Reading and movie clips
Knut Elstermann embarks on an extraordinary journey to Johann Sebastian Bach. The various cinema and television films that have dealt with the great composer over the decades serve as a common thread. He travels to the original locations of Bach's life and talks to filmmakers and music enthusiasts about the challenge of approaching a great artist whose personality is completely overshadowed by his works. Elstermann's book is a declaration of love to Bach and at the same time, in an entertaining way, circles around the fundamental questions of biographical storytelling. Where is the line between exaggeration and trivialization? How can an authentic portrait be created when so much has to be invented?
Knut Elstermann presents his new book BACH BEWEGT - DER KOMPONIST IM FILM (2025, Be.Bra Verlag) with accompanying film excerpts at the Schlosstheater Rheinsberg.
