The BWV Anh. () is a list of lost, doubtful, and spurious compositions by, or once attributed to, Johann Sebastian Bach.
History
First edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (1950) In 1950 the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis was published, allocating a unique number to every known composition by Bach. Wolfgang Schmieder, the editor of that catalogue, grouped the compositions by genre, largely following the 19th-century (BG) edition for the collation (e.g. BG cantata number = BWV number of the cantata): Kantaten (Cantatas), BWV 1–224 Motetten (Motets), BWV 225–231 Messen, Messensätze, Magnificat (Masses, Mass movements, Magnificat), BWV 232–243 Passionen, Oratorien (Passions, Oratorios), BWV 244–249 Vierstimmige Choräle (Four-part chorales), BWV 250–438 Lieder, Arien, Quodlibet (Songs, Arias and Quodlibet), BWV 439–524 Werke für Orgel (Works for organ), BWV 525–771 Werke für Klavier (Keyboard compositions), BWV 772–994 Werke für Laute (Lute compositions), BWV 995–1000 Kammermusik (Chamber music), BWV 1001–1040 Orchesterwerke (Works for orchestra), BWV 1041–1071, originally in two separate chapters: Concertos (BWV 1041–1065) and Overtures (BWV 1066–1071) Kanons (Canons), BWV 1072–1078 Musikalisches Opfer, Kunst der Fuge (Musical Offering, Art of the Fugue), BWV 1079–1080
The of the BWV listed works that were not suitable for the main catalogue, in three sections: I – lost works, or works of which only a tiny fraction had survived (BWV Anh. 1–23) II – works of dubious authenticity (BWV Anh. 24–155) III – works that were once attributed to Bach, but for which it had been established they were not composed by him (BWV Anh. 156–189)
Within each section of the the works are sorted by genre, following the same sequence of genres as the main catalogue.
Second edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (1990 and 1998) Schmieder published the BWV's second edition in 1990, with some modifications regarding authenticity discriminations, and more works added to the main catalogue and the . A strict numerical collation was abandoned to insert additions, or when for another reason compositions were regrouped. Authenticity discriminations, based on new research, could lead to such repositionings within the catalogue, e.g. "" became "" indicating it was now considered a spurious work.
In 1998 Alfred Dürr and Yoshitake Kobayashi published a small edition of the catalogue, based on the 1990 second edition. This edition, known as BWV2a, contained a few further updates and collation rearrangements.
New additions (Nachträge) to BWV2/BWV2a included: BWV 1081–1126 BWV Anh. 190–213
A few exceptions to the principle that compositions were not renumbered were when a composition from the could be recovered and/or authenticated as Bach's, so that it deserved a place in the main catalogue, in which case it was given a number above 1080. So, for example, BWV Anh. 205 (BWV2) → BWV 1121 (BWV2a, where it is in section 7 as a work for organ).Bach Digital Work
Other renumberings and additional numbers involved alternative or earlier versions of basically the same composition, which were indicated by adding a lower case letter to the BWV number. For example, was renumbered to BWV 149/1a (earlier abandoned version of the opening movement of Cantata BWV 149)
Slashes indicate movements: e.g. BWV 149/1 indicates the first movement of the Cantata BWV 149. Another example: the Agnus Dei of the Mass in B minor can be indicated as BWV 232/22 (22nd movement of the composition), or alternatively as BWV 232IV/4 (BWV 232, fourth movement of Part IV).
Bachs Notenbibliothek (1992) published Bachs Notenbibliothek (BNB) in 1992. As a compendium of works in Bach's musical library, it listed as well Bach's own compositions, as works by other composers of which Bach owned a copy. Several compositions of this latter group are listed in the BWV Anh. (mostly Anh. III). For example, the Kyrie–Gloria Mass for double choir, BWV Anh. 167, is listed as BNB I/An/3 in Beißwenger's catalogue.Bach Digital Work
21st century As of mid-2018 the Bach Digital website started to implement the new numbers of the next edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis. The editors of this third edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV³: officially presented to the public on June 13, 2022, during the Leipzig Bachfest) recognised that the BWV Anh. had become largely unworkable, calling for a new approach.
List Legend
Table |- id="BWV Anhang" style="background: #D8D8D8;" | data-sort-value="A000.001" | Anh. I | data-sort-value="449.020" colspan="8" | Fragments – lost works | data-sort-value="1307a" | Up ↑ |- id="BWV Anh. 1" | data-sort-value="A001.000" | I 1 | data-sort-value="449.051" | I | data-sort-value="1725-07-15" | 1725-07-15? | Cantata Gesegnet ist die Zuversicht (Trinity VII) | | SATB 2Fl Str Bc
| data-sort-value="by Telemann (TWV 1:0617)" | by Telemann (TWV 1:617)?; text by Neumeister? | |- id="BWV Anh. 2" | data-sort-value="A002.000" | I 2 | data-sort-value="449.052" | I | data-sort-value="1729-10-23" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata (sketch: Gott, du Richter der Gedanken for Trinity XIX?)" |
| data-sort-value="SATB Vl Str Bc" |
| data-sort-value="III/01" |
| see BWV 1137
| data-sort-value="A003.000" | I 3 | data-sort-value="449.053" | I | data-sort-value="1730-08-25" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata Gott, gib dein Gerichte dem Könige (council election)" |
| data-sort-value="I/32.2" |
| see BWV 1140 | |- id="BWV Anh. 4" | data-sort-value="A004.000" | I 4 | data-sort-value="450.001" | I | data-sort-value="1725-08-27" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata Wünschet Jerusalem Glück (council election)" |
| see BWV 1139.1 | |- id="BWV Anh. 4a" | data-sort-value="A004.a00" | I 4a | data-sort-value="450.002" | I | data-sort-value="1730-06-27" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata Wünschet Jerusalem Glück (200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession)" |
| see BWV 1139.2
| data-sort-value="A005.000" | I 5 | data-sort-value="450.003" | I | data-sort-value="1718-12-10" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata Lobet den Herrn, alle seine Heerscharen (birthday of Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen)" |
| data-sort-value="I/34" |
| see BWV 1147 | |- id="BWV Anh. 6" | data-sort-value="A006.000" | I 6 | data-sort-value="450.004" | I | data-sort-value="1720-01-01" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata Dich loben die lieblichen Strahlen der Sonne (New Year)" |
| data-sort-value="I/35" |
| see BWV 1151 | |- id="BWV Anh. 7" | data-sort-value="A007.000" | I 7 | data-sort-value="450.005" | I | data-sort-value="1720-12-10" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata Heut ist gewiß ein guter Tag (birthday of Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen)" |
| data-sort-value="I/35" |
| see BWV 1153 | |- id="BWV Anh. 8" | data-sort-value="A008.000" | I 8 | data-sort-value="451.001" | I | data-sort-value="1723-01-01" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata for New Year (congratulation of Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen and his wife Frederica Henriette)" |
| data-sort-value="I/35" |
| see BWV 1152
| data-sort-value="A009.000" | I 9 | data-sort-value="451.002" | I | data-sort-value="1727-05-12" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata Entfernet euch, ihr heitern Sterne (57th birthday of Augustus II)" |
| data-sort-value="I/36" |
| see BWV 1156 | |- id="BWV Anh. 10" | data-sort-value="A010.000" | I 10 | data-sort-value="451.003" | I | data-sort-value="1731-08-25" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata So kampfet nur, ihr muntern Tone (birthday of Joachim Friedrich von Flemming)" |
| data-sort-value="I/39" |
| see BWV 1160
| data-sort-value="A011.000" | I 11 | data-sort-value="451.004" | I | data-sort-value="1732-08-03" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata Es lebe der König, der Vater im Lande (name day of Augustus II)" |
| data-sort-value="I/36" |
| see BWV 1157 | |- id="BWV Anh. 12" | data-sort-value="A012.000" | I 12 | data-sort-value="451.005" | I | data-sort-value="1733-08-03" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata Frohes Volk, vergnügte Sachsen (name day of Augustus III)" |
| data-sort-value="I/36" |
| see BWV 1158 | |- id="BWV Anh. 13" | data-sort-value="A013.000" | I 13 | data-sort-value="452.001" | I | data-sort-value="1738-04-28" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata Willkommen! Ihr herrschenden Götter der Erden" |
| data-sort-value="I/37" |
| see BWV 1161 | |- id="BWV Anh. 14" | data-sort-value="A014.000" | I 14 | data-sort-value="452.002" | I | data-sort-value="1725-02-12" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata Sein Segen fließt daher wie ein Strom (wedding)" |
| see BWV 1144 | |- id="BWV Anh. 15" | data-sort-value="A015.000" | I 15 | data-sort-value="452.003" | I | data-sort-value="1724-04-27" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata Siehe, der Hüter Israel (doctorate)" |
| data-sort-value="SATB 3Tr Tmp 2Ob 3Vl Va Bc" |
| data-sort-value="I/34" |
| see BWV 1148 | |- id="BWV Anh. 16" | data-sort-value="A016.000" | I 16 | data-sort-value="452.004" | I | 1735-11-09 | Cantata Schließt die Gruft! ihr Trauerglocken (mourning of Hedwig of Merseburg)
| by Roemhildt; text by Hoffmann, B. | |- id="BWV Anh. 17" | data-sort-value="A017.000" | I 17 | data-sort-value="453.001" | I | | Cantata Mein Gott, nimm die gerechte Seele (funeral) | | SATB 2Oba Str Bas Bc | | I/33
| data-sort-value="A018.000" | I 18 | data-sort-value="453.002" | I | data-sort-value="1732-06-05" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata Froher Tag, verlangte Stunden (inauguration of St. Thomas school after renovation)" |
| data-sort-value="I/39" |
| see BWV 1162 | |- id="BWV Anh. 19" | data-sort-value="A019.000" | I 19 | data-sort-value="453.003" | I | 1734-11-21 | Secular cantata Thomana saß annoch betrübt (welcome to Johann August Ernesti as new rector of St. Thomas school)
| I/39 | text by ? | |- id="BWV Anh. 20" | data-sort-value="A020.000" | I 20 | data-sort-value="453.004" | I | data-sort-value="1723-08-09" |
| data-sort-value="Ode in Latin (birthday of Frederick II of Saxe-Gotha)" |
| data-sort-value="I/38" |
| see BWV 1155 | |- id="BWV Anh. 190" style="background: #F5F6CE;" | data-sort-value="A190.000" | N 190 | data-sort-value="454.003" | I | 1729-04-18 | Cantata Ich bin ein Pilgrim auf der Welt (Easter 2) | | b Bc ... | | I/33 | by Bach, C. P. E.?; text by Picander | |- id="BWV Anh. 191" | data-sort-value="A191.000" | N 191 | data-sort-value="454.004" | I | 1715-05-19 | Cantata Leb ich oder leb ich nicht (Cantate)
| text by Franck, S.
| data-sort-value="A192.000" | N 192 | data-sort-value="454.005" | I | data-sort-value="1709-02-04 |
| data-sort-value="Cantata for Ratswahl in Mühlhausen No. 2 |
| see BWV 1138.1 | |- id="BWV Anh. 193" | data-sort-value="A193.000" | N 193 | data-sort-value="454.006" | I | data-sort-value="1740-08-29" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata Herrscher des Himmels, König der Ehren (council election)" |
| data-sort-value="I/32.2" |
| see BWV 1141 | |- id="BWV Anh. 194" | data-sort-value="A194.000" | N 194 | data-sort-value="455.001" | I | data-sort-value="1722-07-29" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata O vergnügte Stunden (birthday of John Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst)" |
| see BWV 1154 | |- id="BWV Anh. 195" | data-sort-value="A195.000" | N 195 | data-sort-value="455.002" | I | 1723-06-09 | Secular cantata Murmelt nur, ihr heitern Bäche (celebration of )
| text in | |- id="BWV Anh. 196" | data-sort-value="A196.000" | N 196 | data-sort-value="455.003" | I | data-sort-value="1725-11-27" |
| data-sort-value="Secular cantata Auf, süß entzückende Gewalt (wedding of Peter, eldest son of Peter Hohmann, and Christiana Sibylla Mencke)" |
| data-sort-value="I/40" |
| see BWV 1163 | |- id="BWV Anh. 197" | data-sort-value="A197.000" | N 197 | data-sort-value="455.004" | I | data-sort-value="1721-07-01" |
| data-sort-value="Cantata Ihr wallenden Wolken (New Year)" |
| data-sort-value="b Flx2 Str Vc Hc Bc" |
| data-sort-value="I/04" |
| see BWV 1150
| data-sort-value="A198.000" | N 198 | data-sort-value="455.005" | I