Johann Sebastian Bachs vergebliche Reise in den Ruhm

Movie

Starring Alexander May, Renate Richter, Peter Reusse, Henry Hübchen

The last journey of Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach leads from Leipzig to Potsdam. Already 60 years old, he hopes that an audition with the Prussian King Frederick II will not only bring him artistic recognition and renewed appreciation, but also an end to his grueling financial worries.