Bach - A Christmas Miracle (2024)

Bach - A Christmas Miracle (2024) poster

Leipzig, December 1734: Christmas brings the Bach family together. The first snow has fallen and the children Gottfried and Elisabeth are delighted about the arrival of their older brothers Friedemann and Emanuel. The Thomaskantor has retired to his music room. Anna Magdalena supports her husband, as there are only a few days left and his latest work, the six-part "Christmas Oratorio", must be finished on time. It is awaited with suspicion by the city council and the gentlemen of the consistory, who have long found Bach's waywardness a thorn in their side and fear that, after the premiere of the St. Matthew Passion a few years earlier, the St. Thomas Church will once again be filled with "operatic" music. With the oratorio, Johann Sebastian Bach hopes that he will finally become court composer in Dresden. And, as always, he demands that all members of the family join forces to help him. But differences of opinion are increasingly delaying the completion of Bach's most famous work.

Director: Florian Baxmeyer
Genre: History, TV Movie, Music
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date:

Cast

Screenplay

Music: Martina Eisenreich
Cinematography: Sten Mende
Editing: Friederike Weymar
Production: Epo-Film, MDR, BR, ORF, Sächsische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien, FISA, Austrian Business Agency (ABA), Fernsehfonds Austria, Kulturland Niederösterreich, KD-Bank-Stiftung, ARD, ARD Degeto, Eikon Media
Country: Austria, Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de

Keywords

johann sebastian bach, christmas

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bach - A Christmas Miracle about?
Leipzig, December 1734: Christmas brings the Bach family together. The first snow has fallen and the children Gottfried and Elisabeth are delighted about the arrival of their older brothers Friedemann and Emanuel. The Thomaskantor has retired to his music room. Anna Magdalena supports her husband, as there are only a few days left and his latest work, the six-part "Christmas Oratorio", must be finished on time. It is awaited with suspicion by the city council and the gentlemen of the consistory, who have long found Bach's waywardness a thorn in their side and fear that, after the premiere of the St. Matthew Passion a few years earlier, the St. Thomas Church will once again be filled with "operatic" music. With the oratorio, Johann Sebastian Bach hopes that he will finally become court composer in Dresden. And, as always, he demands that all members of the family join forces to help him. But differences of opinion are increasingly delaying the completion of Bach's most famous work.
Who directed Bach - A Christmas Miracle?
Bach - A Christmas Miracle was directed by Florian Baxmeyer.
Who stars in Bach - A Christmas Miracle?
Bach - A Christmas Miracle stars Devid Striesow, Verena Altenberger, Ludwig Simon, Dominic Marcus Singer, German von Beug, Lotta Herzog.
How long is Bach - A Christmas Miracle?
Bach - A Christmas Miracle has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
What genre is Bach - A Christmas Miracle?
Bach - A Christmas Miracle is a History, TV Movie, Music film.
Where was Bach - A Christmas Miracle produced?
Bach - A Christmas Miracle was produced in Austria, Germany.