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Bach: A Passionate Life

Dir. David Jeffcock·2013·1h 29m

John Eliot Gardiner goes in search of Bach the man and the musician. The famous portrait of Bach portrays a grumpy 62-year-old man in a wig and formal coat, yet his greatest works were composed 20 years earlier in an almost unrivalled blaze of creativity. We reveal a complex and passionate artist; a warm and convivial family man at the same time a rebellious spirit struggling with the hierarchies of state and church who wrote timeless music that is today known world-wide. Gardiner undertakes a 'Bach Tour' of Germany, and sifts the relatively few clues we have - some newly-found. Most of all, he uses the music to reveal the real Bach.

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Bach: A Passionate Life

Bach: A Passionate Life (2013)

David Jeffcock

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1h 29m
Cross-source blend ~70/100

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7.0/10

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70/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~70/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

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John Eliot Gardiner

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