Bach - Erbarme dich, mein Gott from St Matthew Passion BWV 244 | Netherlands Bach Society
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- ‘Erbarme dich, mein Gott’ from 'St Matthew Passion' (BWV 244) by J.S. Bach.
Performed by the Netherlands Bach Society conducted by Jos van Veldhoven.
Soloists: Tim Mead (Alto), Shunske Sato (violin)
The St Matthew Passion tells the story of the last days of Jesus. He is betrayed, tried, crucified and buried. The lyrics were compiled by Picander (the pseudonym of Christian Friedrich Henrici), probably in close consultation with Bach himself. For their theme, they took the story as told by St Matthew the Evangelist. As different groups or people have their say, the singers get different roles - Christ, Judas, Peter, a slave girl, the pupils, the high priests, the people and the soldiers, etc.
At key moments in the story, Bach and Picander added chorales and arias as a reflection of the biblical story. The action is suspended and the events are placed in the theological context of Bach’s day.
The chorale lyrics and melodies come from the Lutheran hymn book, and were well known to the congregation in Leipzig. Even though Bach’s harmonies were new, everyone would have recognised the melody and the words. The lyrics for the opening and closing choruses and the arias were brand new, however. Both the arias and the chorales often link up seamlessly with the evangelical words.
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The happiest coincidence of my life is to be born after Bach.
Me too!
Me too!
Me too
me 2
Das ist gut gesagt !
Have mercy, my God,
for the sake of my tears!
See here, before you
heart and eyes weep bitterly.
Have mercy, my God.
His voice is stunning.... Thank God for All of Bach and the Netherlands Bach Society for providing us with these glorious performances.
God thanked Bach by making sure that 10 of children died before adulthood.. with friends like that who needs enemies
@@schotext2683 Que estupidez
Que Dios te bendiga
J.S Bach por tus obras especialmente este Erbarme dich de Tim Mead❤
I don’t think Bach would have agreed with your sentiment - the gospel points to life after death in the presence of the Lord Jesus to which Bach dedicated many of his works.
I cannot remember hearing a more perfect intonation from the vocalist in this work before. The chromatic and dissonant melodic intervals must be difficult for any singer; Mr. Mead hit every note perfectly the moment he began each note. Lovely singing!
Fully agree, one of the best if not the best out there!
yeap he was just heavenly the ring of his voice
Agree, this counter tenor is blissfully free of the awful hooting some counter tenors display.
I agree
English please
Listening to this over and over as all concerts for the Passion Time are cancelled, everywhere! Yes, have mercy, my God! Erbarme dich, mein Gott.
I agree - whether you believe in god or not, this is a great piece of music. Although I would say I'm an atheist, I feel something religious indide me whenever I hear it.
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Höchst vergnügt schlummern da die Augen ein.
@@ChristianGawron yeah, I would say the exact same!
Wonderful rendition. Again, I cried. I cannot but cry whenever I hear this aria. As I was starting to listen, I looked out the window and noticed that there was a soft snow falling on white-coated rooftops here in Brooklyn, NYC. I swear, I think Bach wrote this marvelous aria while looking out at a soft falling snow too, coating the rooftops of whatever German town he wrote this in. It just fits the mood, the atmosphere of this masterpiece of sadness. Then I inadvertently lowered my tearing eyes and saw my succulent plant in front of my window, which has a pot shaped like a skull in the manner of Dia de Muertos. The whole accidental mise-en-scene sent shivers down my spine--death draws near. We must be forgiven.
Truly exquisite!
Thanks for the picture, which rose up in my mind, whilst reading your words……
at 5:46, his face, and the somber way he closes the book and walks away really conveys a deep sense of emotion. When you realize what the lyrics mean, and the impact of the words he just sang, you understand why he would feel this way after singing it. Such a powerful passage.
Erbarme dich, mein Gott,
Um meiner Zähren willen!
Schaue hier, Herz und Auge
Weint vor dir bitterlich.
Erbarme dich, mein Gott.
Have mercy, my God,
for the sake of my tears!
See here, before you
heart and eyes weep bitterly.
Have mercy, my God.
I am just a music lover, not a professional musician, but Bach took me to a high level spirit as no one did before. As much as i listen to his songs, i feel my self knowledge getting higher and higher, so i think that his songs are more and much more than just musics, they are soul enhancers and make people envolve themselves time after time. Thanks Bach, for providing this to me.
AMDG,as JS used to write himself!
Exactamente
Oh, this is magnificent. I love how Mead strings the notes together so effortlessly. And his non vibrato is so exquisitely pitched!
To be fair, his vibrato is exquisitely pitched as well :)
Ok I was not expecting that sound from the vocalist, but wow such mastery by both Tim Mead and the Nederland Bach Society ! Bravo
the music of Bach ist just a miracle
Thank you Netherlands Bach Society for this glorious interpretation of Bach.
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Whenever I hear a good rendition of this classical aria, the tears roll from my eyes spontaneously....like in this instance.
@Rob Blokdijk taal ontwikkelt zich, constant. . Omgekeerd kan een ouderwets klinkend woord juist dan weer een bepaalde aantrekkingskracht krijgen. Vond ik ook erg leuk aan de boeken van Paul Biegel: die had de filosofie juist dit soort woorden in zijn kinderboeken te verwerken zodat kinderen erover gingen nadenken.
Ik heb wel eens ergens gelezen of gehoord dat Bach zelf weende terwijl hij dit schreef.
't Is waarschijnlijk een mythe, maar ik vind het een mooie gedachte.
Dit is een van de toppunten van de Westerse muziek, en alle toppunten van de Westerse muziek werden door Bach geschreven.
The countertenor’s facial expression and voice is so convincing! I love how the harmonies are so rich and so deep.
immaculate, flawless, holy, humbling, soothing on my and many broken souls, as well as mine: one of not too many refuges so I can grieve the worst event of my life! 💔 loss of my beloved E.L.A.🥺, 4 months ago, wife Of 40 years. I don't care where? or in what form? asking The Lord to help me to find her again 🥲 and to take me to be close 🙏 to her. Thank you NPS, may God protect you on your families!
WHAT A CULTURAL SHIFT FOR ME. MR. SATO, A JAPENESE VIRTUOSO PLAYING AN ITALIAN VIOLIN, SPEAKING IN DUTCH, WITH AN ENGLISH T SHIRT, WITH AN AMERICAN TIM. MEAD SINGING IN GERMAN ERBARME DICH. ALL BEAUTIFUL AND ALL A SIGN OF THE TIMES.
THE BETTER PART OF OUR TIMES AS ONE WOULD HAVE IT.
Couldn't agree more! Thank you, Ron.
I agree: how good to have transcended nationality. But in fact Tim Mead is English.
Ron Walker A favorite memory of mine: One 4th of July, at the end of Mass, our Haitian priest played a recording of French Canadian Celine Dion singing "God Bless America", which was written by Irving Berlin, a Jewish immigrant from Russia.
Tim Mead is an Englishman
Ron Walker , very nice violin and perfect for Bach music. The violin is what i think from a Dutch maker named Cornelius Kleynman 17 century. Not Italian.
Matthäus Passion a miracle composition for eternity.
I heard a Dutch conductor stating over and over that he just cannot comprehend the magnitude of JS Bachś music!
Great violinist and countertenor. Magnificent
Sato, in my opinion, is too much in the spotlight. This is not a solo piece for him!
@@dutchcub There are two melodies, the countertenor and the solo violin. Every performance to be found of this shows them in equal respect, both standing.
@@burnerravis1119 Yes, Mr Sato knows exactly what he is doing.
Mr Sato, you play like an angel...and Mead sings from the heavens. It is truly magnificent and touches the bottom of my soul.
@@dutchcub i think this is one of the best recording of this piece. Itll be hard to fine one with better emotion projected than this version...
Ich liebe Euch für dieses Glück, daß Ihr mir schenkt. Danke, danke, vielen Dank.
One of the best renditions of this piece. Breathtaking.
Have you heard the one by the oboist Albrecht Meyer? Stunning.
This is an excerpt fron the famous exclusive performance of the Matthaüs passion that is held every year in the great church of Naarden. It is one of the best performances arouns
Totally agree
Brings me to tears....
@@joepverheijen45 How is it exclusive?
Wonderful performance. The great respect the musicians have for the music comes through. They do not get in the way of Bach’s tremendous depth.
Tim Mead is absolutely fantastic in this version. He is head and shoulders above the next best rendition. After listening to this dozens of times it still raises the hair on the back of my neck each time.
Erbarme dich,
Have mercy,
Mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen!
My God, for the sake of my tears!
Schaue hier,
Look here,
Herz und Auge weint vor dir
My heart and eyes weep before you
Bitterlich.
Bitterly.
Tone Zone Studios a Lutheran wrote some of the most poetic lines in Catholicism... Oh and then he scored it to, maybe with Schoenberg and Webern, the greatest music ever written.
Tone Zone Studios
Thankyou for the translation .😊
Na een zwaar ongeluk met ons zoontje van 2j op Hemelvaartsdag 2020 kwam deze passage meer dan ik ooit weer hoop mee te maken tot leven. In de nacht van de zwaarste operatie; Heer ontferm U over ons! Smekend, huilend en roepende. Hij leeft! En Bach wist dat.
I cannot tell you, how relieved I felt when reading your boy is well…..erbarme dich…….
Oh ! That violin....how perfect with the wonderful singing !!
The orchestra, the solo violin and the alto solo are so so much wonderful. Perfect ensemble... God bless this team
Hail Thor.
Still I get frissons running along my spine listening to this. I have listened to this since childhood, but it will never cease to impact.
I will never tire of listening to this.
Love how Tim puts so much feeling into all the arias he sings in this Passion. By far these musicians are the best! Thank you for keeping Bach alive.
Bach will never die as long as humanity exists
Looks like you are Tim's friend. very nice.
I never fully understand which male voice sings these Alto parts, can some one please explain?
Very, very beautiful. Words can't express the feelings I have right now. Deeply, deeply emotional. Thank you Father, for you gave Johann Sebastian Bach these unbelievable musical talents.
My heart is full...
How blessed we are for youtube enthuse day when not able to hear these wonderful works live you cannot better Bach for the celebration of Easter ,Thank you Netherlands Bach society beautiful rendition
Does all humanity have this profundity, which only a genius like Bach can probe? Is this what we would all find if we knew ourselves better? Or are there some whose souls span the deep sea and the mountaintop, while the rest of us walk on flat earth? This piece leaves me with questions. A human being, who loved pipe tobacco and coffee like so many of us, wrote this. Living adjacent to a boys dormitory, with a large family, in what must have been an environment bustling at best, chaotically interruptive at worst. Will anyone ever be able to communicate like this again? If an extraterrestrial race looks on our violence and cruelty, inhumanity, greed, and despair, and decides that we are better destroyed, like an infestation of ants, or cancerous sore, this is what I would play for them. We have betrayed all the best that we are. But have mercy on us.
My deepest congratulations on such a great rendition of Erbarme dich, mein Gott. Bravo Nederlandsebachvereniging and Jos van Veldhoven! Both the violinist and conductor Shunske Sato and Tim Mead are absolutely brilliant, you're both so expressive that I find it difficult to fight back my tears.... Thank you all !!! Best wishes from Buenos Aires, Argentina
I think it is impossible to imagine a more perfect version of this aria, without a doubt it is already a reference version.
Netherlands Bach Society is a heritage for the next century😘😘😘
❤ Dit is zoals Bach het voor ons stervelingen bedoelde. Een van de allermooiste uitvoeringen ooit.
Erbarme Dich, mein Gott! This touching interpretaton could not be more timely as now on Good Friday 2020, just after 3 p.m. in Kingston Jamaica, during Covid curfew......
Yes, Bach music is quite a blessing to all of us.
Stay safe and greetings from The Hague (Netherland)
One of my favourite parts of the Passion. Beautiful.
I am so happy to have found this! I listened to the entire Passion twice... but this aria moved me profoundly. Thank you so much, Tim Mead and Shunske Sato you have captured something very special here, please don't stop!
Extraordinary rendition by Tim Mead - who to my shame I hadn't heard of - and the whole N Bach ensemble.
SUBLIME MARAVILLOSO EL CANTO DEL CONTRATENOR.
ME LLEGÓ AI CORAZÓN. GRACIAS POR TANTA BELLEZA.
DESDE MÉXICO.
Oh this is magnificent. Best version I’ve heard actually. It’s living, breathing Bach. Thank you. Truly mystical. It feels like he’s there.
I love sumi jo but Tim you win here. What a beautiful voice!!! The most amazing performance and voice!!!😍❤
Thank you All of Bach for this wonderful aria from BWV 244..!!
You're welcome
Chef-d'œuvre de la musique sacrée, qui puise son inspiration à la source de l'esprit .
I am quite sure the master himself had never the opportunity to hear it like this
In één woord: Prachtig. De muziek, de uitvoering, de opname, de beelden.
ja, magnifieke solisten, en uitvoering!
Tim Mead's singing is fabulous!
In many years of listening to this, my most beloved piece of music, I've never heard a more sublime voice. Divine.
Das ist unbeschreiblich schön. Musik und Interpretation.
I have gone to a different dimension while listening to this performance. Thank you for the divine experience.
Every time i hear this piece, i feel the flow of the wind and the birds fly. I love this interpretation❤️
Have pity, my God,
for the sake of my tears!
Look here, how bitterly
my heart and eyes
weep before you.
Have pity, my God.
Exquisite playing - together with the voice of an angel
Bach is a great river from which other musicians flowed
As Beethoven said: He really should not be called Bach ("brook") but Meer ("Ocean").
La mejor versión de esta aria que he oído nunca. La delicadeza con la que la interpreta este magnífico contratenor no tiene parangón. La modulación perfecta y el timbre sensacional. 👍👍👍👍
Totalmente de acuerdo. Nadie lo canta como Tim Mead.
Definitely my favorite version of this song! Thanks Netherlands Bach Society!
*piece
Diep maar dan ook diep geraakt door deze wonder schone combinatie van zang en muziek.
De emoties stromen vanuit mijn hart.
Dank
The masterful tension in this piece cuts through this cold heart. I'm humbled by the wonders of the world.
Another heavenly piece of Tim mead's ...He sounds like he's a reincarnation of a castrato from the baroque era.
Wow, that man has a heavenly voice! Thanks a lot to all the musicians participating in this wonderful performance😍
Thank you, Tariq! 🎧🤍 Never heard guitar strings playing this BWV 244 St.Matthew passion before. 😊
Divino!... Imortal J. S. Bach nos leva à Deus. Obrigada Netherlands Bach Society, maravilhosa interpretação.
Sentindo o mesmo que vc aqui, Julia! Cada interpretação é única....e esta em particular me deixou sem fôlego E olha que já estou acostumado a ouvir o Erbarme Dich desde sempre. Essa dupla de solistas conseguem tirar lágrimas mesmo; conseguiram interpretar o choro de São Pedro literalmente.👏👏👏👏
Deus não existe mas a música é boa.
@@mrdjoliv6964 😍👏👏👏
A very touching and contemplative athmosphere thanks to the pationate musicians. For me one of the most valid interpretations amongst x-100drets I have heard. This out-of-the-world-aria deserves the best musicans and here they are. Thanks from the bottom of my heart!
정말 아름다운 목소리와 연주에요 수많은 Erbarme dich 중 최애 버전
Es macht Freude eine solche Aufnahme zu hören und zu betrachten, insbesondere auch die individuelle Ausstrahlung der
Musiker. Das Orchester selbst macht den Eindruck einer Komposition von Charaktertypen, die sich aus freien Stücken zusammengetan haben um ein wunderbares Werk erklingen zu lassen. Bravo! Gestik und Musik passen dann ganz wie von
allein innerlich zusammen. Das sieht nach Vollprofis mit Leidenschaft aus, Höchstleistung mit Herz ... Danke
Thank you for this beautiful piece of Bach. Let this be our prayer during the corona crisis, "Erbarme dich, mein Gott. Have mercy on me, my God!"
Tim Mead is the best counter-tenor I have ever heard.
He is without peer. Excellent.
het is fantastisch gezongen, ik luister er steeds naar. heel mooi en gespeeld
I been listening all J.S. BACH for 30 years. However now it makes me feel very nostalgic. A lot memories. I rather listen only the Cello Suites.
Are we in heaven yet? So beautiful.
The first time I heard this piece it was sung in English by the incomparable contralto Eula Beal accompanied on violin by Yehudi Menuhin. It was so pure and plaintive that it brings tears every time I hear it.
What beautiful clarity and power in his voice. Very grateful to NBS for making this available
Stunning, wow, favourite performance of this I’ve ever heard. Tim Mead is incredible.
I have become a fan from Shunske Sato, and now I came across this performance, I'm also a fan of Tim Mead. Such a beautiful sound!
I totally agree.
Stunningly beautiful from all these wonderful musicians. Thankyou so much Netherlands Bach Society. The great master lives on.
Goosebumps!!!
So beautiful,so alive!
Great Bach channel!
Ma version préférée - merci Tim et merci à tous.
Goosebumps! My favorite Bach's aria!
De mooiste uitvoering die ik ken. Adembenemend, werkelijk....!
Interpretata da voi è sconvolgente... Non si può non piangere... 💘
Anche io vorrei piangere, ma so che non possiamo e non dobbiamo, in questo momento
@@ritanicosia Gesù ha pianto davanti a Lazzaro morto e davanti a Gerusalemme. Anche La Madre ha pianto davanti al Suo Figlio, nudo sulla Croce.
E hanno pianto anche dopo, ma di gioia! Una gioia, dice Gesù, che nessuno potrà mai toglierci.
Da quell'evento decisivo per l'umanità la Chiesa di Cristo ha per tutti gli anni vissuto la Pasqua Liturgica, il passaggio di Dio in mezzo al Suo Popolo, il passaggio dalla schiavitù alla libertà, il passaggio dalla morte alla Vita.
Ma la Pasqua Liturgica è celebrata perché possiamo prepararci a vivere un altro passaggio (pasqua). Quello dalla dimensione sacramentale a quella esistenziale!
Ora è giunto il momento di vivere questo passaggio (pasqua) a livello mondiale e al contempo personale.
Piangiamo di dolore, ma anche di Gioia insieme a Gesù e alla Madre! 🙏✝️💗🙌🕊️
Gesù nel dolore fisico ha abbracciato la Croce per la nostra salvezza, il pianto di dolore si è tramutato in pianto di gioia, ha donato la Sua vita per riscattarci dalla morte e donarci la vita eterna❤
Just wonderful! Thank you for share these videos!
Breathtakingly beautiful performance! Awe-inspiring artistry!
Dit gaat zover voorbij aan wat men als 'schoonheid' of 'eeuwig' wil betitelen. Dit is zoooooo mooi........
"You shall deny me, thrice, before the cock crows". No matter one's religious beliefs, you cannot help but be moved by the Story of the Passion......especially when its done like this!
the most beautiful interpretation I have ever heard. With a perfect violin part 💝👏
Thank you for everything you have given the world, Netherlands Bach society.
Ooofff. Tim just set the bar reeeeeeal high for any other singer performing this aria. Not just him, but Mr. Sato as well. Simplicity in such complex music... Nice clash.
Most favourite version among all this Aria I have heard
WOW, how beautiful was that. Like others I wasn't expecting that sound. I feel blessed. Thank you Netherlands Bach Society
Bach es el padre de la música, sus obras sublimes llegan al alma, saludos desde Chile 🎼🎶
This movement always makes me wish I were an alto. One of my favorite baroque pieces of all time.
The deepest touch to my heart. A masterpiece of mankind to translate di spair and sadness in musik.
Absolute gorgeous voice! Really enjoyed this wonderful hymn!
Wat is dit ontroerend en mooi. Een perfecte uitvoering, die in dit gekke jaar 2020 extra binnenkomt.
Ja, we hebben dit nu even nodig, lijkt mij
Wat een prachtige, ontroerende vertolking. Een van de mooiste uitvoeringen die ik ooit heb gehoord!
Graxieee ! Dios os guarde..hace llorar y llenar el Alma de esperanza y Pietá..increíble de bello !!!..
What a fantastic recording, thank you !!! Sublime.
The greatest aria ever written. It's that simple.