Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe

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complete works edition critical edition music edition

Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe is the 19th-century complete critical edition of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works, published by the Bach-Gesellschaft (Bach Society) and foundational for modern Bach scholarship.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe canonical	2
Bach-Gesellschaft-Ausgabe	2
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (BGA)	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 1	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 10	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 2	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 3	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 4	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 5	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 6	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 7	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 8	1
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 9	1
Bach-Gesellschaft edition	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
Context triple: [Fugue in D major, BWV 850, hasEdition, Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe]

A. Neue Bachgesellschaft
The Neue Bachgesellschaft is a German music society dedicated to preserving, researching, and promoting the works and legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach and his family.
B. BWV2 (second edition)
BWV2 (second edition) is the revised second edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, the standard thematic catalog of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works.
C. The Well-Tempered Clavier
The Well-Tempered Clavier is a landmark collection of keyboard preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys by Johann Sebastian Bach, celebrated for its technical rigor and profound musical expression.
D. Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis
Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis is the standard thematic catalogue that systematically lists and numbers the works of the Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude.
E. Ouvertures (Bach)
Ouvertures (Bach) are Johann Sebastian Bach’s four orchestral suites, celebrated Baroque works combining French-style overtures with a series of contrasting dance movements.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
Target entity description: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe is the 19th-century complete critical edition of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works, published by the Bach-Gesellschaft (Bach Society) and foundational for modern Bach scholarship.

A. Neue Bachgesellschaft
The Neue Bachgesellschaft is a German music society dedicated to preserving, researching, and promoting the works and legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach and his family.
B. BWV2 (second edition)
BWV2 (second edition) is the revised second edition of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, the standard thematic catalog of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works.
C. The Well-Tempered Clavier
The Well-Tempered Clavier is a landmark collection of keyboard preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys by Johann Sebastian Bach, celebrated for its technical rigor and profound musical expression.
D. Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis
Buxtehude-Werke-Verzeichnis is the standard thematic catalogue that systematically lists and numbers the works of the Baroque composer Dieterich Buxtehude.
E. Ouvertures (Bach)
Ouvertures (Bach) are Johann Sebastian Bach’s four orchestral suites, celebrated Baroque works combining French-style overtures with a series of contrasting dance movements.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	complete works edition ⓘ critical edition ⓘ music edition ⓘ
aim	complete publication of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works ⓘ
centuryOfPublication	19th century ⓘ
countryOfPublication	Germany ⓘ
describedAs	foundational for modern Bach scholarship ⓘ
editor	Alfred Dörffel ⓘ Alfred Heuß ⓘ Ernst Naumann NERFINISHED ⓘ Franz Wüllner NERFINISHED ⓘ Georg Schumann ⓘ Hermann Bischoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Kretzschmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Seiffert ⓘ Paul Waldersee ⓘ Wilhelm Rust ⓘ
editorialApproach	critical ⓘ source-based ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	BGA ⓘ
hasPart	Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 1 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 10 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 2 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 3 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 4 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 5 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 6 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 7 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 8 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe volume 9 ⓘ linked to: Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe
includesGenre	cantata ⓘ chamber music ⓘ keyboard music ⓘ mass ⓘ motet ⓘ oratorio ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ organ music ⓘ passion ⓘ
includesWork	Brandenburg Concertos ⓘ Christmas Oratorio ⓘ Easter Oratorio ⓘ Goldberg Variations ⓘ Magnificat in D major ⓘ Mass in B minor ⓘ St John Passion ⓘ St Matthew Passion ⓘ The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ
includesWorksBy	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
influenced	Neue Bach-Ausgabe ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
mainSubject	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
medium	printed music ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	61 ⓘ
predecessorOf	Neue Bach-Ausgabe ⓘ
publicationEndYear	1899 ⓘ
publicationStartYear	1851 ⓘ
publisher	Bach-Gesellschaft ⓘ
publisherType	learned society edition ⓘ
usedBy	editors ⓘ musicologists ⓘ performers ⓘ

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