Bach: Erbarme dich mein Gott – Matthäuspassion – (for C instruments and Piano Accompaniment)

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Bach: Erbarme dich mein Gott – Matthäuspassion – (for C instruments and Piano Accompaniment) Optional: Flute, Oboe and Violin.

This Aria was originally composed by J.S. Bach for Violin Solo, strings and alto solo was now arranged for C instruments and Piano accompaniment. You will be delighted to play this beautiful and satisfying piece of music by J. S. Bach that lifts the spirit and soul. The St Matthew Passion (German: Matthäus-Passion), BWV 244, is a Passion, a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by Picander. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew (in the Luther Bible) to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. It is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of classical sacred music. The original Latin title Passio Domini nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthæum translates to “The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Evangelist Matthew Originally for alto voice, violin solo and string orchestra. The arias are in da capo format (ternary form). “Erbarme dich”, for alto, and “Mache dich, mein Herze, rein”, for bass, are examples of such arias in Part Two of the oratorio. In these movements the singers are accompanied by one or a few solo instruments and continuo, occasionally completed by other instrument groups of the orchestra. Flavio Regis Cunha is a pianist, conductor and composer from São Paulo – Brasil.