I looked for the full version of this for hours already with no result. Can someone please give a link to it as Delphine Galou as the contralto? She is just phenomenal, no one I've listened to is even close in their performance!
There is no full version. Sorry for the time you spent searching for it. This single aria was recorded for a French TV program. I have edited the video, as there was some annoying voice-over, and I also had the clean recording of the aria (from the same session) as an audio file, so I combined the video file with the audio file, and I replaced with title slides the few seconds where the announcer was visible.
@@MehdiCapsII oh, I see. Thanks for answering I intended to search further. It's a shame, because this interpretation is just a masterpiece in my opinion. Thank you for answering and also for reconstructing and uploading this to youtube!!
Our biology teacher once opened this in the beginning of the class because everyone was sleeping and she just wanted us to wake up. It was everyone was so shocked lol. I love this song since then❤
I think here she sounds more like a mezzosoprano. I haven't heard her lower notes, but this really tastes like great mezzosoprano. Look at her hisher notes - they sound light!!!
I am not a Christian or any of the Semitic religions. Listening to this Bach composition one is taken away into bliss that no religion can provide on earth !
Bach ist die direkte Verbindung zu Gott Vater ! Was für eine wunderbare Stimme D. Galou, diesen Text zu singen ist eine tiefe Andacht vor dem Herrn ! Vielen Dank !
Extraordinary diction, perfect Baroque uptempo, quiver rather than vibrato, hits middle-C solidly, authentic expression. Best performance of this aria on RUclips.
Delphine Galou is simply magnificent and Roth’s interpretation of this Aria is in a class of its own! Drieux on the violin just adds an even greater heavenly touch to this performance. I have never heard something that reaches the heart and speak to the soul like this.
Isn't she a treasure? She is probably the most popular and successful classical contralto; a register which I think is underappreciated these days. Her voice is rich, dark, sweet, and smooth; like fine chocolate or polished mahogany.
I’ve listened to this piece over 100 times and every time I cry, her voice is beautiful, the orchestra is beautiful, and most of all, Christ’s love for us on the cross is beautiful.
If perfection exists, this is it. If I had to choose my favorite music performance, this is it. I listened to the recording hundreds of times, literally, and did not get tired, just fell in love with the violinist, the orchestra, the conductor and of course, with Galou.
This came on the radio in the morning whilst driving to work. I pulled into a filling station and sat there transfixed. It was followed by 'In Tears We Sat Down'. I drove slowly to work after that, my heart full of the beauty of Bach's music. Who are the sad individuals who 'disliked' this?
When this came on my iPad I felt as if I’d been hit with a sledge hammer! It was so beautiful, with both the singing and the orchestra! I’ve rarely heard anything as beautiful and the singer sang it so movingly! I felt I was being taken into another realm! Are there any other songs by this singer?
I'm agnostic. This aria makes me yearn for God, as does so much of Bach's work. I can't imagine life without this incredibly profound and moving music.
Bien sur ,c'est du Bach,on pourrait dire facile d’être dans le magnifique. mais la ,c'est vrai que l'émotion nous envahi , la chanteuse,le violoniste et l'orchestre véritablement au service de l’œuvre, avec cette humilité devant celle ci et la voix de Delphine Galou, douce et puissante a la fois. merci pour ce moment
pourquoi je n'arrive pas à ressentir quelque chose quand j'écoute ca ? pourtant en lisant des commentaires comme le tien , je me dis que ca a l'air magnifique. Mais ca ne me fait rien. Pourquoi nanard ? pourquoi sommes nous si différents?
If I ever cried with music, it was 5 years ago with this piece .... out of this world violins and voice intertwined, immersed in unearthly deep sorrow ... ...
Its the way to express the feeling this music and this performance caueses "..unearthly deep sarrow.." thank you for the commenter as much as Bach and the performers
Das ist die genialste und ergreifende Arie aus der Mathäuspassion. Bach ist und bleibt doch der größte Komponist aller Zeiten!! A Komponist aller Zeite
What makes this so perfect is that its actually interpreted correctly in the Baroque style. Not a ton of vibrato in either the vocalist or the orchestra. Melodies, harmonies and counterpoint perfectly balanced with a PURE tone, simply played and sung. And good LORD Delphine Galou has the voice of an angel. Her voice is SO round and full without being strained AT ALL. She maintains such perfect tone without covering it up with so much vibrato we see creeping in during the on coming Classical periods. Perfect balance between straight pure tones and vibrato. Her tone is SO fat you could land a 747 in it!
Thank you Wiggan for your gorgeous comment. You nailed it! Perpaps you listened to this last Easter? (one year ago), Now we for sure have a different situation, and perhaps we are prepared to rely a little bit more on this music and this way of thinking about our lives?
I find there is still too much vibrato for my taste ;-) . Also to be frank it seems to me she is producing a big beautiful sound but without much emotion. This song is expressive of the profoundest spiritual agony - it is a man weeping in intolerable anguish of remorse.
@@domainofthesun4400 It is OK with me. And in barock I also like a very little, nice, vibrato. I think there is a difference between big opera vibrato (which I dislike) and barock vibrato. One of my favourites is Emma Kirkby. And I think Delphine have the "right" barock vibrato, . But "without much emotion"? There I disagree. Happily we not always have to have the same opinion. Best wishes!
This is the best performance I have ever seen or listened to, both the orchestra and particularly the solo violin, but it is the singer who nailed it - she makes it perfect by by her perfect singing. I absolutely love it, and I wish when I am dying they would do this once again for me.
Ein auch nach hunderten Malen unglaubliches Stück. Die Geige löst alle Zähren (Tränen) in Trost und Licht auf. Was man im Hintergrund hören kann ist ein Lautenarpeggio. So gelungen! Danke
I am back again... for the third year in a row... who would have thought back in 2019 that listening to the yearly Eastern live performance of Matthäuspassion in the church might be the least possible thing to wish for... Thank God for Delphine Galou... I am not surprised this clip have 5,5 million views... I am personally responsible for quite a few of them :-D
I just had to park the car on the highway and consentrate 100 % to fully appreciate this lovely piece of music, the dedicated orchestra and wonderful voice.
+Emil Moestue Man I've been there - you have ears well-tuned to recognise it. And in case you didn't take in the background: this is the centrepiece of Bach's entire output of musically-set Christian philosophy.
Hello, You said that "this is the centrepiece of Bach's entire output of musically-set Christian philosophy." Are you reffering to this Aria or are you talking about the "Matthäuspassion" itself? Can you explain to me your point of view? Thank you very much for your appreciation!
It is NOT THE BEST....it’s YOUR FAVORITE!!! Stop making these eternal pronouncements for everyone, it’s just WRONG. This is MY FAVORITE version, _and in my considered opinion,_ as a mezzo myself, this is the best I’ve ever heard: ruclips.net/video/aPAiH9XhTHc/видео.html
@@voraciousreader3341 nope... i was talking about the authenticity of german music , Julia Hamari sang in ungermanic way, very brooding, the tempo is too slow and quite robotic with precise voice control... while Galou was accompanied by period orchestra, she sang with artful carelessness and thats what captured the listeners, with elaborate storytelling dynamics, Galou made listeners cry but not Julia Hamari (to my ears) .. music is not about perfection, it needs to deliver in order to touch listeners heart & soul.
This is most definitely THE BEST rendition. Objectively as well as subjectively. Others might have a different opinion, of course. They have the right to be wrong.
And yet you are Bee Gee (I kid, I agree. Almost: I'd say the same about Monteverdi, Taverner or Tallis, Beethoven or John Lennon and Shostakovich - and Ian McDonald would probably say amen to these choices). 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
@@theresechristiansen9769 B.G. are only my name initials. There's a lot of good music around, but no-one will ever come close to Johann Sebastian Bach and what he left to us. For me, his work is singular in the history of mankind.
@@beegee7848 Wie wahr Ihre Worte sind: Durch Bachs Musik hebt uns der allmächtige Gott zu sich empor in den Himmel und vermittelt uns Unaussprechliches... Das vermag keine andere Musik...
@@margotgraefinvonkoenigsmar6662 Ja. Und kein anderer Komponist hat es jemals geschafft, Johann Sebastian Bach das Wasser zu reichen. Sein Werk bleibt für immer unerreicht. Seine Musik ist überirdisch.
It's my favorite rendition of this masterpiece. Galou's voice is warm, passionate, when most other renditions are flat or setback. She's powerfull and flickering at the same time, wich is remarquable. When I hear how she's imploring, my own voice knotted with emotion. In a way, this interpretation is very romantic. The coordination with the violin looks weak. But still, it never fails, it works. Because the play of the violonist is a perfect match for Galou's voice. I'm an atheist but I imagine that the protestant God, after the trap he set, would be much more convinced of Peter's beg if it's trembling, profoundly human.
Zoooo mooi dit, haar stem, het orkest, persoonlijk vind ik dit de mooiste uitvoering. Sinds 7 jaren...26 oktober 2014 stierf mijn bonusvader, sindsdien luister ik dit stuk regelmatig. Wonderlijk mooi, altijd ook n diepe snik in mn borst die opborrelt. Muziek 1 van de mooiste dingen die bestaan.🌷
¡Asombrosa actuación en general... cuánta belleza!... la música de la orquesta, la interpretación tan sublime de Delphine Galou y la exquisita composición de esta hermosa pieza. GRACIAS mil por compartirla. ¡FELICITACIONES!👏🎶
actually Bach was a very religious man. so it is not "far away from any religion" but directly inspired by his Lutheran Christian religion. a lot of his works are intended for the divine service of the Lutheran Church. (this one included.)
Absolutely fabulous quality of singing by Mme Galou. Clearly the 21st Century equivalent of Julia Hamari, but with a depth and French elegance and warmth that counters and complements the Teutonic Protestant sincerity of Richter's work perfectly. Thank you for this joy.
J'écoute Bach, mon vieux maître, depuis des années et des années… Je connais cette Passion et notamment son "Erbarme dich" de cœur, et pourtant, j'ai l'impression grâce à mademoiselle Galou et aux musiciens qui l'entourent de redécouvrir cette œuvre. Simplement juste et tendre et émouvant et sensuel. Quel travail cela doit représenter ! Merci mademoiselle Galou. Merci infiniment.
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.
as dutch speaker I was wondering abouth the right translation of the word erbarme in this context.Have merci translated to dutch means Heb genade,wich means dont kill me,save me (in case of a lost battle or something).If I look to the word erbarme I see that its a combinated word from the words erb and arme.erb into dutch means erf what means surroundings (deep translation).Arme means armen,part of the body. In my opinion the person is in her or his last hour and is scared for death and ask God for omarmen(dutch)embrace her /him
@@jwijn No, the word "Erbarmen" (noun) has no connection to "Arm" (the limb). The verb "barmen" is independent from this and means "to lament", "to show / feel sympathy". So "have mercy" is actually a good, close translation.
I casually look up Erbame dich on RUclips as I feel like listening to it whilst fixing my breakfast. Andreas Scholl? Nah. I feel like something different. I choose another, more or less at random. The intro starts. Good. Then she starts singing. My head spins round. "What?!' And I stand there open-mouthed, transfixed at the beauty of her voice.
Such a heart wrenching pain. In these precise five minutes and fiftyseven seconds we have the most overwhelming desperation man can feel. Tonight I was feeling so down I decided that I had to listen to this piece to express my pain. Needless to say, voiceless screams came out of my mouth, the sweetest tears out of my eyes. I never enjoyed suffering this much. Art has the power to give sense to humans' sorrow by mutating it into something so beautiful, it destroys you. But you somehow manage to enjoy it so much you immediately want to repeat the experience. Thank you, Bach.
@Nicoló Anzivino - Wow your comment was so powerful; it brought a tear to mine own eyes. I hope your suffering does not continue to this day. But it is good that you can take some refuge in the power of Bach’s music.
German: Erbarme dich, mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen! Schaue hier, Herz und Auge weint vor dir bitterlich. Erbarme dich, mein Gott. English: Have mercy, my God, for the sake of my tears! See here, before you heart and eyes weep bitterly. Have mercy, my God.
+Taha Mebtoul French : Prends pitié, ô mon Dieu, pour contenter mes larmes ! Vois ici, devant toi, Un cœur et un œil pleurer amèrement. Prends pitié, ô mon Dieu.
Vous avez parfaitement raison Rafik Baladi, équilibre exceptionnelle surtout que ces musiciens et la choriste ne sont pas avec nous, ils sont ailleurs...
Bach is the supremely universal artist. I do sympathise with the feelings expressed by the Muslim listener. I am a Hindu and I too hear the voice of God in his music. The voice of beauty and reason in this threatened world!
Why are people obsessed with proclaiming what they do or don’t believe in. Just enjoy the utter beauty of Bach. We won the lottery of life and all its stunning beauty. Just enjoy while you can!
Good answer !! We can also listen Matthaus passion just for the beauty of the melody. "Haupt voll Blut und Wunden", also in this passion, is above everything, as well as this piece, without referring to the famous unknown "X" ...
Samuel Arthur After Bachs death, they forgot him long time too. Don't forget this please. Bach died on July 28, 1750. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's re-performance of the St. Matthew Passion on March 11, 1829 in the Berlin Singakademie is an initial spark for the rediscovery of Johann Sebastian Bach's musical history.
I am very thankful for Mendelssohn to resurrect Bach's music otherwise we will be left without. Felixx Mendelssohn live less than 40 years and has given us so much - not just resurrecting Bach but please take some time of your busy schedule to listen to Bach's Violin & Mendelssohn Violin to praise the Almighty!!!
@Alfred Lewis Thank you for your comments about Mendelssohn and his role about Bach. I fully respect your faith. As for me, I can't pray a God so absent from this world of intolerance (not only today). Bach and Mendelssohn, my 2 favorite composers, fill this lack of sense because they are pure emotion. ( my english is not my mother tongue...)
These great performers perfectly understand Bach's aesthetic and spirit It will be a rigorous feeling. My soul felt a terrible impression, I felt grief ， sorrow and suffering faded away. I pray that God,s blessing and glory will be given to all of you！
@@thomasdonau5140 Thank-you so much to your wonderful reply ！ The thought of your modesty is similar to mind structure of Japanese people . Someday please come to Japan with many people loving Bach . Be on the alert for Coronavirus infection . In Tokyo , people are hustle and bustle with increasing Coronavirus infection . Take care of yourself Good luck ！
There is no need for a heaven when there is the St Mathew Passion by Bach :) This singer has a lovely pure timbre to her voice which is generally only found in counter-tenors in my opinion. Excellent tempo too!
Une interprétation exceptionnelle qui mériterait d'être enregistrée et diffusée ailleurs. Editeures de musique,faitees votre travail pour la postérité ! Merci Delphine Galou !
Galou has such a expressive raw voice it shakes my soul to its foundations and leaves me questioning my very sanity. I beg for life on my knees as I'm overwhelmed by the strength and power of her singing. My God my God why hast thou forsaken me? But to die to the sound of this voice is more than anyone could ask for.
What a voice...Ms Galou radiates wealth of melody, charm, depth that can't be captured, merely mimicked. The message in the lyrics is a Christian call for forgiveness at the time of death. The quartet, the voice and the conductor play a fabulous order of symmetry and beauty created by Master Bach and well established by these exceptionally talented musicians.
Sublime, hermoso y estremecedor ... te cala los huesos, se puede sentir la culpa de Pedro por su traición.Su voz tiene un timbre hermoso y natural, el violinista es muy sutil con la intensidad de la melodía.Realmente una de las mejores versiones que hay actualmente.
cet sans conteste la meilleure interpretation , tres beaux et emouvant , mais surtout m galou nous transmet une energie qui peut selon vos besoins , nous redonner le moral , nous ravir , ou meme nous donner la force de nous guerire de tout par nous meme : merci ! pierre-xavier
I looked for the full version of this for hours already with no result. Can someone please give a link to it as Delphine Galou as the contralto? She is just phenomenal, no one I've listened to is even close in their performance!
There is no full version. Sorry for the time you spent searching for it. This single aria was recorded for a French TV program. I have edited the video, as there was some annoying voice-over, and I also had the clean recording of the aria (from the same session) as an audio file, so I combined the video file with the audio file, and I replaced with title slides the few seconds where the announcer was visible.
@@MehdiCapsII oh, I see. Thanks for answering I intended to search further. It's a shame, because this interpretation is just a masterpiece in my opinion. Thank you for answering and also for reconstructing and uploading this to youtube!!
Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you so much for your hard work; this is music is heaven👍
Thanks
Our biology teacher once opened this in the beginning of the class because everyone was sleeping and she just wanted us to wake up. It was everyone was so shocked lol. I love this song since then❤
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Mit dieser Musik verschmelzen Erde und Himmel.
Play this at my funeral, and I will revive and lift the lid to listen. Eternal music.
You actually made me lough out loud. Lift your lid and listen? I will remember this.
It caused me a fit of coffin!
Hahaha this made me laugh so hard, I bet this will stun the mourners at your funeral 🤣
@@philyates780 nice
I agree with you The ownly piece of music which can express a deep sorrow. And we can add: Dido and Aenaes: "When I am laid in earth..."
Eines der schönsten Bach-Werke, wunderbar vorgetragen, rührt es mich zu Tränen.
Es ist eine der am schönsten musizierten Fassungen... immer im Fluss, nie im Stillstand, ohne viele Abphrasierungen und Atempausen.
langsam. , aber es hat treibende Kraft, Sugegstion
...habe im vergangenen Jahr in der Elphie Brahms mit Kent Nagano gesehen/gehört: Erbarme dich war includiert, u.a.
So unglaublich schön...
Amen !!!!!
Es gibt auch eine sehr schöne historische Aufnahme mit der englischen Altistin Kathleen Ferrier..
@@gerlindeczech8524Oh ja, die ist auch wunderbar! 🥰
I am Hindu by upbringing, but this touches me on the deepest spiritual level, the sorrow and guilt of Peter for having denied Christ.
Truly beautiful.
I would claim this music causes and echo in every human soul independend from it´s religion
I hope you understand the difference between Christos and Jesus, my friend. It's winning or loosing, Zarija Clabatti (gnostic Christian)
It is isn't it, I feel it to my core, maybe even the marrow. You are correct.
I'm atheïstic, Bach is beauty.
@@tofke1 Me too.
Delphine Galou has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard in my life.
This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.
it is, listen to the whole passion conducted by philippe herreweghe. It is life changing.
What a lovely, effortless contralto voice Delphine Galou has. Absolutely beautiful.
I think here she sounds more like a mezzosoprano. I haven't heard her lower notes, but this really tastes like great mezzosoprano. Look at her hisher notes - they sound light!!!
She is amazing. I close my eyes to listen to this divine voice.
She sounds like a soprano to me...
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I am not a Christian or any of the Semitic religions. Listening to this Bach composition one is taken away into bliss that no religion can provide on earth !
Folge keiner Religion oder Ideologie, sondern nur Jesus Christus der uns selig macht.
Bach ist die direkte Verbindung zu Gott Vater ! Was für eine wunderbare Stimme D. Galou, diesen Text zu singen ist eine tiefe Andacht vor dem Herrn ! Vielen Dank !
Delphine Galous singing in this " Erbarme Dich mein Gott" is something of the the most beautiful I have heard in all my life.
Me too.
She is lovely and sings like a female angel
Extraordinary diction, perfect Baroque uptempo, quiver rather than vibrato, hits middle-C solidly, authentic expression. Best performance of this aria on RUclips.
I saw this live sung in a church in Enniskillen I cried all the way through. There is something deeply moving in a contralto voice
Delphine Galou is simply magnificent and Roth’s interpretation of this Aria is in a class of its own! Drieux on the violin just adds an even greater heavenly touch to this performance. I have never heard something that reaches the heart and speak to the soul like this.
I think I've listened to this a few hundred times in the past year. I still enjoy it every time.
Marie balmari
Me two... Every once in a while I come back to this and it still moves me
Opus 32 With Bach no diminishing marginal utility
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So true
me toooooo! it's such an elegant and touching performance
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this music is worth a thousand pictures. I can see huge drops of tears falling on the dirt by Peter’s feet.
I've listened to dozens of versions of Erbarme Dich and I always come back to this one. It is truly divine.
Absolutely beautiful! Brings tears to my eyes as does most of the St Matthew Passion. Bach is wonderful!
Why did I never hear of this singer before? My heart almost stopped beating with astonishment and awe at her first tone!
Isn't she a treasure? She is probably the most popular and successful classical contralto; a register which I think is underappreciated these days. Her voice is rich, dark, sweet, and smooth; like fine chocolate or polished mahogany.
I’ve listened to this piece over 100 times and every time I cry, her voice is beautiful, the orchestra is beautiful, and most of all, Christ’s love for us on the cross is beautiful.
Amen
@@seraphim95 Joseph, your comment is also beautiful.
Me too the whole passion is sad and meant to be
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One of the greatest arias, if not THE greatest, in all of Western music.
Ein Geschenk für die Ohren und die Seele!
If perfection exists, this is it. If I had to choose my favorite music performance, this is it. I listened to the recording hundreds of times, literally, and did not get tired, just fell in love with the violinist, the orchestra, the conductor and of course, with Galou.
This came on the radio in the morning whilst driving to work. I pulled into a filling station and sat there transfixed. It was followed by 'In Tears We Sat Down'. I drove slowly to work after that, my heart full of the beauty of Bach's music. Who are the sad individuals who 'disliked' this?
i can imagen that you pulled off from trafic and take a moment to listen to this
Von allen Interpretationen, die ich gehört habe, berührt diese am stärksten. Dank der Stimme Delphine Galous. - Einfach großartig.
dieses lied ist eines der schönsten lieder die ich gehört habe. Es erhebt dich zu einem spirituellen Gefühl gegenüber Gott
The most beautiful piece of music to express the depth of Christ's Passion ...Bach you are so inspired
When this came on my iPad I felt as if I’d been hit with a sledge hammer! It was so beautiful, with both the singing and the orchestra! I’ve rarely heard anything as beautiful and the singer sang it so movingly! I felt I was being taken into another realm! Are there any other songs by this singer?
MERCI ! MAGNIFIQUE ; PLéNITUDE de BACH . Cécile , violoniste de l orchestre National de LILLE . BRAVO .
Cette interprétation est juste magnifique, presque irréelle, beaucoup d'émotions, bouleversant. Merci !
This piece is a prayer. One I can never stop listening to..
Abdullah Chahin, bravo Abdullah, Danilo from Italy
exist also in arabic
Does “allah” allows you to listen to “western” music Abdullah?
Esther de Jong, have You Not more intelligent questions To ask?
@@danilomevo2192 Exactly, music is an universal language which bonds us all..
Himmlische Musik im wahrsten Sinne. Wunderwunderbar interpretiert hier. So berührend, mein Herz und Seele schweben. Danke. God bless you all.
I'm agnostic. This aria makes me yearn for God, as does so much of Bach's work.
I can't imagine life without this incredibly profound and moving music.
Ein Tipp, entscheiden Sie sich doch für Jesus Christus.
Galou has a voice which is so musical and powerful and hypnotic. And she's also so beautiful. I just adore her. The greatest opera voice today.
Bien sur ,c'est du Bach,on pourrait dire facile d’être dans le magnifique.
mais la ,c'est vrai que l'émotion nous envahi , la chanteuse,le violoniste et l'orchestre véritablement au service de l’œuvre, avec cette humilité devant celle ci
et la voix de Delphine Galou, douce et puissante a la fois.
merci pour ce moment
pourquoi je n'arrive pas à ressentir quelque chose quand j'écoute ca ? pourtant en lisant des commentaires comme le tien , je me dis que ca a l'air magnifique. Mais ca ne me fait rien. Pourquoi nanard ? pourquoi sommes nous si différents?
that song brings tears to my eyes every time, such a moving expression of sorrow.
If I ever cried with music, it was 5 years ago with this piece .... out of this world violins and voice intertwined, immersed in unearthly deep sorrow ... ...
Its the way to express the feeling this music and this performance caueses "..unearthly deep sarrow.." thank you for the commenter as much as Bach and the performers
Beautifully put. Makes me cry too.
The most beautiful voice i ever heard in this peace of music.......
Das ist die genialste und ergreifende Arie aus der Mathäuspassion.
Bach ist und bleibt doch der größte Komponist aller Zeiten!!
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Komponist aller Zeite
How warmly the orchestra and singer weave together. How deeply felt.
What makes this so perfect is that its actually interpreted correctly in the Baroque style. Not a ton of vibrato in either the vocalist or the orchestra. Melodies, harmonies and counterpoint perfectly balanced with a PURE tone, simply played and sung. And good LORD Delphine Galou has the voice of an angel. Her voice is SO round and full without being strained AT ALL. She maintains such perfect tone without covering it up with so much vibrato we see creeping in during the on coming Classical periods. Perfect balance between straight pure tones and vibrato. Her tone is SO fat you could land a 747 in it!
there is vibrato (0:04)
Thank you Wiggan for your gorgeous comment. You nailed it! Perpaps you listened to this last Easter? (one year ago), Now we for sure have a different situation, and perhaps we are prepared to rely a little bit more on this music and this way of thinking about our lives?
I find there is still too much vibrato for my taste ;-) . Also to be frank it seems to me she is producing a big beautiful sound but without much emotion. This song is expressive of the profoundest spiritual agony - it is a man weeping in intolerable anguish of remorse.
@@domainofthesun4400 It is OK with me. And in barock I also like a very little, nice, vibrato. I think there is a difference between big opera vibrato (which I dislike) and barock vibrato. One of my favourites is Emma Kirkby. And I think Delphine have the "right" barock vibrato, . But "without much emotion"? There I disagree. Happily we not always have to have the same opinion. Best wishes!
@@peterluger1400 but more in the violins
This is the best performance I have ever seen or listened to, both the orchestra and particularly the solo violin, but it is the singer who nailed it - she makes it perfect by by her perfect singing. I absolutely love it, and I wish when I am dying they would do this once again for me.
Wat een prachtige, krachtige stem en met zoveel passie en empathie vertolkt.
Ein auch nach hunderten Malen unglaubliches Stück. Die Geige löst alle Zähren (Tränen) in Trost und Licht auf.
Was man im Hintergrund hören kann ist ein Lautenarpeggio. So gelungen! Danke
Danke, schöner Kommentar!
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I am back again... for the third year in a row... who would have thought back in 2019 that listening to the yearly Eastern live performance of Matthäuspassion in the church might be the least possible thing to wish for... Thank God for Delphine Galou... I am not surprised this clip have 5,5 million views... I am personally responsible for quite a few of them :-D
I totally agree with you. Delphine Galou's interpretation is superb.
Her voice is shockingly beautiful, amazing. After hearing this, I kept matching other versions, and this piece is so much more briliant.
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So agree!!! I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this clip
@@thta6180 Galous voice outsings Stutzmann. This is the best version I heared of this heavenly prayer
I agree, sopranos with overly sweetness in their voices cannot achieve this interpretation, this suffering and this depth.
I just had to park the car on the highway and consentrate 100 % to fully appreciate this lovely piece of music, the dedicated orchestra and wonderful voice.
+Emil Moestue Man I've been there - you have ears well-tuned to recognise it. And in case you didn't take in the background: this is the centrepiece of Bach's entire output of musically-set Christian philosophy.
Hello, You said that "this is the centrepiece of Bach's entire output of musically-set Christian philosophy." Are you reffering to this Aria or are you talking about the "Matthäuspassion" itself? Can you explain to me your point of view? Thank you very much for your appreciation!
I hear you. Sometimes I think the only way to really listen to Bach with your eyes closed to eliminate distractions.
PARK THE CAR
Yeah, it would be weird to go out to this playing in your car. That's something for a movie.
the best ever rendition of erbarme dich.... hallelujah!!!
It is NOT THE BEST....it’s YOUR FAVORITE!!! Stop making these eternal pronouncements for everyone, it’s just WRONG. This is MY FAVORITE version, _and in my considered opinion,_ as a mezzo myself, this is the best I’ve ever heard: ruclips.net/video/aPAiH9XhTHc/видео.html
my fav: ruclips.net/video/nLeQuvhLczU/видео.html
Both above beautifull as well..
I totally agree with you!!
@@voraciousreader3341 nope... i was talking about the authenticity of german music , Julia Hamari sang in ungermanic way, very brooding, the tempo is too slow and quite robotic with precise voice control... while Galou was accompanied by period orchestra, she sang with artful carelessness and thats what captured the listeners, with elaborate storytelling dynamics, Galou made listeners cry but not Julia Hamari (to my ears) .. music is not about perfection, it needs to deliver in order to touch listeners heart & soul.
This is most definitely THE BEST rendition. Objectively as well as subjectively. Others might have a different opinion, of course. They have the right to be wrong.
Que cette vidéo ne disparaisse jamais...
Des années et c'est peine perdue que d'essayer de m'en lasser.
Incroyable à tout point de vue.
Johann Sebastian Bach is the greatest musical genious who ever lived on this planet. He simply defined the benchmark for music.
And yet you are Bee Gee (I kid, I agree. Almost: I'd say the same about Monteverdi, Taverner or Tallis, Beethoven or John Lennon and Shostakovich - and Ian McDonald would probably say amen to these choices). 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
@@theresechristiansen9769 B.G. are only my name initials.
There's a lot of good music around, but no-one will ever come close to Johann Sebastian Bach and what he left to us.
For me, his work is singular in the history of mankind.
@@theresechristiansen9769 ruclips.net/video/St6jyEFe5WM/видео.html
@@beegee7848
Wie wahr Ihre Worte sind:
Durch Bachs Musik hebt uns der allmächtige Gott zu sich empor in den Himmel und vermittelt uns Unaussprechliches...
Das vermag keine andere Musik...
@@margotgraefinvonkoenigsmar6662 Ja. Und kein anderer Komponist hat es jemals geschafft, Johann Sebastian Bach das Wasser zu reichen. Sein Werk bleibt für immer unerreicht. Seine Musik ist überirdisch.
It's my favorite rendition of this masterpiece. Galou's voice is warm, passionate, when most other renditions are flat or setback. She's powerfull and flickering at the same time, wich is remarquable. When I hear how she's imploring, my own voice knotted with emotion. In a way, this interpretation is very romantic. The coordination with the violin looks weak. But still, it never fails, it works. Because the play of the violonist is a perfect match for Galou's voice.
I'm an atheist but I imagine that the protestant God, after the trap he set, would be much more convinced of Peter's beg if it's trembling, profoundly human.
Le recomiendo escuchar la versión de Julia Hamari.- También es excelente
A bit too fast, but an excellent rendition anyway.
Maxime Le Heiget
The other slow ones make sleep. The tempo is kinda in the Goldilock's zone.
Maxime Le Heiget. Listen to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
This music touches the soul in a way no other music will ever do...
Bodies by Drowning Pool is far superior
Papetti papetti, I'm glad YOU made that remark, instead of someone with a working brain...
lol @ me bruh
I fully agree but how many people has soul?
everyone.
La Perfection en ce bas monde, quelques moments de Beauté, Bonheur absolu.
I wish I could hit “like” every time I watch. This is supreme. This is above and beyond us.
Zoooo mooi dit, haar stem, het orkest, persoonlijk vind ik dit de mooiste uitvoering. Sinds 7 jaren...26 oktober 2014 stierf mijn bonusvader, sindsdien luister ik dit stuk regelmatig. Wonderlijk mooi, altijd ook n diepe snik in mn borst die opborrelt. Muziek 1 van de mooiste dingen die bestaan.🌷
I found this video by accident while searching for another song. What beautiful singing by Delphine Galou. How much do we need God's mercy!
¡Asombrosa actuación en general... cuánta belleza!... la música de la orquesta, la interpretación tan sublime de Delphine Galou y la exquisita composición de esta hermosa pieza. GRACIAS mil por compartirla. ¡FELICITACIONES!👏🎶
Hearing Bach is confirming the real existence of divinity, far away from any religion.
So beautifully worded. I completely agree. His music is truly sacred and reaches a part of my heart & soul that nothing else can.
actually Bach was a very religious man.
so it is not "far away from any religion" but directly inspired by his Lutheran Christian religion.
a lot of his works are intended for the divine service of the Lutheran Church. (this one included.)
Great example of divine intervention indeed..
This is by far the best performance of Erbahrme dich. A heartfelt prayer, this is sung from the heart 💓
No matter how many times I listen to this exceptional aria. Everything is better than the previous one.
Fabuleux, je ne cesse de le réécouter. L'interprétation est des plus juste violon, soliste et orchestre et la voix.... le tout magnifique.
Merci
+Chantal Morrisseau Its even Better in the Beginning of Tarkovsky - The Sacrifice
www.imdb.com/title/tt0091670/
Quelle musicalité dans cette voix ! Merci Delphine.
God, through this piece of music I can find peace, perfection and pleasure.
Absolutely fabulous quality of singing by Mme Galou. Clearly the 21st Century equivalent of Julia Hamari, but with a depth and French elegance and warmth that counters and complements the Teutonic Protestant sincerity of Richter's work perfectly. Thank you for this joy.
Bach is the most marvelous composer ever in all world...
JA
J'écoute Bach, mon vieux maître, depuis des années et des années… Je connais cette Passion et notamment son "Erbarme dich" de cœur, et pourtant, j'ai l'impression grâce à mademoiselle Galou et aux musiciens qui l'entourent de redécouvrir cette œuvre. Simplement juste et tendre et émouvant et sensuel. Quel travail cela doit représenter ! Merci mademoiselle Galou. Merci infiniment.
Je ne suis pas une amateurs de classique j'ai bien aimé.
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Annonciade Ruvio h
Le timbre de sa voix est envoûtant !
Nous touchons là l'âme profonde de Bach, la passion selon St Mathieu. Quelle voix .... émouvant
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.
Un espace bleu entre les nuages
as dutch speaker I was wondering abouth the right translation of the word erbarme in this context.Have merci translated to dutch means Heb genade,wich means dont kill me,save me (in case of a lost battle or something).If I look to the word erbarme I see that its a combinated word from the words erb and arme.erb into dutch means erf what means surroundings (deep translation).Arme means armen,part of the body.
In my opinion the person is in her or his last hour and is scared for death and ask God for omarmen(dutch)embrace her /him
@@jwijn Yes its 'have mercy' erbarme dich or hab gnaden
@@jwijn No, the word "Erbarmen" (noun) has no connection to "Arm" (the limb). The verb "barmen" is independent from this and means "to lament", "to show / feel sympathy". So "have mercy" is actually a good, close translation.
@@HaraldLieder Thank you for the correction.Sometimes its hard to say where a word comes from.For example stunde is not german origine
I casually look up Erbame dich on RUclips as I feel like listening to it whilst fixing my breakfast. Andreas Scholl? Nah. I feel like something different. I choose another, more or less at random. The intro starts. Good. Then she starts singing. My head spins round. "What?!' And I stand there open-mouthed, transfixed at the beauty of her voice.
Thank for a little story well told
Such a heart wrenching pain. In these precise five minutes and fiftyseven seconds we have the most overwhelming desperation man can feel. Tonight I was feeling so down I decided that I had to listen to this piece to express my pain. Needless to say, voiceless screams came out of my mouth, the sweetest tears out of my eyes. I never enjoyed suffering this much. Art has the power to give sense to humans' sorrow by mutating it into something so beautiful, it destroys you. But you somehow manage to enjoy it so much you immediately want to repeat the experience. Thank you, Bach.
@Nicoló Anzivino - Wow your comment was so powerful; it brought a tear to mine own eyes. I hope your suffering does not continue to this day. But it is good that you can take some refuge in the power of Bach’s music.
@@emeegeeehen Thank you for your kind words. Let's all hope to find a moment of bliss and peace in this breath taking work of art.
Such refreshing graceful and enjoyable Aria and the strings. Matthäuspassion is a Sublime religious work.
Wunderbare Interpretation.Könnte ich immerzu hören!
Que de beauté ! Musique, voix, cantatrice, orchestre. On atteint les sommets de la perfection humaine. Comment faire mieux ?...
Vous avez parfaitement raison. Une perfection qui n'appartient pas à ce monde. Bravo à tous, c'est tout simplement divin.
Divine singing and solo violin - JSB would be proud..
The violin playing and of course the singing are both superb!
Such a emotional song. It was played in church at my mother 's funeral. She loved the Mattaus Passion so much!
German:
Erbarme dich, mein Gott,
um meiner Zähren willen!
Schaue hier, Herz und Auge
weint vor dir bitterlich.
Erbarme dich, mein Gott.
English:
Have mercy, my God,
for the sake of my tears!
See here, before you
heart and eyes weep bitterly.
Have mercy, my God.
+Taha Mebtoul
French :
Prends pitié, ô mon Dieu,
pour contenter mes larmes !
Vois ici, devant toi,
Un cœur et un œil pleurer amèrement.
Prends pitié, ô mon Dieu.
Catalan:
Tingues pietat, Déu meu
per contenir el meu plor
Mira, davant teu
cor i ull ploren per tu amargament.
Tingues pietat, Déu meu
Српски:
Имај милости, мој Боже,
ради користи мојих суза!
Погледај овде, срце и очи
горко плачу испред тебе.
Имај милости, мој Боже
فارسی:
ببخشای، پروردگارم
به خاطر اشک هایم
اینجا، در پیشگاه تو
دل و چشمان به تلخی می گریند
ببخشای، پروردگارم
Русский:
Сжалься, мой Бог,
ради моих слёз.
Посмотри сюда, пред тобой,
горько плачут сердце и очи.
Сжалься, мой Бог.
the tempo is perfect, so mournful, like crying...
A divine balance between the voice, the soloist, orchestra and music
Rafik Baladi. Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Vous avez parfaitement raison Rafik Baladi, équilibre exceptionnelle surtout que ces musiciens et la choriste ne sont pas avec nous, ils sont ailleurs...
@@charlesgeneve802 Seigneur, ailleurs déjà?
Wunderschöne, kühl tembrierte und sehr ausdrucksvolle Stimme....... traumschön!
Amen !!!!!
Bach is the supremely universal artist. I do sympathise with the feelings expressed by the Muslim listener. I am a Hindu and I too hear the voice of God in his music. The voice of beauty and reason in this threatened world!
la rencontre du génie de bach avec l'émotion d'une voix actuelle qui défie tous les superlatifs....Que désirer de plus....
Stupefacente, inarrivabile, divino! Mi commuove, mi fa piangere, mi rapisce in una dimensione sovrumana! Erbarme dich, mein Gott
Her voice is so beautiful, all of the instrumentalists play exceptionally brilliant & the composer has an elegant style!
いつ聴いても 色褪せないセンスと Delphineの歌声！
素敵なパフォーマンスに涙が出ます！
A gift from the heavens to earthly ears😊
Love this - enchanting and ravishing contralto !!!!!!!
Why are people obsessed with proclaiming what they do or don’t believe in. Just enjoy the utter beauty of Bach. We won the lottery of life and all its stunning beauty. Just enjoy while you can!
Barber adagio
Good answer !! We can also listen Matthaus passion just for the beauty of the melody. "Haupt voll Blut und Wunden", also in this passion, is above everything, as well as this piece, without referring to the famous unknown "X" ...
Perhaps it conjures their deep rooted faith and makes them them think about "what is god?"
because 250 years from now, no one will remember today's musician. God bless you Johann Sebastian Bach
Samuel Arthur After Bachs death, they forgot him long time too. Don't forget this please. Bach died on July 28, 1750. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's re-performance of the St. Matthew Passion on March 11, 1829 in the Berlin Singakademie is an initial spark for the rediscovery of Johann Sebastian Bach's musical history.
if we are listening to this in 2018 clearly he wasn't forgotten.
thankyou so much for that information.
Amén
250 years? try 250 days lol
I am very thankful for Mendelssohn to resurrect Bach's music otherwise we will be left without. Felixx Mendelssohn live less than 40 years and has given us so much - not just resurrecting Bach but please take some time of your busy schedule to listen to Bach's Violin & Mendelssohn Violin to praise the Almighty!!!
@Alfred Lewis Thank you for your comments about Mendelssohn and his role about Bach.
I fully respect your faith. As for me, I can't pray a God so absent from this world of intolerance (not only today). Bach and Mendelssohn, my 2 favorite composers, fill this lack of sense because they are pure emotion. ( my english is not my mother tongue...)
These great performers perfectly understand Bach's aesthetic and spirit
It will be a rigorous feeling. My soul felt a terrible impression, I felt grief ， sorrow and suffering faded away. I pray that God,s blessing and glory will be given to all of you！
Thank you, though we may not deserve so fine a sentiment.
@@thomasdonau5140
Thank-you so much to your wonderful reply ！
The thought of your modesty is similar to mind structure of Japanese people .
Someday please come to Japan with many people loving Bach .
Be on the alert for Coronavirus infection .
In Tokyo ,
people are hustle and bustle with increasing Coronavirus infection .
Take care of yourself
Good luck ！
le timbre est splendide et la musique de Bach est tellement émouvante..c'est un tel plaisir
There is no need for a heaven when there is the St Mathew Passion by Bach :)
This singer has a lovely pure timbre to her voice which is generally only found in counter-tenors in my opinion.
Excellent tempo too!
I suspect Bach would not agree with you. He did write religious music because he believed in what it said, after all.
Anthony McCarthy right
I agree there's no need for god! we have Bach and ourselves! not all of us though!
Great tempo and that is beautiful violin too. I would give just about anything to hear her sing Christ lag in Todesbanden.
*****
There is the music of Bach, therefore there was Bach.
Une interprétation exceptionnelle qui mériterait d'être enregistrée et diffusée ailleurs. Editeures de musique,faitees votre travail pour la postérité ! Merci Delphine Galou !
Galou has such a expressive raw voice it shakes my soul to its foundations and leaves me questioning my very sanity. I beg for life on my knees as I'm overwhelmed by the strength and power of her singing. My God my God why hast thou forsaken me? But to die to the sound of this voice is more than anyone could ask for.
Oh my goodness, how can I describe the effect of this music, it just blew me away, the heavenly voice of this singer is really irresistible
What a voice...Ms Galou radiates wealth of melody, charm, depth that can't be captured, merely mimicked. The message in the lyrics is a Christian call for forgiveness at the time of death. The quartet, the voice and the conductor play a fabulous order of symmetry and beauty created by Master Bach and well established by these exceptionally talented musicians.
Sublime, hermoso y estremecedor ... te cala los huesos, se puede sentir la culpa de Pedro por su traición.Su voz tiene un timbre hermoso y natural, el violinista es muy sutil con la intensidad de la melodía.Realmente una de las mejores versiones que hay actualmente.
een meesterwerk al jaren luister ik naar dit wondermooi werk van grootmeester BACH
cet sans conteste la meilleure interpretation , tres beaux et emouvant , mais surtout m galou nous transmet une energie qui peut selon vos besoins , nous redonner le moral , nous ravir , ou meme nous donner la force de nous guerire de tout par nous meme : merci ! pierre-xavier
Encore un magnifique duo violon voix avec une musique bien sur incontournable!