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St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - Part One : J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - Part One: "O Schmerz! hier zittert das gequälte Herz"
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About "St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - Part One : J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - Part One: "O Schmerz! hier zittert das gequälte Herz"" by Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Bach's 'O Schmerz!' is a trembling heart laid bare: Anthony Rolfe Johnson's tenor quivers over a halting, dissonant accompaniment. The aria captures the agony of the Passion with surgical tenderness, each phrase a wound that faith refuses to close. Sacred sorrow rendered in exquisite, trembling beauty.