Doubtful & spurious works in BWV list |
BWV |
Type |
Title |
BG |
NBA |
Compser |
Status
> Alt. No. |
BWV |
15 |
Cantata |
Denn du wirst meine Seele |
II |
- |
Johann Ludwig Bach |
> Anh. III 157 |
53 |
Cantata |
Schlage doch, gewunschte Stunde |
XII/2 |
- |
Georg Melchior Hoffmann ? |
|
141 |
Cantata |
Das ist je gewißlich wahr |
XXX |
- |
Georg Philipp Telemann |
> Anh. III 157
> TVWV 1:183 |
142 |
Cantata |
Uns ist ein Kind Geoboren |
XXX |
- |
Johann Kuhnau ? |
|
160 |
Cantata |
Ich weiß, daß mein Erloser lebt |
XXXII |
I/4 |
Georg Philipp Telemann |
> Anh. III 157
> TVWV 1:877 |
189 |
Cantata |
Meine Seele ruhmt und preist |
XXXVII |
- |
Georg Melchior Hoffmann |
|
217 |
Cantata |
Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet |
XLI |
- |
Doubtful |
|
218 |
Cantata |
Gott der Hoffnung erfulle euch |
XLI |
- |
Georg Philipp Telemann |
> Anh. III 157
> TVWV 1:634 |
219 |
Cantata |
Siehe, es hat uberwunden der Lowe |
XLI |
- |
Georg Philipp Telemann |
> Anh. III 157
> TVWV 1:1328 |
220 |
Cantata |
Lobt ihn mit Herz und Munden |
XLI |
- |
Doubtful |
|
221 |
Cantata |
Wer sucht die Pracht, wer wünscht den Glanz |
- |
- |
Doubtful |
|
222 |
Cantata |
Mein Odem ist schwach |
- |
- |
Johann Ernst Bach |
> Anh. III 157 |
224 |
Cantata |
Reißt euch los, bekränkte Sinnen |
- |
- |
J.S. Bach or Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
|
231 |
Motet |
Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren |
XXIX |
- |
J.S. Bach (from BWV 28) & Georg Philipp Telemann |
|
241 |
Vocal |
Sanctus in D major |
XLI |
II/9 |
Johann Kaspar Kerll, arranged by J.S. Bach |
|
242 |
Vocal |
Christe eleison |
XLI |
I/2 |
Johann Ludwig Krebs or Francesco Durante |
|
246 |
Passion |
Lukas-Passion |
XLV/2 |
- |
Johann Melchior Molter ? |
|
439 |
Sacred Song |
Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
440 |
Sacred Song |
Auf, auf! die rechte Zeit ist hier |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
441 |
Sacred Song |
Auf! auf! mein Herz, mit Freuden |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
442 |
Sacred Song |
Beglückter Stand getreuer Seelen |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
443 |
Sacred Song |
Beschränkt, ihr Weisen dieser Welt |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
444 |
Sacred Song |
Brich entzwei, mein armes Herze |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
445 |
Sacred Song |
Brunnquell aller Güter |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
446 |
Sacred Song |
Der lieben Sonnen Licht und pracht |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
447 |
Sacred Song |
Der Tag ist hin, die Sonne gehet nieder |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
448 |
Sacred Song |
Der Tag mit seinem Lichte |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
449 |
Sacred Song |
Dich bet'ich an, mein höchster Gott |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
450 |
Sacred Song |
Die bittre Leidenszeit beginnet abermal |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
451 |
Sacred Song |
Die goldne Sonne, voll Freud' und Wonne |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
453 |
Sacred Song |
Eins ist Not! ach Herr, dies Eine |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
454 |
Sacred Song |
Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
455 |
Sacred Song |
Erwürgtes Lamm, das die verwahrten Siegel |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
456 |
Sacred Song |
Es glänzet der Christen |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
457 |
Sacred Song |
Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
458 |
Sacred Song |
Es ist vollbracht! vergiss ja nicht |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
459 |
Sacred Song |
Es kostet viel, ein Christ zu sein |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
460 |
Sacred Song |
Gieb dich zufrieden und sei stille |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
461 |
Sacred Song |
Gott lebet noch; Seele, was verzagst du doch? |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
462 |
Sacred Song |
Gott, wie gross ist deine Güte |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
463 |
Sacred Song |
Herr, nicht schicke deine Rache |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
464 |
Sacred Song |
Ich bin ja, Herr, in deiner Macht |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
465 |
Sacred Song |
Ich freue mich in dir |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
466 |
Sacred Song |
Ich halte treulich still und liebe |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
467 |
Sacred Song |
Ich lass' dich nicht |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
468 |
Sacred Song |
Ich liebe Jesum alle Stund' |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
469 |
Sacred Song |
Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
470 |
Sacred Song |
Jesu, Jesu, du bist mein |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
471 |
Sacred Song |
Jesu, deine Liebeswunden |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
472 |
Sacred Song |
Jesu, meines Glaubens Zier |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
473 |
Sacred Song |
Jesu, meines Herzens Freud |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
474 |
Sacred Song |
Jesus ist das schönste Licht |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
475 |
Sacred Song |
Jesus, unser Trost und Leben |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
476 |
Sacred Song |
Ihr Gestirn', ihr hohen Lüfte |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
477 |
Sacred Song |
Kein Stündlein geht dahin |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
478 |
Sacred Song |
Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh! |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
479 |
Sacred Song |
Kommt, Seelen, dieser Tag |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
480 |
Sacred Song |
Kommt wieder aus der finstern Gruft |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
481 |
Sacred Song |
Lasset uns mit Jesus ziehen |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
482 |
Sacred Song |
Liebes Herz, bedenke doch |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
483 |
Sacred Song |
Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben? |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
484 |
Sacred Song |
Liebster Herr Jesu! wo bleibest du so lange? |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
485 |
Sacred Song |
Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
486 |
Sacred Song |
Mein Jesu, dem die Seraphinen |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
487 |
Sacred Song |
Mein Jesu! was für Seelenweh |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
488 |
Sacred Song |
Meines Lebens letzte Zeit |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
489 |
Sacred Song |
Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
490 |
Sacred Song |
Nur mein Jesus ist mein Leben |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
491 |
Sacred Song |
O du Liebe meine Liebe |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
492 |
Sacred Song |
O finstre Nacht |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
493 |
Sacred Song |
O Jesulein Süss, o Jesulein mild |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
494 |
Sacred Song |
O liebe Selle, zieh' die Sinnen |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
495 |
Sacred Song |
O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
496 |
Sacred Song |
Seelenbräutigam, Jesu, Gottes Lamm! |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
497 |
Sacred Song |
Seelenweide, meine Freude |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
498 |
Sacred Song |
Selig, wer an Jesum denkt |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
499 |
Sacred Song |
Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
500 |
Sacred Song |
So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
501 |
Sacred Song |
So gibst du nun, mein Jesu, gute Nacht |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
502 |
Sacred Song |
So wünsch' ich mir zu guter Letzt |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
503 |
Sacred Song |
Steh' ich bei meinem Gott |
XXXIX |
III/3 |
Doubtful |
|
504 |
Sacred Song |
Vergiss mein nicht, dass ich dein nicht |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
505 |
Sacred Song |
Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
506 |
Sacred Song |
Was bist du doch, o Seele, so betrübet |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
507 |
Sacred Song |
Wo ist mein Schäflein, das ich liebe |
XXXIX |
III/2 |
Doubtful |
|
508 |
Aria |
Aria Bist du bei mir |
XXXIX
XLIIIII/2 |
V/4 |
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel |
|
536a |
Organ |
Prelude in A major |
- |
IV/6 |
Spurious |
|
553 |
Organ |
Prelude & Fugue in C major (8 Short Preludes & Fugues No. 1) |
XXXVIII |
|
Johann Tobias Krebs |
|
554 |
Organ |
Prelude & Fugue in D minor (8 Short Preludes & Fugues No. 2) |
XXXVIII |
|
Johann Tobias Krebs |
|
555 |
Organ |
Prelude & Fugue in E minor (8 Short Preludes & Fugues No. 3) |
XXXVIII |
|
Johann Tobias Krebs |
|
556 |
Organ |
Prelude & Fugue in F major (8 Short Preludes & Fugues No. 4) |
XXXVIII |
|
Johann Tobias Krebs |
|
557 |
Organ |
Prelude & Fugue in G major (8 Short Preludes & Fugues No. 5) |
XXXVIII |
|
Johann Tobias Krebs |
|
558 |
Organ |
Prelude & Fugue in G minor (8 Short Preludes & Fugues No. 6) |
XXXVIII |
|
Johann Tobias Krebs |
|
559 |
Organ |
Prelude & Fugue in A minor (8 Short Preludes & Fugues No. 7) |
XXXVIII |
|
Johann Tobias Krebs |
|
560 |
Organ |
Prelude & Fugue in B flat major (8 Short Preludes & Fugues No. 8) |
XXXVIII |
|
Johann Tobias Krebs |
|
561 |
Organ |
Fantasia & Fugue in A minor |
XXXVIII |
- |
Doubtful |
|
565 |
Organ |
Toccata & Fugue in D minor |
XV |
- |
Doubtful |
|
567 |
Organ |
Prelude in C major |
XXXVIII |
- |
Johann Ludwig Krebs |
|
576 |
Organ |
Fugue in G major |
XXXVIII |
- |
Doubtful |
|
580 |
Organ |
Fugue in D major |
XXXVIII |
- |
Doubtful |
|
581 |
Organ |
Fugue in G major |
- |
- |
Doubtful |
|
584 |
Organ |
Trio in G minor |
- |
- |
Arrangement of BWV 166/2 |
|
585 |
Organ |
Trio in C minor (after Johann Friedrich Fasch) |
XXXVIII |
IV/4 |
Doubtful |
|
586 |
Organ |
Trio in G major (after G.P. Telemann) |
- |
IV/8 |
Doubtful |
|
587 |
Organ |
Aria in F major (after F. Couperin) |
XXXVIII |
IV/8 |
Doubtful |
|
591 |
Organ |
Kleines Harmonisches Labyrinth in C major |
|
IV/11 |
Johann David Heinichen ? |
|
597 |
Organ |
Concerto No. 6 in E flat major (after unknown source) |
- |
|
Arranged by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ? |
|
691a |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (V) |
XL |
IV/9 |
Doubtful |
|
692 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Ach Gott und Herr |
XL |
- |
Johann Gottfried Walther |
|
693 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Ach Gott und Herr |
XL |
- |
Johann Gottfried Walther |
|
695a |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude (Fantasia super) Christ lag in Todes Banden |
XL |
- |
Doubtful |
|
710 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Wir Christenleut |
XL |
IV/3 |
Doubtful |
|
713a |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude (Fantasia super) Jesu, meine Freude |
XL |
- |
Doubtful |
|
723 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (IV) |
XL |
IV/9 |
Doubtful |
|
740 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, Vater (IV) |
XL |
IV/9 |
Johann Ludwig Krebs ? |
> Emans 11 |
742 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder |
- |
- |
Doubtful |
|
745 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Aus der Tiefe rufe ich |
XL |
- |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
|
746 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Christ ist erstanden |
XL |
- |
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer |
|
748 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Gott der Vater wohn uns bei |
XL |
- |
Johann Gottfried Walther |
|
751 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude In Dulci Jubilo (IV) |
- |
- |
Johann Michael Bach |
|
752 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Jesu, der du meine Seele |
- |
- |
Doubtful |
|
755 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein (III) |
- |
- |
Doubtful |
|
759 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Schmücke Dich o Liebe Seele |
XL |
- |
Gottfried August Homilius |
|
760 |
Organ |
Chorale Partita Vater Unser Im Himmelreich (VI) |
XL |
- |
Georg Böhm |
|
761 |
Organ |
Chorale Partita Vater Unser Im Himmelreich (VII) |
XL |
- |
Georg Böhm |
|
763 |
Organ |
Chorael Prelude Wie schön leuchtet uns der Morgenstern (II) |
- |
- |
Doubtful |
|
771 |
Organ |
Chorale Partita Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr |
XL |
- |
Andreas Nicolaus Vetter |
|
821 |
Keyboard |
Suite in B flat major |
|
|
Doubtful |
|
824 |
Keyboard |
Suite in A major (fragment) |
XXXVI |
- |
Georg Philipp Telemann, |
> Anh III 182
> TWV 32:14 |
834 |
Keyboard |
Allemande in C minor |
XLII |
V/12 |
Doubtful |
|
835 |
Keyboard |
Allemande in A minor |
XLII |
- |
Johann Philipp Kirnberger |
|
836 |
Keyboard |
Allemande in G minor |
XLV/1 |
V/5 |
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach & J.S. Bach ? |
|
837 |
Keyboard |
Allemande in G minor (fragment) |
XLV/1 |
V/5 |
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach & J.S. Bach ? |
|
838 |
Keyboard |
Allemande & Courante in A major |
XLII |
V/12 |
Christoph Graupner |
|
839 |
Keyboard |
Sarabande in G minor (from Notenbuch der Zeumerin) |
- |
- |
Doubtful |
|
840 |
Keyboard |
Courante in G minor (from Notenbuch der Zeumerin) |
- |
V/12 |
Georg Philipp Telemann |
> Anh III 182
> TWV 32:13,2 |
844 |
Keyboard |
Scherzo in D minor |
XLII |
- |
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ? |
|
844a |
Keyboard |
Scherzo in E minor (variant of BWV 844) |
|
|
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ? |
|
845 |
Keyboard |
Gigue in F minor |
XLII |
- |
Doubtful |
|
897 |
Keyboard |
Prelude & Fugue in A minor |
XLII |
V/12 |
Doubtful; Prelude by Cornelius Heinrich Dretzel |
|
898 |
Keyboard |
Prelude & Fugue in B flat major on the name BACH |
- |
V/12 |
Doubtful |
|
899 |
Keyboard |
Prelude & Fughetta (or Fugue) in D minor |
- |
V/12 |
Doubtful |
|
905 |
Keyboard |
Fantasia & Fugue in D minor |
XLII |
V/12 |
Doubtful |
|
907 |
Keyboard |
Fantasia & Fughetta in B flat major |
XLII |
V/12 |
Gottfried Kirchhoff ? |
|
908 |
Keyboard |
Fantasia & Fughetta in D major |
XLII |
V/12 |
Gottfried Kirchhoff ? |
|
909 |
Keyboard |
Concerto & Fugue in C minor |
XLII |
V/12 |
Doubtful |
|
919 |
Keyboard |
Fantasia in C minor |
XXXVI |
V/12 |
Johann Bernhard Bach |
|
920 |
Keyboard |
Fantasia in G minor |
XLII |
V/12 |
Doubtful |
|
924 |
Keyboard |
Prelude in C major (WFN 2) |
XXXVI |
V/5 |
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ? |
|
924a |
Keyboard |
Prelude in C major, ( WFN 26) |
|
|
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ? |
|
925 |
Keyboard |
Prelude in D major (WFN 27) |
XXXVI |
V/5 |
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ? |
|
931 |
Keyboard |
Prelude in A minor (WFN 29) |
XXXVI |
V/5 |
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ? |
|
932 |
Keyboard |
Prelude in E minor (fragment) (WFN 28) |
XXXVI |
V/5 |
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ? |
|
942 |
Keyboard |
Prelude in A minor |
XXXVI |
V/9 |
Doubtful |
|
945 |
Keyboard |
Fugue in E minor |
XXXVI |
V/12 |
Christoph Graupner ? |
|
947 |
Keyboard |
Fugue in A minor |
XLII |
C/9 |
Doubtful |
|
954 |
Keyboard |
Fugue in B flat major (after J.A. Reincken) |
XLII |
V/11 |
Doubtful |
|
95 |
Keyboard |
Fugue in B major |
|
V/12 |
Johann Christoph Erselius |
|
955a |
Keyboard |
Fugue in G major [variant of BWV 955] |
|
V/12 |
Johann Christoph Erselius |
|
956 |
Keyboard |
Fugue in E minor |
XLII |
V/12 |
Doubtful |
|
957 |
Keyboard |
Fugue in G major |
XLII |
V/9 |
Doubtful |
|
958 |
Keyboard |
Fugue in A minor |
|
|
Doubtful |
|
960 |
Keyboard |
Fugue in E minor (unfinished) |
XLII |
V/12 |
Doubtful |
|
962 |
Keyboard |
Fugue (or Fugato) in E minor |
XLII |
- |
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger |
|
964 |
Keyboard |
Sonata in D minor [arrangements of Sonata for violin solo No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003] |
XLII |
- |
Arranged by Johann Gottfried Müthel ? |
|
969 |
Keyboard |
Andante in G minor |
XLII |
V/12 |
Doubtful |
|
970 |
Keyboard |
Presto in D minor |
- |
V/12 |
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach |
|
1020 |
Chamber |
Sonata for flute (or violin) & keyboard in G minor |
IX |
|
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ? |
|
1022 |
Chamber |
Sonata for violin & keyboard in F major |
- |
|
A Bach pupil ? |
|
1024 |
Chamber |
Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor |
- |
|
Johann Georg Pisendel ? |
|
1036 |
Chamber |
Sonata for 2 violins & harpsichord in D minor |
- |
|
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
|
1037 |
Chamber |
Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in C major |
IX |
|
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg |
|
1070 |
Orchestral |
Ouverture for strings and continuo in G minor |
XLV/1 |
- |
Spurious |
|
1088 |
Passion |
Passions-Pasticcio |
|
|
Carl Heinrich Graun
Georg Philipp Telemann
Johann Kuhnau
Johann Christoph Altnikol |
|
1096 |
Organ |
Chorale Prelude Christ, der du bist Tag und Licht |
- |
IV/9 |
Johann Pachelbel |
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Main Sources: |
Malcom Boyd, editor: Oxford Composer Companion J.S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 1999), pp. 580-582
Database of J.S. Bach's works at GWDG, a corporate facility of the Georg-August University of Göttingen and the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft |
Prepared by Aryeh Oron (November 2008) |