Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach (Motion picture : 1968)
Title:
Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach = Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach / produced by Gianvittorio Baldi ; written and edited by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet ; directed by Jean-Marie Straub.
Publisher:
New Yorker Video,
Copyright Date:
2005
Description:
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Credits from container. Gustav Leonhardt, Christiane Lang, Paolo Carlini, Ernst Castelli, Hans-Peter Boye. Musicians: Musica Antica Ensemble of the Concertus Musicus, Vienna; Concert group of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis; Hannover Boys Choir. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967. 1.33:1 letterboxed version. Special features: Historical "Making of" featurette in Dutch and German with optional English subtitles; booklet including essay by critic Armond White, note from Gustav Leonhardt.
Summary:
The life and work of renowned 18th-century German composer Johann Sebastian Bach are traced in this stirring biodrama. Narrated by Bach's wife Anna, the film is mostly comprised of set pieces in which Bach performs many of his works.
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