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.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Maria Barbara Bach
Anna Magdalena Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Catharina Dorothea Bach
Louis Marchand
Christian Friedrich Henrici
Fürst Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen
Johann Matthias Gesner
Johann Heinrich Ernesti
Jean-Baptiste Volumier
Liese
Stiglitz
Job
Born
Meckbach
Tess
Erdmuthe
Erdmann Neumeister
Dr. John Taylor
