Bach - Ein Weihnachtswunder

Bach - Ein Weihnachtswunder

History, Music, TV Movie | Oct. 30, 2024

Leipzig, in December 1734: Christmas brings the Bach family together. The first snow has fallen and the children are happy about the arrival of their older half-brothers. Meanwhile, Anna Magdalena supports her husband Johann Sebastian Bach. The cantor believes in his mission to bring the divine closer to people with his music. But to achieve this, the “Christmas Oratorio” must be finished on time.

Bach - Ein Weihnachtswunder

History, Music, TV Movie | Oct. 30, 2024

Bach - Ein Weihnachtswunder
Leipzig, in December 1734: Christmas brings the Bach family together. The first snow has fallen and the children are happy about the arrival of their older half-brothers. Meanwhile, Anna Magdalena supports her husband Johann Sebastian Bach. The cantor believes in his mission to bring the divine closer to people with his music. But to achieve this, the “Christmas Oratorio” must be finished on time.
Producers Bayerischer Rundfunk, MDR, Epo-Film, ORF, ARD/Degeto Film, Eikon Media GmbH
Original title Bach - Ein Weihnachtswunder
Directors Florian Baxmeyer
Writers Christian Schnalke

Cast

Devid Striesow

as Johann Sebastian Bach

Verena Altenberger

as Anna Magdalena Bach

Ludwig Simon

as Emanuel Bach

Dominic Marcus Singer

as Friedemann Bach

German von Beug

as Gottfried Bach

Lotta Herzog

as Elisabeth Bach

Thorsten Merten

as Adrian Stieglitz

Christina Große

as Maria Stieglitz

Victor Tahal

as Christian Henrici

Daniel Christensen

as Matthias Gesner

Dominik Weber

as Hasse

Luise Aschenbrenner

as Sybilla Bose

Felix Hellmann

as Carl Gotthelf Gerlach

Christoph Luser

as Superintendent