Baroque music - his elixir of life: A portrait of Bach specialist Ton Koopman | Documentary

Can Bach’s music bring you happiness? If you were to ask Ton Koopman – the answer is a resounding “Yes!” The Dutch conductor, organist, and harpsichordist considers Johann Sebastian Bach the greatest composer of them all. Time and again, Koopman has delved into Bach’s music; reading source texts, studying original notation, and embracing the work’s spirit with his historically-informed performance practice. It’s no surprise, then, that the 1944-born musician and scholar is one of the best-regarded interpreters of Bach’s music – and indeed of Baroque music in general. It’s a key passion of his to introduce younger people to Early Music – one for which he brings a great deal of humor to play. Captured during the 2023 Bachfest Leipzig, this portrait of Ton Koopman introduces you to an extraordinary musician, whose work with the Baroque has brought him the greatest sense of personal fulfillment. At a glance: 00:00 Johann Sebastian Bach, Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66