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Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2 : J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 52, Aria. Können Tränen meiner Wangen (Alto)
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About "Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2 : J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 52, Aria. Können Tränen meiner Wangen (Alto)" by Anne Sofie Von Otter
Bach's alto aria turns weeping into a theological argument, von Otter's voice both pleading and analytical. The oboe lines coil around her like a question mark, each tear a drop of evidence. A Lenten meditation on guilt that feels startlingly intimate.