Bach Keyboard Music from Easiest to Hardest

[torandrekongelf]

So this is one of the things that occupy my mind. I have sat down and made a list of all tve keyboard music by Bach published by G Henle Verlag in their order of difficulty.

1. Within each section I dont know which pieces are easier or harder, of there is even much
difference to care about.

2. When it comes to Suites, Partitas, Goldberg and Art of Fugue I am not sure about what is hardest or easiet within those pieces.


Level 1:

Menuet Ahn 114 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet Ahn 115 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
So oft ich meine Tobakspfeife BWV 515 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet Böhm - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Musette Ahn 126 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Sats F Major Ahn 131 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Level 1/2:

Menuet Ahn 113 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet Ahn 116 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet Ahn 118 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise Ahn 119 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuett Ahn 120 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuett Ahn 121 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuett Ahn 132 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Prelude BWV 939 - 6 Little Preludes

Level 2:

Menuett Ahn 122 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Marche Ahn 124 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise Ahn 128 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Menuet BWV 841

Prelude BWV 924 - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Prelude C major BWV 846 - Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

Level 2/3

Rondeau Ahn 183  - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise Ahn 117 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise Ahn 123 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise Ahn 125 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: Schaffs mit mir, Gott BWV 514 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: Wo wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen BWV - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: O Ewigkeit, O Donnerwort BWV 513 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Menuett BWV 842

Prelude BWV 927 - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Prelude BWV 933 - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Prelude BWV 935 - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Prelude BWV 940 - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Level 3:

Choral: Wer nur den Lieben Gott lasst walten BWV 691 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: Gib dich zu frieden und du sei Stille BWV 510-512 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Marche Anh 127 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Bist du bei mir BWV 508 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise Ahn 130 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: Warum betrubst do dich BWV 516 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: Dir dir, Jehova will ich singen BWV 299 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: Gedenke doch, mein geist, zurucke BWV 509 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Invention No 1 in C major BWV 772
Invention No 4 in D minor BWV 775
Invention No 6 in E major BWV 777

Prelude BWV 926 - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Prelude BWV 930 - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Prelude BWV 925 - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Prelude BWV 931 - Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Prelude BWV 936 - 6 Little Preludes
Prelude BWV 937 - 6 Little Preludes
Prelude BWV 938 - 6 Little Preludes

Prelude BWV 941 - 6 Little Preludes
Prelude BWV 944 - 6 Little Preludes

2nd Minuet from French Suite No 2 BWV 813a
2nd minuet from French Suite No 4 BWV 815a

Menuet BWV 843

Level 3/4:

Aria BWV 988 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Aria di Giovanni BWV 518 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Invention No 3 in D major BWV 774
Invention No 5 in E Flat major BWV 775
Invention No 7 in E minor BWV 777
Invention No 8 in F major BWV 778
Invention No 9 in F minor BWV 779
Invention No 11 in G minor BWV 781
Invention No 14 in B Flat major BWV 784

Sinfonia No 11 in G minor BWV 797

Prelude BWV 928 - Notebook Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

Prelude BWV 942 - 6 Little Preludes
Prelude BWV 943 - 6 Little Preludes

Prelude BWV 902a
Fughetta BWV 902
Capriccio BWV 992
Prelude BWV 854
Prelude BWV 858
Prelude BWV 831

Level: 4

Solo il per Cembalo Ahn 129 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Aria: Schlummer ein BWV 82 - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Invention No 2 in C minor BWV 773
Invention No 10 in G major BWV 781
Invention No 12 in A major BWV 783
Invention No 13 in A minor BWV 784
Invention No 15 in B minir BWV 786

Sinfonia No 1 in C majoe  BWV 787

Fughetta BWV 961
Fugue BWV 942
Fugue BWV 953
Prelude and Fughetta BWV 961
Fugue BWV 942
Fugue BWV 953
Prelude and Fugue BWV 899
Prelude BWV 900
Prelude BWV 895

Suite BWV 823
Suite BWV 832
Suite BWV 833
Adagio BWV 968

Prelude in D minor BWV 851 - The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in E flat minor BWV 853 - The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in E minor BWV 855 - The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in F minor BWV 857 - The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in F sharp BWV 859 - The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in G major BWV 860 - The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in A flat major BWV 862 - The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in B flat minor BWV 867 - The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in B major BWV 868 - The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

Level 4/5:

Sinfonia No 2 in C minor BWV 788
Sinfonia No 4 in D minir BWV 790
Sinfonia No 5 in E flat major BWV 791
Sinfonia No 6 in E major BWV 792
Sinfonia No 8 in F minor BWV 794
Sinfonia No 9 in F minor BWV 795
Sinfonia No 13 in A minor BWV 799

Fugue BWV 900
Fugue BWV 895
Suite BWV 819
Suite BWV 819a
Sonata BWV 963
Sonata BWV 967

------- To be continued -----

[torandrekongelf]

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[huaidongxi]

dankon, herr kongelf.  have been trying to organize some of those pieces into a progressive study plan for myself, after a long absence from piano practice and less than rigourous childhood study five decades in the past.  your compilation so far will provide me immediate assistance.  peace.

[torandrekongelf]

For some reason I can no longer work and edit my post. Seems like I have to write this all in one sitting from beginning. I will need to get this thread deleted.