Chaconne and Fugue in D minor, BWV 1178 is a composition for organ composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Salomon Günther John (born 1695), a pupil of Bach, wrote the manuscript in 1705. This was not signed and so was not attributed to Bach until research by Peter Wollny, starting in 1992. It was performed in St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, where Bach is buried, by Ton Koopman in 2025. It is catalogued as BWV 1178 in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis.[1]
The chaconne and fugue in D minor were previously attributed to Johann Graf (1684–1750).[2]
References
- ^ Bethany Bell (17 November 2025), Lost Bach pieces performed for first time in 320 years, BBC News
- ^ "Johann Graf (Composer)" by Aryeh Oron, bach-cantatas.com
External links
- Chaconne and Fugue in D minor, BWV 1178: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Video on YouTube, Ton Koopman (2025) – via Deutsche Welle
