Bach: Erbarme dich, mein Gott (Matthäuspassion) - Galou (Roth)

’Erbarme dich, mein Gott’ Aria for contralto, solo violin, strings (2 violins and 1 viola) and basso continuo From the oratorio ’Matthäuspassion’, BWV 244 Libretto: Picander (1700-1764) Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) First performance: probably 11 April 1727, in Leipzig (Thomaskirche) ___ Delphine Galou, contralto François-Marie Drieux, solo violin Les Siècles, conducted by François-Xavier Roth Recorded in Summer 2008 ___ German text: Erbarme dich, mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen! Schaue hier, Herz und Auge weint vor dir bitterlich. ___ English translation: Have mercy, my God, for the sake of my tears! See here, before you heart and eyes weep bitterly. ___ Marc D.