Bach Keyboard music listed from Easiest to Hardest

[torandrekongelf]

There are keyboard pieces between BWV 772 and BWV 994. Alot of concertos and other pieces. The reason why I have not included them into this list is because I dont know how difficult they are.

You may disagree with the order but I have followed G Henle Verlags listings here. When it comes to bigger works I have not listed all the movements (suites etc). But in general the menuets/bourres are the easiest, then comes sarabandes, allmandes, 1st movement and the gigue.

Hope you found this useful.


Level  1:
Menuet in G major BWV Ahn 114         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet in G minor BWV Ahn 115         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet fait par Mons Georg Böhm         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Musette in D major BWV Ahn 126         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Movement in F major BWV Ahn 131         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Aria: So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife          Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach   
   

Level  1/2:
Menuet in F major BWV Ahn 113         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet in G major BWV Ahn 116         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet in B-flat Major BWV Ahn 118         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise in G minor BWV Ahn 119         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet in A minor BWV Ahn 120         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet in C minor BWV Ahn 121         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet in D minor BWV Ahn 132         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Prelude in C major BWV 939            Five Preludes from Kellner Collection

Level 2:
March in D major BWV Ahn 112         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
March in G major BWV Ahn 124         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise in D minor BWV Ahn 128         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Menuet in G major BWV 841            Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Prelude in C major BWV 846            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

Prelude in C major BWV 924            Notebook for W. F. Bach

Prelude in C minor BWV 934            6 Little Preludes



Level 2/3:
Rondeau in B-flat major BWV Ahn 183      Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise in F major BWV Ahn 117         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise in G minor BWV Ahn 123         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise in G minor BWV Ahn 125         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: Schaff’s mit mir, Gott BWV 514      Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Aria: Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seelen BWV 517   Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: O Ewigkeit, O Donnerwort BWV 513      Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Prelude in F major BWV 927            Notebook for W. F. Bach

Prelude in C Major BWV 933            6 Little Preludes
Prelude in D Mior BWV 935                       6 Little Preludes

Prelude in D minor BWV 940            5 Preludes from Kellner Collection

Minuet in G minor BWV 842               

Level 3:
Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten BWV 691      Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: Gib dich zufrieden un sei Stille BWV 510-512   Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Marche in E-flat major BWV Ahn 127         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Aria: Bist du bei mir BWV 508         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Polonaise in G major BWV Ahn 130         Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Aria: Warum betrübst du mich BWV 516      Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Choral: Dir, dir Jehova, will ich singen BWV 299   Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Aria: Gedenke doch, mein Geist, zurücke BWV 509   Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Invention No. 1 in C major BWV 772         Two Part Inventions
Invention No. 4 in D minor BWV 775         Two Part Inventions
Invention No. 6 in E major BWV 777         Two Part Inventions

Prelude in D minor BWV 926            Notebook for W. F. Bach
Prelude in G minor BWV 930            Notebook for W. F. Bach
Prelude in D major BWV 925         Notebook for W. F. Bach
Prelude in A minor BWV 931            Notebook for W. F. Bach

Prelude in D major BWV 936         6 Little Preludes
Prelude in E major BWV 937            6 Little Preludes
Prelude in E minor BWV 938            6 Little Preludes
   
Prelude in E minor BWV 941            From Kellner Collection
Menuet alternate version BWV 813a         French Suite No. 2 in C minor
Menuet alternate version BWV 815a         French Suite No. 4 in E-flat major

Level 3/4 :
Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV 988      Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Aria: Will du mein Herz dir schenken BWV 518      Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

Invention No 3 in D major BWV 774         Two Part Inventions
Invention No 5 in E-flat major BWV 776      Two Part Inventions
Invention No 7 in E minor BWV 778         Two Part Inventions
Invention No 8 in F major BWV 779         Two Part Inventions
Invention No 9 in F minor BWV 780         Two Part Inventions
Invention No 11 in G minor BWV 782         Two Part Inventions
Invention No 14 in B-flat major BWV 785      Two Part Inventions

Sinfonia No 11 in G minor BWV 797         Three Part Inventions

Prelude in F major BWV 928            Notebook for W. F. Bach

Prelude in A minor BWV 942            From Kellner Collection
Prelude in C major BWV 943            From Kellner Collection

Prelude in G major BWV 902a         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Prelude and Fughetta in G major BWV 902                 Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias

Capriccio in B-flat major BWV 992         Variations and misc keyboard pieces

Prelude in E major BWV 854            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in F-sharp major BWV 858         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in F minor BWV 881            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2

Level 4;
Solo per il Cembalo in E-flat Major BWV Ahn 129   Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen BWV 82   Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach

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

Sinfonia No 1 in C minor BWV 787         Three Part Inventions

Fughetta in C minor BWV 961         Fugues and Fughettas
Fugue in C major BWV 952            Fugues and Fughettas
Fugue in C major BWV 953            Fugues and Fughettas

Prelude in D minor BWV 899            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Prelude in E minor BWV 900            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Prelude in A minor BWV 895            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias

Suite in F minor BWV 823            Misc. suites

Suite in A Major BWV 832            Suites and suite movements
Prelude and Partita in F major BWV 833      Suites and suite movements

Adagio G major (after violin sonata no 3      Sonatas and sonata movements

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

Level 4/5:
Sinfonia No 2 in C minor BWV 788         Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 4 in D minor BWV 790         Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 5 in E-flat major BWV 791      Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 6 in E major BWV 792         Three Part Inventions
Sinfoniia No 8 in F major BWV 794         Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 9 in F minor BWV 795         Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 13 in A minor BWV 799         Three Part Inventions

Fughetta in E minor BWV 900         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Fugue in A minor BWV 895            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias

Suite in E-flat major BWV 819         Misc. Suites
Suite in F major BWV 820            Misc. Suites

French Suite No 2 BWV 813            French Suites
French Suite No 6 BWV 817            French Suites

Fugue in C minor BWV 847            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in D minor BWV 851            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in E minor BWV 855            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in F-sharp minor BWV 859         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in F-sharp major BWV 858         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in G minor BWV 861            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in B-flat major BWV 866         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in B minor BWV 869            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

Prelude in C minor BWV 871            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in E-flat major BWV 876         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in E-flat major BWV 876         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in E major BWV 878            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in G minor BWV 885            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in A minor BWV 890            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2

Duet in E minor BWV 802            4 Duets
Duet in A minor BWV 805            4 Duets

Fugue in A minor BWV 947            Fugues and Fughettas

Level 5:
Sinfonia No 3 in D major BWV 789         Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 7 in E minor BWV 793         Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 10 in G major BWV 796         Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 12 in A major BWV 798         Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 14 in B-flat major BWV 800      Three Part Inventions
Sinfonia No 15 in B minor BWV 801                    Three Part Inventions

Suite in A minor BWV 818            Misc. suites
Suite in A minor (alternate) BWV 818a      Misc. suites

Sonata in D major BWV 963            Sonatas and sonata movements
Sonata in A minor BWV 967            Sonatas and sonata movements

Aria variata alla maniera italiana, in A minor BWV 989   Variations and misc keyboard pieces

French Suite No 1 in D minor BWV 812      French Suites
French Suite No 3 in B minor BWV 814      French Suites
French Suite No 4 in E-flat major BWV 815      French Suites

Prelude in C-sharp minor BWV 849         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in D major BWV 850            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in F major BWV 856            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in F major BWV 856            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in A-flat Major BWV 862         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude G-sharp minor BWV 863         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in G-sharp minor BWV 863         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in B-flat major BWV 866         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in B-flat minor BWV 867         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in B major BWV 868            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

Prelude in C major BWV 870            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in C major BWV 870            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in C-sharp major BWV 872         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in D minor BWV 875            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in D minor BWV 875            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in E major BWV 878            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in F-sharp minor BWV 883         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in A-flat major BWV 886         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in B-flat minor BWV 891         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in B-flat major BWV 890         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2

Duet in F major BWV 803            4 Duets
Duet in G major BWV 804            4 Duets

Fantasy in G minor BWV 917         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Fantasy in C minor BWV 919         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Prelude in A minor BWV 922            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Prelude and Fughetta in F minor BWV 901      Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Prelude in G major BWV 902          Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Prelude in B minor BWV 923            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasies

Fugue in C major BWV 946            Fugues and Fughettas

Level 5/6:
Capriccio in E major            Variations and misc keyboard pieces

French Suite No 5 in G major         French Suites

Partita No 1 in B-flat major BWV 825         Partitas

Prelude in C minor BWV 847            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in C-sharp major BWV 848         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in D major BWV 850         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in E major BWV 854            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in F minor BWV 857            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in G minor BWV 861            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in A major BWV 864            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in A minor BWV 865            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in C minor BWV 871            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in C-sharp minor BWV 873         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in E minor BWV 879            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in F major BWV 880            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in F-sharp major BWV 882         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in A major BWV 888            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in A minor BWV 899            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2

Fantasy and Fugue in C minor BWV 906      Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Prelude in A minor BWV 894            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Fugue in B-flat major BWV 955         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Toccata in E minor BWV 914            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Toccata in G major BWV 916         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasies

Level 6:
Sonata in C major BWV 966            Sonatas and sonata movements

English Suite No 4 in F major BWV 809      English Suites

Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827         Partitas
Partita No 5 in G major BWV 829         Partitas

Fugue in C major BWV 846            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in C sharp major BWV 848         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Prelude in E-flat major BWV 852         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in E-flat major BWV 852         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in E-flat minor BWV 853         Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in G major BWV 860            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1
Fugue in A major BWV 864            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

Fugue in C-sharp major BWV 872         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in D major BWV 874            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in D-sharp minor BWV 877         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in F major BWV 880            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in G-sharp minor BWV 887         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in G-sharp minor BWV 887         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in A major BWV 888            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Prelude in B-flat major BWV 890         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2

Fantasy and Fugue in A minor BWV 944      Fugues and Fughettas

Fantasy in C minor BWV 918         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Fugue in A minor BWV 894            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias

Fugue in A major BWV 949            Fugues and fughettas
Fugue in A major on a theme by Albinoni BWV 950   Fugues and fughettas

Toccata in D minor BWV 913         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Toccata in D minor BWV 915         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias

Level 6/7:
Sonata in A minor BWV 965            Sonatas and sonata movements
Sonata in A minor BWV 967            Sonatas and sonata movements

English Suite No 1 in A major BWV 806      English Suites
English Suite No 2 in A minor BWV 807      English Suites
English Suite No 3 in G minor BWV 808      English Suites
English Suite No 5 in E minor BWV 809      English Suites

Partita No 2 in C minor BWV 826         Partitas
Partita No 4 in D major BWV 828         Partitas
Partita No 6 in E minor BWV 830         Partitas

Fugue in B minor BWV 869            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

Fugue in D major BWV 874            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in E minor BWV 879            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in F-sharp major BWV 882         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in A-flat major BWV 886         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in A major BWV 888            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in B-flat minor BWV 891         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2

Fantasy and Fugue in A minor BWV 904      Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Fugue in B minor BWV 951a            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Fugue in D minor BWV 948            Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias

Italian Concerto BWV 971
French Overture in B minor BWV 831            

Level 7:
English Suite No 6 in D minor BWV 811      English Suites

Fugue in A minor BWV 865            Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

Fugue in D-sharp minor BWV 877         Well Tempered Clavier Book 2
Fugue in G minor BWV 885            Well Tempered Clavier Book 2

Toccata in F-sharp minor BWV 910         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Toccata in C minor BWV 911         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias
Toccata in D minor BWV 912         Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias

Level 7/8:
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor BWV 903   Preludes, fugues, toccatas, fantasias

Level 9:
Goldberg Varitions in G Major BWV 988      Variations and misc keyboardpieces.
 

[momopi]

Thanks!

[andrewuk]

Just to be picky, many of the pieces in the Anna Magdalena notebook were not written by JSB. E.g. the famous Minuet in G Anh.114 is by Christian Petzold.