Bach: Erbarme dich, mein Gott (Matthäuspassion) - Galou (Roth)

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Erbarme dich, mein Gott Aria (No. 39) from the oratorio ’Matthäuspassion’, BWV 244 Text: Picander (1700-1764) First performance: probably 11 April 1727, in Leipzig (Thomaskirche) Delphine Galou, contralto François-Marie Drieux, solo violin Les Siècles, conducted by François-Xavier Roth Recorded in Summer 2008? German text: Erbarme dich, mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen! Schaue hier, Herz und Auge weint vor dir bitterlich. English translation: Have mercy, my God, for the sake of my tears! See here, before you heart and eyes weep bitterly. Marc D.