Encountering BACH: A Documentary Film (2020) | Bachfest Malaysia
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min read
Content Source/Owner:
Bachfest Malaysia
2 hr 13 min
Filmed by Moses LimProduced by David Chin & Bachfest Malaysia
Summary:
In this 130-minute documentary film, conductor Dr. David Chin will be joined by 15 prominent German Bach scholars and musicians and visit the important Bach-landmarks throughout Central Germany, discovering the interesting stories and wonderful music of Johann Sebastian Bach, with musical excerpts performed by renowned musicians from Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and others.
This film project was entirely self-funded by Dr. David Chin. If you would like to support this project, please visit https://paypal.me/davidchinmusic
David Chin’s website: https://www.davidchinmusic.com/
中文版《追踪巴赫》: https://youtu.be/U18WjcGp3Ao
Prelude: Introduction
Childhood in Eisenach
First job in Arnstadt
Sensational discovery in Weimar
The Weimar period
Bach’s favourite prince in Köthen
Anna Magdalena
Lutheran vs. Calvinist
Arrive in Leipzig
St. Thomas School & Boys choir
St. Thomas Church
Cantatas 1: Reception and the copyists
Cantatas 2: Martin Luther and the chorales
Bach the Conductor
St. Nicholas Church
St. Matthew Passion
The Collegium Musicum
The Leipzig Town Council
Instruments in Bach’s time
Bach’s ideal choir and orchestra
The Bach Revival in the 19th century
Bach’s grave
Bach’s great faith
Postlude: Bloopers and credits
Host:
Dr. David Chin, Founder & Artistic Director of Bachfest Malaysia
Co-hosts:
Dr. Prof. Michael MaulArtistic Director of Bachfest Leipzig & Musicologist at Bach-Archiv Leipzig
Dr. Manuel BärwaldMusicologist & Researcher at Bach-Archiv Leipzig
Special Guests:
Dr. Anselm Hartinger, Director of City Museums of Leipzig Dr. Jörg Hansen, Director of Bachhaus EisenachDr. Jürgen Ernst, Director of Mendelssohn-Haus LeipzigGotthold Schwarz, Thomaskantor & Director of Thomanerchor Ullrich Böhme, Organist at St. Thomas Church, LeipzigJörg Reddin, Organist and Music Director at Bachkirche Arnstadt Frances Falling, Researcher and Singer at Schumann-Haus LeipzigChristian Ratzel, Köthen Kultur und Marketing GmbHChristiane Schmidt, Historian at Mendelssohn-Haus LeipzigChristian Stötzner, Organist and Music Director at Georgenkirche EisenachDavid Erler, Countertenor, LeipzigWolfram Lattke, Tenor, LeipzigJulia Sophie Wagner, Soprano, LeipzigJudith Rüber, Director of Arnstadt Summer Bach Festival
— Ensembles featured:
Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and OrchestraHong Kong Bach Festival Singers and OrchestraThomanerchor Leipzig & Gewandhaus Orchestra The Netherlands Bach Society (All of Bach)Bach Stiftung of St. Gallen (Rudolf Lutz)Eastman School of Music Bach EnsembleEastman-Rochester ChorusEastman School Symphony Orchestra Chinese University of Hong Kong Christian ChoirEnsemble Virama Sing and Sign Camerata Lipsiensis Sächsisches Barockorchester
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