easily bored, i have some great bach pieces that you should listen to that are not too long.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUtpvu4-4Ig

Toccata BWV 911, Gould perfects it



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95KuDDnfTUA

Oistrakh and his son brought tears to my eyes



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hixFlAc2NX0

hillary hahn, absolutely wonderful



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJIBAFhVANg

first movement of the same violin concerto,amazing



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Ed3T01S20

Gould, as usual, amazes who hears.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA4HezdbW0E

Great interpretation of this great piece on violin



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Nos_-Zj38

Heifetz, a true god



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbogCEc3MsU ...

Vivaldi's genius transposed by bach on four harpsichords, and a couple 100 years after, Leonhardt ,who died this year :'( , interpreted this piece exquisitely



I hope you find more amazing pieces.. have a good day