How many hours of music did JS Bach write?

Question

How many hours of music did JS Bach write?

Answer 1

I read somewhere that his known works we have access to today is merely 15% of his actual total works. A huge percentage of his music were lost.



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edit @ del_icious_manager: It is very impolite of you to put down other's answer as "incorrect". This is the first and last time I'm telling you. 15% was what I read somewhere. It is possible that Bach wrote many short pieces according to what I had read. And I've to let you know that other people are also entitled to their opinion too.

Answer 2

We will never know because much of his music has been lost.



There is a 155 CD set of his complete (known) works.

http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Edition-Complete-Works-155/dp/B000HRME5U



... which I believe is incomplete, because of a recent discovered piece.



I figure a rough 200 hours, non-stop.

Answer 3

difficult to say as so much has been lost.

but what remains is amazing!!!

Bach is the best...

Answer 4

Just to correct df74sg's incorrect answer, it is thought that perhaps up to a third of the music Bach wrote is lost to us. This leaves two thirds (or nearly 67%), rather than only 15%. If it were 15%, that would mean Bach wrote close to 10,000 works. I think that is very unlikely indeed.

Answer 5

Many