All of Bach for Free! New Site Will Put Performances of 1080 Bach Compositions Online

Bach wrote 1080 com­po­si­tions dur­ing his life­time. And now thanks to the new and cer­tain­ly ambi­tious All of Bach web site, you can even­tu­al­ly watch the Nether­lands Bach Soci­ety (found­ed in 1921) per­form each and every one of those com­po­si­tions. The site fea­tures 13 per­for­mances so far (see below), which means there’s only anoth­er 1067 to go. A new Bach record­ing will go live every Fri­day. So you mark your cal­en­dars and check in week­ly for the next 20 years. Thanks to Erik for send­ing this our way!

First record­ings:

• Nun Komm, der Hei­den Hei­land — Can­ta­ta, BWV 61
• Toc­ca­ta and Fugue in D minor — Organ work, BWV 565
• Herr Gott, Dich loben alle wir — Can­ta­ta, BWV 130
• Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Him­mel auf Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Him­mel auf Organ work — BWV 617
• Organ con­cer­to in A minor (after Vival­di) — BWV 593
• Ich habe genung — Can­ta­ta — BWV 82
• The Well-Tem­pered Clavier I Pre­lude and Fugue in F sharp major — BWV 858
• The Well-Tem­pered Clavier I no. 6 in D minor Key­board work — BWV 851
• The Well-Tem­pered Clavier I no. 12 in F minor Key­board work — BWV 857
• Fan­ta­sia and Fuge in G Minor — Organ Work BWV 542
• Schwingt freudig euch empor Schwingt freudig euch empor Can­ta­ta — BWV 36
• Wir müssen durch viel Trüb­sal in das Reich Gottes einge­hen Wir müssen durch viel Trüb­sal in das Reich Gottes einge­hen Can­ta­ta — BWV 146
• Vater unser im Him­mel­re­ich Vater unser im Him­mel­re­ich Organ work — BWV 682

Relat­ed Con­tent:

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