Complete Bach Work catalogs, may be ordered from the publisher

Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach

ed. Wolfgang Schmieder, Breitkopf and Härtel, Wiesbaden
1990 ISBN 3-7651-0255-5.
This is a complete catalog, in German, of every piece Bach wrote. The first few measures of each movement of every piece are shown, with words when applicable. Notes about all editions are included (in German), with some indication of origins of the texts.

Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis. Kleine Ausgabe. Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, 2a.)

ed. Wolfgang Schmieder, Breitkopf and Hartel, Wiesbaden. 1998 ISBN 3-7651-0249-0.
This is a complete catalog, in German, of every piece Bach wrote, with abbreviated information. The first few measures of each movement of every piece are shown, with words when applicable. It is updated to include the music added to the catalog since 1990.

Bach Compendium; Analytisch-bibliographisches Repertorium der Werke Johann Sebastian Bach
ed. Hans-Joachim Schulze and Christoph Wolff, Peters, Frankfurt, 1985-1998
ISBN 3-87626-130-9.
This is a newer catalog, in German. Volumes dealing with the vocal music are available now. Volumes related to the instrumental work are promised.

Available from:
C.F. Peters Corporation
373 Park Avenue South   New York, NY   10016
Sales: 212 686 4147   Ask for Frank Billack.

Editions of the Cantatas

J.S. Bach Complete Church Cantatas
(PDFs on CD)

by Johann Sebastian Bach, CD Sheet Music.
Note: Old Bach Work Edition, vocal scores with piano reduction

The Complete Cantatas
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Barenreiter 2007
Catalog number TP 2004
Scroll down the page to the Bach cantatas

The complete NBA cantatas in a nineteen volume paperback set.
Each volume has its own ISMN number.

Recordings

The Complete Organ Music
Johann Sebastian Bach
played by Christopher Herrick

Metzler Organs in Switzerland
Hyperion, 1975-1992.   CDS44121/36   (16 CDs).

Bach: The Complete Work
Brilliant Classics

2006 release, contains all the cantatas, the four part chorales, some in the cantatas, the rest by Nicole Matt conducting the Chamber Choir of Europe, and soloists of the Freiburger Barockorchester

Ton Koopman

Cantatas conducted by Koopman

Maasaki Suzuki

Cantatas conducted by Suzuki

Harnoncourt and Leonhardt

Cantatas conducted by Harnoncourt and Leonhardt; this is from the Bach 2000 edition and contains the four part chorales contained in the cantatas.

Rilling

Cantatas conducted by Rilling

Rilling

Chorales not in the cantatas conducted by Rilling, some organ chorales, some sacred songs.

Bach Cantata Website for lists of recordings of the chorales.

Bach Cantata Website for lists and reviews of individual recordings of the cantatas.

Information about and editions of the four part chorales.

Four-Part Chorals of J.S. Bach
Volumes 1 and 2 in One Book

German Text and English Translations. Facsimile 1929 (with Music)
ed. Charles S. Terry

These books may be downloaded as PDFs.

Charles S. Terry: New reprint in PDF
Charles S. Terry, Bach Chorals Vol. One: Passions, Oratorios
Charles S. Terry, Bach Chorals Vol. Two: Cantatas, Motets
Charles S. Terry, Bach Chorals Vol. Three: Organ Works

Or order the printed bound reprints.

Charles S. Terry, Bach Chorals Vol. One: Passions, Oratorios
Charles S. Terry, Bach Chorals Vol. Two: Cantatas, Motets
Charles S. Terry, Bach Chorals Vol. Three: Organ Works

J.S. Bach Four Part Chorales
Editio Musica Budapest 1982

by Johann Sebastian Bach, Imre Sulyok, Editor
Note: Old Bach Work Edition

Bach Chorales from the C.P.E.Bach Collection
Barenreiter 2002 Catalog number 5237

by Johann Sebastian Bach, Frieder Rempp, Editor
Note: New Bach Work Edition of the 371
Written on grand staff for piano
Much more readable than the Riemenschneider edition.

Bach 389 Chorales

by Johann Sebastian Bach, Kalmus Edition, Belwin Mills Publishing Corp. Kalmus Catalog K06002.
Note: Old Bach Work Edition, no errors

Bach 371 Harmonized Chorales

ed Riemenschneider, G. Schirmer 1941
Note: Old Bach Work Edition, many errors

J.S. Bach Complete Keyboard Music and 371 four part chorales (PDFs on CD).

by Johann Sebastian Bach, CD Sheet Music.
Note: This is a digitized Riemenschneider "371".

101 Chorales
Harmonized by Johann Sebastian Bach

Walter Buszin (Editor), Schmitt, Hall & McCreary
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., 1952, SCHBK 9065

Information about the cantatas.

The Cantatas of J.S. Bach.

Alfred Dürr, Oxford University Press 2005

The Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach:
Sacred and Secular in Two Volumes

W. Gillies Whittaker, Oxford University Press 1959
Paperback with date revision in appendix 1978

Cantatas - Chronological Listing

Simon Crouch
Chronology and cantata descriptions

Bach Cantatas Index to Recordings & Discussions

Aryeh Oron et al
Cantata descriptions, reviews of recordings

Bach Cantatas Notes and Translations

Craig Smith and Pamela Dellal
Cantata descriptions, libretto translations from Emmanuel Music, Boston

Cantata No. Four

by Johann Sebastian Bach, Gerhard Herz (Editor), Norton Critical Scores 1967

Cantata No. 140

by Johann Sebastian Bach, Gerhard Herz (Editor), Norton Critical Scores 1972

The World of the Bach Cantatas:
Early Sacred Cantatas

Christoph Wolff, W.W. Norton and Company, New York, NY 1995
ISBN 0-393-04106-9.

Analyzing Bach Cantatas

Eric Thomas Chafe, Oxford University Press 2000

The Cantatas of J.S. Bach: An Analytical Guide

W. Murray Young, MacFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina, 1989. ISBN 0-89950-394-2.

Other general information.

The Organ Music of J.S. Bach, 2nd ed.

Peter Williams, Cambridge University Press 2003

Figured Harmony at the Keyboard Part One

by R.O. Morris, Oxford University Press 1968

Figured Harmony at the Keyboard Part Two

by R.O. Morris, Oxford University Press 1968

The New Grove Bach Family

Christoff Wolff, Norton 1997. ISBN 0-393-30354-3.

Bach: Essays on His Life and Music

Christoph Wolff, Harvard University Press 1991

The New Bach Reader:
A Life of Johann Sebastian Bach
in Letters and Documents

Hans T. David, Arthur Mendel (Editor)
Christoph Wolff (Editor), W W Norton & Co. 1998

J.S. Bach (Oxford Composer Companions)

Malcolm Boyd (Editor), John Butt (Editor)
Oxford University Press 1999

The Cambridge Companion to Bach
(Cambridge Companions to Music)

John Butt (Editor), Cambridge University Press 1997

The Sacred Choral Music of J.S. Bach:
A Handbook

John Butt (Editor), Paraclete Press 1997

Bach's Works for Solo Violin:
Style, Structure, Performance

Joel Lester, Oxford University Press 1999

J.S. Bach: Werke

ed. Bach-Gesellschaft, Leipzig, 1851-1899.

The Organ Music Of J.S. Bach, Vol. 1, 2, 3

Peter Williams, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1980.

The Bach English-Title Index (Fallen Leaf Reference Books in Music, No 20)

Ray Reeder, Fallen Leaf Press 1993