Friedemann Bach (film)

Friedemann Bach is a 1941 German historical drama film directed by Traugott Mller and starring Gustav Grndgens, Leny Marenbach and Johannes Riemann. The film depicts the life of Johann Sebastian Bachs son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. It is based on Albert Emil Brachvogels novel Friedemann Bach. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach is shown as a gifted son trying to escape his fathers shadow.

Friedemann wins the competition, as Louis Marchand takes flight during Friedemanns performance. Many aristocrats, among whom is Comtesse Antonia Kollowrat, come to Friedemann to be taught in music Friedemann is ordered by the court to write a ballet. Friedemann and ballet dancer Mariella Fiorini fall in love with each other, which is also due to the influence of Count Graf von Brhl, who has an eye on Antonia. After the ballet is successful, Friedemann is to be appointed court composer. As Antonia criticizes the ballet, Friedemann recognizes that the courts superficiality does not go together with his artistic ambitions. Friedemann and Antonia fall in love with each other. Friedemann promises to find a new position and to get Antonia to join him his father will surely help him.However, Johann Sebastian dies. So, Friedemann is confronted with a series of disappointments. Being demanded again and again to play music following his fathers style, he finally passes, when applying in Braunschweig, one of his fathers early compositions off as one of his own. The truth is discovered, Antonia and Christoph are unable to understand Friedemann, who is frustrated and responds that he no longer wants to be compared with his father Johann Sebastian but wants to be Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. ........

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