Friedemann Bach is a little-known gem which lovers of mid-18th century music will find enjoyable. Excellent production values and period detail. This is also a very compelling drama exploring the loneliness of the gifted and highly original creative genius struggling with the contradiction between the absolute demands of his artistic calling and the compromises required to please an audience and secure employment. You have an opportunity to appreciate a very unique acting style of the great Gustaf Gruendgens. I also would like to draw attention to the episode where a French composer, Louis Marchand, takes flight during Friedemann’s performance. To me it looked like a cheap shot against France, not worthy of a great cultural nation like Germany.