Johann Sebastian Bach (Miniseries 1985) | The Challenge (Episode 1)

Johann Sebastian Bach (Full Title: "Johann Sebastian Bach - The Master of Music") is joint East German & Hungarian miniseries, written and directed by Lothar Bellag. It was produced to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of the baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750). It was originally aired in four episodes on DDR 1 in 1985. Audio in German with English subtitles.

Performed with extreme historical rigor and excellent period reconstruction, from the famous challenge with organist Louis Marchand to work as a musical director in Leipzig, this is a sophisticated miniseries about the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the greatest musicians and composers of all time.

This four-part mini-series details the adult life of J.S. Bach. The series traces the stations of his career and concentrates not only on the music but on his family life as well. It also provides a unique insight into the early half of the 18th century. Follow Bach’s brilliant trajectory: his relations with other musicians of the time, his loves and, above all, the process of creating several of his masterpieces.

Selected Cast:
Ulrich Thein as Johann Sebastian Bach
Angelika Waller as Maria Barbara Bach
Franziska Troegner as Anna Magdalena Bach
Rosemarie Bärhold as Liese
Gunnar Helm [de] as Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Hans-Peter Minetti as Christian Friedrich Henrici
Ralf Lehm [de] as Johann Matthias Gesner
András Kozák as Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Yvetta Kornová as Catharina Dorothea Bach

Episode 2: https://rumble.com/v4u825w-johann-sebastian-bach-miniseries-1985-if-you-are-with-me...-episode-2.html