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Bach: A Passionate Life

7.020131h 29mMovieMusicDocumentaryTV Movie

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…

DirectorsDavid Jeffcock·Cesca Eaton
ProducersCesca Eaton·David Jeffcock

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Cast · Directed by David Jeffcock

JGJohn Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner
Himself

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