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What works did Bach write? Introduction to Bach’s works

1. "Brandenburg Concerto" There are two theories about the reason for the creation of Brandenburg Concerto. One is that Bach responded to the then Margrave of Brandenburg Christian Ludwig. In 1719, Bach met the Marquis when he went to Berlin to buy a piano for Archduke Leopold of Cotten, and Bach played for him. Another theory is that Bach composed these works in Cotten, and after receiving the invitation, he slightly modified them and presented these six works. What is certain is that on March 24, 1721, these masterpieces were sent to the Margrave of Brandenburg, together with a letter that seemed to us rather modestly worded.

2. "Matthew Passion" Matthew Passion (Matthew Passion) BWV244 is an oratorio Passion composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 (in When he was the church director in Leipzig), the content is based on the Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. The Matthew Passion and the John Passion (English: StJohn Passion) are two complete Passion works by Bach. The entire performance lasts for 3 hours.

3. The work "Goldberg Variations" was not taken seriously by people for a long time until the first half of the 20th century. Public performances and recordings of female harpsichordist Landowska. Later, in 1955, Canadian pianist Glenn Gould chose it as his first recording. Today, the Goldberg Variations are regarded as one of the most important variations in Bach's work.

4. "The Musical Offering" The Musical Offering (English: The Musical Offering, German: Musicalisches Opfer, BWV1079) is a collection of canon and fugue keyboard music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach . The musical theme of the entire work is a six-part licherka, assigned by King Frederick II of Prussia. Bach also called this melody a "Prussian fugue".

5. "Mass in B minor" The entire "Mass in B minor" was composed almost 25 years ago. Scholars of Bach's life generally agree that Bach himself did not intend to compose a true Latin mass. Among them, the Psalm of Mercy and the Ode to Glory were the music used for the death of King August II of Poland and the coronation of August III in 1733 (because August III believed in Roman Catholicism). Other movements were composed in different periods.