Episodes from the life of the great musician, whose 300th birthday is being celebrated worldwide this year. The series begins with a story from 1717, which has been passed down in quite varied versions. At the court of Augustus the Strong in Dresden, the French organ virtuoso Louis Marchand was said to have passed away. Convinced of his “unique” abilities, he—according to the film—announced a music competition. Bach was the only competitor to enter.
as Johann Sebastian Bach
as Maria Barbara Bach
as Anna Magdalena Bach
as Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
as Catharina Dorothea Bach
as Louis Marchand
as Christian Friedrich Henrici
as Fürst Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen
as Johann Matthias Gesner
as Johann Heinrich Ernesti
as Jean-Baptiste Volumier
as Liese
as Stiglitz
as Job
as Born
as Meckbach
as Tess
as Erdmuthe
as Erdmann Neumeister
as Dr. John Taylor
