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Sebastian - Episode 01: Orphaned when not even ten years old, Sebastian's kicked out of the house by his stepmother and finds shelter with his older brother Christoph.
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Sebastian - Episode 02: Sebastian's education at the Ohrdruf Lyceum isn't all roses and he often ends up in conflict with master Herda. He has to learn the hard way that there's no place for new ideas.
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Sebastian - Episode 03: After a 250-mile journey on foot to Lüneburg, little Sebastian and his older mate Georg Erdmann finally arrive at the St. Michael's Academy and are received by headmaster Georg Böhm. Much to Sebastian's horror, his reputation travels faster than him.
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Sebastian - Episode 04: After having been under the wings of Georg Böhm for a couple of years, Sebastian wants to go to the big city of Hamburg, to visit Johann Adam Reincken, one of the greatest masters of his time. But it turns out that meeting the old master's more difficult than anticipated...
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Sebastian - Episode 05: Sebastian's disappointed when he realises that approaching Johann Adam Reincken, one of the greatest masters of his day, turns out to be more difficult than anticipated. He decides to return home, but then something very unexpected happens...
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Sebastian - Episode 06: Sebastian's becoming renowned as one of the greatest talents that have ever studied at the Lüneburg academy. An irresistible job offer follows suit but it soon turns out that the job isn't what he'd hoped for. Until... he meets an angel.
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Sebastian - Episode 07: After having been reprimanded severely for "inappropriate behaviour", Sebastian asks for leave to travel to Lübeck, to visit the greatest master of his time: Dietrich Buxtehude. He gets four weeks, but Sebastian's so fascinated by master Buxtehude that he "forgets" to return in time.
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Sebastian - Episode 08: Sebastian gets another severe reprimand for having returned three months late. Frustrations about his job and the narrow-mindedness of his masters keep piling up. In a mad impulse, he decides to blow up all bridges and to run off with the girl of his dreams.
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Sebastian - Episode 09: Another job, the same frustrations. In strict and puritan Thuringia there doesn't seem to be much room for music that's out of the ordinary. The situation's getting very tense but, in his moment of despair, Sebastian receives a very unexpected visit.
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Sebastian - Episode 10: Sebastian's finally getting recognition in Weimar and the duke's getting very fond of him. Still, the old ducal palace is keeping a dark secret...
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Sebastian - Episode 11: The French keyboard master Louis Marchand presents himself at the court of Elector Frederick-Augustus of Saxony. The Elector is so impressed that he replaces his musical director Jan Woulmeyer with the Frenchman. Unfortunate Jan, however, has a brilliant friend...
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Sebastian - Episode 12: Sebastian imagined that his return from his duel against Marchand would have been a happy one, but finds that his patron isn't pleased with his too eager performance at the Dresden court. This is, however, nothing compared to the tragedy that awaits him at home...
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Sebastian - Episode 13 (part 1): Duke Wilhelm has organised the wedding between his nephew Ernst-August and princess Eleonora-Wilhelmina of Anhalt-Köthen. The Duke thinks rather low of the Köthen family and orders Sebastian to show off so he'll look better than the prince. His plan, however, doesn't turn out the way he'd hoped...
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Sebastian - Episode 13 (part 2): Sebastian's brilliant performance for prince Leopold wasn't appreciated by all. A nasty surprise awaits him in the middle of the night.
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Bach - Episode 14: Sebastian and his family are overjoyed with their new life at the Köthen court. He even ventures to use a new tuning system and insert unseen harmonies in his music. All roses? The final scene will make your blood run cold!
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Well Tempered Tuning explained by Bach: Well Tempered Tuning explained for everyone by the great master Johann Sebastian Bach himself!
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Bach - Episode 15: Sebastian's still grieving for the loss of his youngest son and feels guilty about not being there for his wife when she needed him most. Still, he has to accompany his patron prince Leopold on a leisure trip to the mundane spa city of Karlsbad...
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Bach - Episode 16: Sebastian's devastated after he lost his beloved wife. Then he receives an urgent letter...
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Bach - Episode 17: Still mourning and confused, Sebastian finds comfort in the eyes of the new soprano of his choir. For his boss Prince Leopold, on the other hand, there's serious trouble on the way...
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Bach - Episode 18: Things have changed at the Köthen court since the prince got married. The princess doesn't appreciate Sebastian's art and keeps pressuring the prince to concentrate on his political responsibilities rather than music. Desperate, Sebastian applies for a job in Leipzig, but the Leipzig city council isn't very keen on hiring him.
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Bach - Episode 19: The Bach family arrives in Leipzig and soon realises that the luxury they were accustomed to is now but a distant memory. Sebastian doesn't get any time to adjust to the new situation as he has to take up his duties right away. The most important one is... being a teacher to 55 orphan boys.
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Bach - Episode 20: Sebastian's settling in in Leipzig, but soon finds out that he underestimated the workload the city council wants to put on him.
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Voices: Peter Fielding, Grace Winpenny, Daria Nitu, Trevenen Harry, Alexander Mellor, Steve Thomas-Green, Jake Walters, Jude Forsey
Music credits:
BWV 232 - J.S. Bach, Mass in H minor - "Agnus Dei"
Performed by the Shanghai International Choral League
Soloist: Li Mei Li (countertenor)
Conducted by Ragnar Bohlin
BWV 245 - J.S. Bach, St. John's Passion
"Herr, unser Herscher"
"Wäre dieser nicht ein Übeltäter"
"O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn alle Maße"
"Ruht wohl, Ihr heiligen Gebeine"
Performed by Ensemble Imero |
Bach - Episode 21: The Bach family's growing rapidly but Sebastian has to rush to Dresden to help his friend Gottfried Silbermann, the famous instrument builder.
[19:40]
Voices: Peter Fielding, Grace Winpenny, Daria Nitu, Trevenen Harry, Alexander Mellor, Steve Thomas-Green, Jude Forsey, Justin Whittle, Gus Gouldsbrough
Music credits:
BWV 32 - J.S. Bach, Cantata “Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen”
performed by the Krakow Chamber Orchestra
directed by Pawła Szczepańskiego
soprano: Karolina Wieczorek
solo oboe: Marcin Starowicz
with sincere gratitude: Karolina Wieczorek - J.S.Bach aria z ...
J.S. Bach – BWV 244, St. Matthew’s Passion
Aria - "Erbarme Dich, mein Gott"
performed by the Chœur de chambre de Namur
and the Chœur maîtrisien du Conservatoire de Wasquehal
directed by Pascale Diéval-Wils
counter-tenor: Damien Guillon
with sincere gratitude: Bach • Saint Matthieu • “Erbarme Dich... |
Bach - Episode 22: Easter 1727's approaching and Sebastian's making arrangements for the passion he has to perform. The Leipzig city council, however, is growing tired of Bach's too elaborate music and they're determined to teach Sebastian a lesson...
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Voices: Peter Fielding, Grace Winpenny, Daria Nitu, Trevenen Harry, Alexander Mellor, Steve Thomas-Green, Jude Forsey, Jake Walters
Music credits:
J.S. Bach – BWV244 – St. Matthew Passion – “Wahrlich Dieser ist Gottes Sohn gewesen”
performed by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
directed by Peter de Groot
with sincere gratitude
J.S. Bach – BWV244 – St. Matthew Passion – “So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen” / “Sind Blitze, sind Donner in Wolken verschwunden?”
performed by Arcangelo
directed by Jonathan Cohen
soprano: Louise Aldercounter-tenor: Iestyn Davies
concert audio from the BBC Proms performance on 9 September 2021
by kind permission of the BBC
with sincere gratitude
J.S. Bach – BWV244 – St. Matthew Passion “Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen”
performed by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Laurens Collegium
directed by Pablo Heras-Casado
with sincere gratitude
H.L. Haßler / P.Gerhardt – “O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden”
Old Lutheran hymn
unknown church recording
H.L. Haßler / P. Gerhardt / J.S. Bach – BWV244 – St. Matthew Passion – “Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden” (“O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden”)
performed by Arcangelo
directed by Jonathan Cohen
concert audio from the BBC Proms performance on 9 September 2021
by kind permission of the BBC
with sincere gratitude
J.S. Bach – BWV244 – St. Matthew Passion – “Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder”
performed by Arcangelo
directed by Jonathan Cohen
concert audio from the BBC Proms performance on 9 September 2021
by kind permission of the BBC
with sincere gratitude
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Bach - Episode 23: Sebastian suffers one tragedy after the other and even begins to doubt his faith. He writes a letter to his old school friend Georg to ask him for help.
BONUS SCENE AFTER THE END TITLES!
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Voices: Peter Fielding, Grace Winpenny, Daria Nitu, Trevenen Harry, Alexander Mellor, Steve Thomas-Green, David de la Hunty
Music credits:
J.S. Bach – BWV1011 – Cello suite in C minor – Prelude
Performed by Colin Carr
Courtesy of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
With sincere gratitude
J.S. Bach – BWV244 – St. Matthew Passion – “Mein Jesu gute Nacht”
Performed by Arcangelo
Directed by Jonathan Cohen
Concert audio from the BBC Proms performance on 9 September 2021
By kind permission of the BBC
With sincere gratitude
J.S. Bach – BWV82 – Cantata “Ich habe genug”
Performed by Camerata Bachiensis
Soprano: Julia Kirchner
with sincere gratitude
J.S. Bach – BWV248 – Christmas Oratorio – “Jauchzet frohlocket”
Performed by Kantorei Erlöserkirche
Directed by Esther Kim
With sincere gratitude |
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Subtitles available in English!
Ondertitels beschikbaar in het Nederlands!
Sottotitoli disponibili in Italiano! (Grazie, Barbara)
Доступны субтитры на русском языке (перевод - Ю. Вохмина)
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Source/Links:
Bach The Animated Series Channel on YouTube
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Sebastian - TV Series on IMDB
Contributor: Peter Fielding (September 2021 - February 2024) |
