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St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two (Arr. Mendelssohn 1841) : J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two (Arr. Mendelssohn 1841): XXXIX. Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich" by Christine Schäfer album cover

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two (Arr. Mendelssohn 1841) : J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two (Arr. Mendelssohn 1841): XXXIX. Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich"

by Christine Schäfer

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About "St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two (Arr. Mendelssohn 1841) : J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two (Arr. Mendelssohn 1841): XXXIX. Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich"" by Christine Schäfer

Mendelssohn's orchestration wraps Bach's 'Erbarme dich' in velvet, but Schäfer's plea cuts through like a raw nerve. The alto aria becomes a whispered confession—calm strings against a heart breaking in slow motion, each note a tear that refuses to fall.