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Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2 : J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 39, Aria. Erbarme dich (Alto)
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About "Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2 : J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 39, Aria. Erbarme dich (Alto)" by Christa Ludwig
The most famous aria of Bach's Passion: a violin's weeping line wraps around the alto's plea for mercy. Ludwig's voice is a tear held at the eyelid's edge, trembling but refusing to fall. The da capo form becomes a spiral of supplication, circling the same wound without relief.