Johann Sebastian Bach

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.

• Klaus EidamWriter
• Lothar BellagWriter
• Lothar BellagDirector

• Ulrich TheinJohann Sebastian Bach
• Angelika WallerMaria Barbara Bach
• Franziska TroegnerAnna Magdalena Bach
• Gunnar HelmCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• Yvetta KornováCatharina Dorothea Bach
• Jaroslav SatoranskýLouis Marchand
• Hans-Peter MinettiChristian Friedrich Henrici
• András KozákFürst Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen
• Ralf LehmJohann Matthias Gesner
• Martin HellbergJohann Heinrich Ernesti
• Gábor SárosiJean-Baptiste Volumier
• Rosemarie BärholdLiese