Bach, easiest to hardest

[lwmuziek]

I have some pieces of Bach, and would like to practice it myself, but I don't know which one is more suitable in my stage. I'd also like to know thier level from easy to hard, then I could be able to choose them when I'm progressing.

I'm current playing sonatina. The following are the pieces of Bach I have :

English suites
French suites
six little preludes
six partitas
toccatas
two-part inventions
three-part inventions
harpsichord concerto in d minor
well-tempered clavier book (prelude and fugue)

Thanks a lot for all your suggestions !

[alessandro]

Dear lwmuziek,
'Muziek' - Holland, Belgium, South-Africa ?...

From the ones that I know of, I give it a try from easy to hard > Six Little Preludes > Two-Part Inventions > Three-Part Inventions > Well-Tempered Clavier > Six Partitas...  I'm not familiar with the Suites nor the Tocatta, but since Tocattas are often composed to show virtuosity it will end in the top 3...
I'm actually having a real great time learning BWV 850 in the Well-Tempered...  I have this love-hate relation with Bach.  It can sound so full of joy, so pleasant but it's technically demanding...  In this '850' to keep the whole piece well-balanced, fluid, and play it without mistakes, it's challenging, there's something of an obsessive relation I have with a lot of Bachs compositions...
Kindly

[keyb0ardfweak]

I heard someone saying that the french suites aren't that hard and were good for begining with them  or sth else..

[beethoven_fan]

Bernhard said in a post (sorry I can't find it) that Bach taught his works in a specific order. If my memory serves me well, it goes like this :

Little Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach
Six Little Preludes
Inventions
Sinfonias
English Suites
French Suites
Six Partitas
Well-Tempered Clavier

I don't know about the Toccatas and Concerto.

[xpjamiexd]

I heard someone saying that the french suites aren't that hard and were good for begining with them  or sth else..

Well i've listened to some of the French suites and they don't exactly sound easy though tbh I haven't actually tried them.