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SummaryThe two-part film begins its journey in the state capital of Saxony Dresden with pictures of important buildings and art treasures of the city. He traces the early history of Saxony in Meissen, where the cathedral and Albrechtsburg castle, the oldest evidence of Wettin rule, are preserved. The wood carving art from the Erzgebirge, the musical instrument making of the Vogtland, as well as the ceramic art from the Upper Lusatia, e.g. Meissen porcelain and also the Plauen lace are presented.
The film is dedicated to the musical traditions of Saxony, which continue in the Leipzig Thomanerchor and the Dresden Kreuzchor, the Gewandhaus and the Semperoper, as well as to architecture. The domes of Freiburg, Bautzen and Meißen, the Wurzen Cathedral, the Annenkirche of Annaberg and castles of Saxony are presented. Embedded in landscape photographs, people who are at home in Saxony also have their say.
(Source: Wendefilmakten)
