CHRONIK DER ANNA MAGDALENA BACH
Year:
1968
Genre:
Biographical
Production Country:
Italy
Directed by Jean-Marie Straub
Featuring Concentus Musicus / Schola Cantorum Basiliensis / Hanover Boys' Choir
Featuring Concentus Musicus / Schola Cantorum Basiliensis / Hanover Boys' Choir
The life of Johann Sebastian Bach as seen through the eyes of his second wife, Anna Magdalena. She recounts episodes of their life, interspersed with performances of Bach's music, scenes of his conflict with his patrons and of his family life. Her account ends with Bach's death.
Cast & credits
Cast
- music performance Concentus Musicus
- music performance Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
- music performance Hanover Boys' Choir
- Johann Sebastian Bach Gustav Leonhardt
- Anna Magdalena Bach Christiane Lang
- Hölzel Paolo Carlini
- Steger Ernst Castelli
- Born Hans-Peter Boye
- the rector Joachim Wolf
- the superintendent Rainer Kirchner
- Prefect Kittler Eckart Brüntjen
- Prefect Krause Walter Peters
- Catharina Dorothea Bach Kathrien Leonhardt
- Regine Susanna Bach Anja Fährmann
- Christine Sophie Henrietta Bach Katja Drewanz
- Johann Elias Bach Bob van Asperen
- Wilhelm Friedmann Bach Andreas Pangritz
- singer in Cantata No. 205 Bernd Weikl
- singer in Cantata No. 82 Wolfgang Schöne
- singer in Cantata No. 42 KarL-Heinz Lampe
- voice of A.M. Bach in Cantata No. 244a Christa Degler
- bass voice for duet in Cantata No. 140 Karl-Heinz Klein
- [The Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen] Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- [soprano voice in cantata No. 140] Bernhard Wehle
Credits
Direction
- Director Jean-Marie Straub
Production
- Production Company Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
- Production Company IDI Cinematografica
- Production Company Straub-Huillet
- Production Company Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film
- Production Company Hessischer Rundfunk
- Production Company Filmfonds
- Production Company Telepool
- Production Company RAI
- Producer Gian Vittorio Baldi
- Production Manager Danièle Huillet
- Production Assistant Georg Föcking
- Production Assistant Aldo U. Passalacqua
- Production Assistant Joachim Wolf
- [Production Assistant] Horst Winter
- [Production Assistant] Günter Maag
- Technician Hans Eberle
- Technician Max Jörg
- Technician Walter Eder
- Technician Max Strobl
Writing
- Screenplay Jean-Marie Straub
- Screenplay Danièle Huillet
Photography
- Photography Ugo Piccone
- Photography Saverio Diamanti
- Photography Giovanni Canfarelli
- [Camera Assistant] Hans Kracht
- [Camera Assistant] Uwe Radom
Special Effects
- [Special Effects] Thomas Hartwig
Editing
- Editor Danièle Huillet
Costumes
- Costumes Casa D'Arte Firenze
- Costumes Vera Poggioni
- Costumes Renata Morroni
Make-up
- Wigs Parrucche Rocchetti
- Wigs Todero Guerrino
Music
- Music Johann Sebastian Bach
Sound
- [Sound Recordist] Paul Schöler
- sd Louis Hochet
- sd Lucien Moreau