Bach to his roots

[PaulWSpaceRockDodger]

I think that Libera Dreams forum members will enjoy the following video, "Bach to his roots", recently broadcast on Germany's Deutsche Welle international television channel (the video is in English). This 12-minute film focuses on Johan Sebastian Bach's ties with the city of Leipzig and features interesting interviews with Sir John Eliot Gardner and with Friedrich Praetorius, who is an 18-year-old member of Leipzig's famous boychoir, the Thomanerchor (founded in 1212, and once directed by Bach himself). Here is the Youtube link to the video:

[Yorkie]

Nice, thanks for posting. 22 kids!

I saw the link for this in the side bar to that video. The idea of training up locals to take part in the performance is great:

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Not quite sure why they interviewed Simon Rattle whilst he was holding his urine sample though...