Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jean-marie Straub
Gustav Leonhardt
Christiane Lang
Paolo Carlini
Ernst Castelli
Hans-peter Boye
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Anna Magdalena Bach recounts the last years of the life of her husband, Johann Sebastian, from the time of their marriage in 1721 until his death in 1750. Most of the film is devoted to the performance of Bach's musical works, although the basic facts of his life are illustrated with photographs, letters, original manuscripts, and other documents. Musical selections include : Brandenburg Concerto no. 5, Prelude 6 from the Little Clavier Book for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach , Minuet 2 of the Suite in D Minor from the Little Clavier Book for Anna Magdalena Bach , Sonata no. 2 in D Major for Viola and Harpsichord, Partita in E Minor from the Little Clavier Book for Anna Magdalena Bach , Trio-sonata no. 2 in C Minor, Magnificat in D Major, St. Matthew Passion , Prelude in B Minor for Organ, Mass in B Minor, Ascension Oratorio, Clavier-Übung, Italian Concerto, "Goldberg Variations," Musical Offering , Art of the Fugue , Chorale for Organ, Cantatas no. 205, no. 198, no. 244a, no. 42, no. 215, no. 140, and no. 82.
Director
Jean-marie Straub
Cast
Gustav Leonhardt
Christiane Lang
Paolo Carlini
Ernst Castelli
Hans-peter Boye
Joachim Wolf
Rainer Kirchner
Eckart Brüntjen
Walter Peters
Kathrien Leonhardt
Anja Fährmann
Katja Drewanz
Bob Van Aspern
Andreas Pangritz
Bernd Weikl
Wolfgang Schöne
Karl-heinz Lampe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Karl-heinz Klein
Bernhard Wehle
Christa Degler
Crew
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gian Vittorio Baldi
Giovanni Canfarelli
Casa D'arte Firenze
Concentus Musicus (vienna)
Saverio Diamanti
Georg Focking
Hanover Boys' Choir
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Heinz Hennig
Louis Hochet
Danièle Huillet
Danièle Huillet
Danièle Huillet
Lucien Moreau
Renata Morroni
Musica Antica Ensemble
Aldo Passalacqua
Ugo Piccone
Vera Poggioni
Schola Cantorum Basilienses
Paul Schöler
Jean-marie Straub
Jean-marie Straub
August Wenzinger
Joachim Wolf
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
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Released in West Germany in 1968 as Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach; in Italy as Cronaca di Anna Magdalena Bach.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States November 24, 1968
Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 1968.
Shown at Utrecht Cinemanifestatie Festival February 3, 1968.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 19, 1968.
Shown at London Film Festival November 24, 1968.
dubbed version available
Released in United States Spring April 4, 1969
Limited re-release in United States March 2, 2018 (New York)
Released in United States Spring April 4, 1969
Limited re-release in United States March 2, 2018
Released in United States February 1968
Released in United States February 3, 1968
Released in United States September 19, 1968
Released in United States February 1968 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 1968.)
Released in United States February 3, 1968 (Shown at Utrecht Cinemanifestatie Festival February 3, 1968.)
Released in United States September 19, 1968 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 19, 1968.)
Released in United States November 24, 1968 (Shown at London Film Festival November 24, 1968.)
