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Johann Sebastian Bach

8.5/ 101985Episode runtime

Drama

The series begins with a story from 1717: 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 announced a music competition. Bach was the only competitor to enter.

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Ulrich Thein

Ulrich Thein

Johann Sebastian Bach

Angelika Waller

Angelika Waller

Maria Barbara Bach

Franziska Troegner

Franziska Troegner

Anna Magdalena Bach

Gunnar Helm

Gunnar Helm

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Yvetta Kornová

Yvetta Kornová

Catharina Dorothea Bach

Jaroslav Satoranský

Jaroslav Satoranský

Louis Marchand

Hans-Peter Minetti

Hans-Peter Minetti

Christian Friedrich Henrici

András Kozák

András Kozák

Fürst Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen