About This Song
About "Mass in B Minor, BWV 232, Agnus Dei: I. Agnus Dei (Alto)" by Catherine Denley
Bach's Agnus Dei is a wound held open by Denley's alto, each note a drop of wax from a dying candle. The strings sigh beneath her, a slow hemorrhage of grace. This is not comfort but confrontation—a lamb led to slaughter, sung with terrifying tenderness.