How many of Bach's 1000+ pieces are worth listening to?
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I know there's a couple of these threads up already but they're actually getting some nice responses.
Prelude No. 1 and that's pretty much it
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>>64031569
Did you listen to any of the rest of them or are you just assuming?
>>64032078
No but I know in my heart that's his best
>>64032180
Muh Toccata and Fugue tho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJD3dL4diY&nohtml5=False&ab_channel=ReubenMarkham
Sinfonia bwv 826
Christ lag and Wachet auf (haven't listened to much of his cantatas, sorry)
Both passions
Mass in B
>>64031553
iconic:
toccata and fugue in dminor (organ)
my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5fmSVA4GA0
Komm, Susser Tod
>>64032233
Probably not by him
Except for a lot of rather uninteresting chorales everything is worth a listen.
>>64031553
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pDnwQ-YIAoQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wl0HKVDFKHQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZdbzreNcs
Literally 90% of his oeuvre is utterly mind-blowing. Just download as much as you can
>>64032477
Tocotta and fugue in d minor is like one of his most famous pieces, of course he did it.
>>64032424
>Komm, Susser Tod
>>64031553
WTC1 in c major
>>64032477
It's pretty atypical for him but there isn't exactly strong evidence that anyone else wrote it is there?