J.S. Bach - "Erbarme dich, mein Gott" - Magdalena Kozena

[@DowdingPowell]

It grieves me that so many people will pass through the world never hearing this piece of human perfection.

[@ЛидияБондаренко-ю3ы]

Магдалена - удивительная певица.как виртуозно исполняет эту арию,просто ангельское пение

[@pdruiz2005]

I began crying halfway through listening to this aria right after I stumbled upon it just a few minutes ago. I'm no expert, but I use my common sense in judging things, which means very few things ever get my 100% approval. But this woman hit the sweet spot of forcefulness, timber, energy and just utterly breathtaking emotion. With the violin echoing her sentiments, it was the perfect storm of melancholy that hit me from nowhere. The best aria I have ever heard, and I've heard my share.

[@panajody]

One of the great singers of our day, Kozena has gone from strength to new heights. Once merely a beautiful singer, she is now an expressive actress with her voice. Her Bach is impeccable.

[@MasterTraktor]

just heard her with this aria in a concert in berlin, with the full matthew passion..It was unbelievable... Something i will never ever forget!!!

[@isabelventos2022]

Me too

[@cecilija2028]

I can only imagine....you are fortunate❤

[@elyzhium]

I really like kozená's version of this wonderful aria, and the feeling she puts into it, as well as her natural way of singing. I personally don't care whether she's a mezzo or a soprano (there's no need to put labels on everything, nor to compare different singers all the time); to me she's a good singer, end of story. I know she's not the best singer ever (who is, anyway...?), but she's good enough to be where she is. It's great having the chance to listen to so many different voices/versions!

[@billiejean94100]

Bach's music is out of this world...

[@sotieismihos3850]

From this world, Gods world

[@DarthBetti]

I love Bach's music, and this interpretation is really wonderful.

[@ElCetrodeVictoria]

Esta es la música que salvará el espíritu humano. Es el alimento que necesita el ser humano hoy para volver al mundo de donde viene. Magdalena la interpreta con mucha fineza. Muchas gracias.

[@treszsen]

beatiful... I'm 17 and i think that this is the most beatiful aria in the world. Bach is a true genius. its so sad and so fragile. The violin part is so nice. its perfect, nuff said!

[@1969johannes]

I think Bach must be one of the music directors in heaven since he died :-) almost can't be anyone else, it doesn't matter how many times I play this, If I want to cry, this is a nice way to tricker it

[@cincinat18]

Mozart is a musical director, not Bach. Bach was G'D Himself.

[@MichaelCWBell]

In a way, for me, this aria stands at the very centre of the Bach miracle.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Gorgeous and otherworldly. Bach gives us a hint of heaven on earth. Thank you for the upload.

[@Rosangela161]

Another beautiful gift. Thank you. It's magnificent.

[@MasterTraktor]

can´t describe this in words... it´s unbelievable, this is just so beautiful...going right into my heart. What kind of genius must Bach have been? Thank you so much for uploading this editor!!

[@mereni]

Erbarme dich, mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen! Schaue hier, Herz und Auge weint vor dir bitterlich. Erbarme dich, mein Gott.

[@filipgloria]

This is the best version I have heard of this piece so far.

[@ANDREASDEUTSCH]

Tato árie v podání Magdaleny Kožené je nejlepším jejím provedením jaké jsem kdy slyšel. Možná není technicky dokonalé, ale je tolik lidské, empatické, vnímavé, hluboké... Tolik vroucnosti v hlase, tolik emocí, Magdalena prožívá každý jeden tón celým svým srdcem, naprosto soustředěná, přinášející nám spolu s překrásnou hudbou všechny emoce barokního člověka, které při poslechu musel zažívat, od vroucí lásky k Bohu přes hlubokou zbožnost a bázeň před Ním, smutek nad neradostným lidským údělem i naději, že je přece jen něco víc. Skutečně čistá, ničím nezkalená krása.

[@helly806]

mooiste stuk van Bach,erbarme dich mein Gott,als niemand anders medeleven geeft

[@1954mikel]

la mejor interpretación de erbarme dich mein gott que escuché. Magdalena Kozena tiene una dulzura y fineza en su voz que le da un encanto especial.

[@mmbmbmbmb]

magnificant performance by Magdalena Kozena ~ thank you!

[@Dobrib]

Eternal Bach and awesome rendition.Thanks for posting this jewel.

[@Pecut100]

most beautiful piece of music ive ever heard

[@tcradical]

She has such a warm and well balanced voice. I like this interpretation of Erbarme dich!

[@palladin331]

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.

[@АлексейЖуков-й4я]

Thank you!

[@palladin331]

@@АлексейЖуков-й4я My pleasure.

[@Vividvirtuoso]

Truly amazing, this is by far the best version I found on youtube! A real gem!

[@FocusontheKingdom]

The beauty of this performance of an amazing piece of music is not only the superb tone, but the perfect intonation. Other performances show a tendency to sing sharp but Magdalena is so beautifully in tune. The violinist likewise. This is so moving. Would that all singers would pay attention to whether they are really singing the notes!

[@mereni]

Smiluj se, Bože můj, nad mými slzami! Patři, srdce a oči hořce pláčí před Tebou. Smiluj se, Bože můj.

[@MilanBuban1963]

Když Petr zapřel Pána, nebylo to jako u Jidáše. Zatímco Jidáš polehl zoufalství a spáchal sebevraždu, Petr našel odvahu začít znovu. Ačkoliv už nikdy nezapomněl na své selhání, zároveň věděl, že mu Ježíš odpustil. Toto vědomí Boží milosti učinilo z Petra jedním z největších průkopníků evangelia.

[@kezibuk]

¿Cuánto tiempo hace que no surge un genio comparable de nuestra cultura ?

[@1954mikel]

Sucede que Magdalena Kozena es una cantante lírica moderna, que evita esos "gallos" isoportables de antaño. Eso y su dulzura la convierten en una de las mejores, en especial con erbarme dich. Es inigualable: es la mejor interpretación que he escuchado de esa maravillosa obra de JSBACH

[@Toscavsky]

Tienes toda la razón del mundo. Muchas gracias por esta música. Gracias.

[@sprygeoffreya17]

I read your comment, and you know, when I 'stumbled' upon this piece in a collection of sacred music, I simply dropped what I was doing, this song is enchanting, I REALY REALY like it, too!

[@oswaldwellman7806]

A truly beautiful rendition of a magnificent aria. Some of the comments below are among the most depraved I have seen, and defile this sublime music.

[@thomasprobst6360]

Jan, weisst du noch? Wir hörten die Musik und hielten uns fest im Arm. Haben wir uns geküsst? Haben wir geweint? So unendlich diese Musik. So tief. So rein. Ein Herz voll Dankbarkeit und Liebe.

[@32251]

Something this beautiful deserves a better illustration to look at while listening.

[@MinRa91]

Es una de las piezas musicales más hermosas y conmovedoras que he escuchado en mi vida. Hace tanto que mi corazón no se regocijaba al doblegarse frente a semejante majestuosidad! Estas son las composiciones que solo pueden redimir anímicamente al hombre, los que solo pueden apreciarse más allá de sus confines... Mirifica obra!

[@CuriosusSum]

I don't believe in god, but I do believe in the holy St Bach. The greatest man who ever lived.

[@hollyverus]

While Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (1st movement) has elements of jazz to me, with this aria, one can be sad and desperate, yet gather enough dignity to dance the tango. Bach was so much ahead of his time. Such was his genius!

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Bach is timeless!

[@chiv78]

In the end of the day it's all about this - this music, this particular interpretation, just this...and no words can ever even attempt to describe the art of that legato, the art of being - being the music, you can't teach it anyway... So in the end of the day it's about this...And will we forget the rest? Ever?

[@Harlekinopal]

Atemberaubend - perfekt - seelenvoll!

[@tšanchezt]

Ты не можешь просить больше, Бах и Магдалена Кожена. Славной. Спасибо.

[@TheManuel1616]

Una interpretación magistral,

[@madaboutvoice]

Thank you, Macciboma! Simply heavenly. And I am sure Bach would have approved of this performance, just like he would surely approve when hearing his keyboard music performed on the piano and even synthesizer.

[@BHBsings]

Absolutely gorgeous tone

[@elenmarym]

juste divin!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MaryJoDeLaTorre7]

It's sublime!, perfection made sound!

[@Surja57]

nejpůsobivější árie, kterou jsem kdy od M. Kožené slyšela. Je "uvnitř"..uzdravuje.

[@floydordie]

sublime!!

[@franberlin77]

Diese Frau ist begnadet.Nichts zuviel,nichts zuwenig.Perfekt und doch absolut lebendig.DAS ist GESANG!

[@anatolsmizar7378]

Oh, Herr Johann... Danke, Magdalena ! So tief...

[@mereni]

Have mercy, my God, for the sake of my tears! See here, before you heart and eyes weep bitterly. Have mercy, my God.

[@KozenaFan]

Indeed! The St. Matthew Passion is my favorite piece of music, and "Erbarme dich" is the greatest thing Bach ever wrote... And MK sings it like an angel.

[@lemisanthrope]

If there is anyone who owes everything to Bach, it is God - Cioran

[@anatolsmizar7378]

agree

[@Mezzo19liric]

A great talent of Magdalena Kozená. A guide for all mezzos. Have you hear Lena Belkina? A very young and a promise to having another great mezzo in a few time. Thanks for posting this beatiful and artistic aria of Bach 's repertory

[@telephilia]

One is almost inclined to think that anyone not moved by this aria must have a heart of stone or an ear of tin.

[@49keykey]

so, regarding Beauty... it surrounds us, just pick it, gather, collect, or... follow the best you met - than the Beauty goes to touch you. For example. Tonight I put to one playlist some different versions of this aria. For two reasons: one, I ended to read Бесы and it was in harmony with Bach. And the second: actually I am disturbed by sounds (I am normal, just in innormal situation) and it is hard to fall to sleep. So Bach was helpful. I start my day, usually, with u2b's music (my choice) and when I touched the mouse to enlighten the screen... Richter's full version of this Passion went on. Figures(fixed only ones) from memory(very fresh): 1971 edition, lasts 3h16min, this aria starts at 1h45min. Just magic. I touched the mouse at this point.

[@anatolsmizar7378]

Oh, Herr Johann... Danke, Magdalena !

[@bdevelik]

i am speechless... can still write a comment tho. :) thank u!!

[@dynerg]

Ez a dallam rendezi lelkem monádjait,teljes megújulást és spirituális szabadságot generál. Az igazi isteni interpretációhoz akkor közeledünk, ha még visszafogottabban uraljuk a tempót és az amplitudókat. Én a Chaconne végtelenül fékezett ritmusával indítanám. Az Úr töltse be az űrt mindnyájunkban. Zenóra

[@sotieismihos3850]

Εξαιρετική ερμηνεία

[@ilviolinista]

infinita belleza!!!!!

[@ciuffoZanetti4]

goosebumps.... all over....

[@clubsandwedge]

well said!

[@ziticka]

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.

[@Czajnikowski]

Piękna aria. W Piśmie Świętym to tylko jedno zdanie - "Wyszedł na zewnątrz i gorzko zapłakał.". Dobrze, że Bach ją napisał:)

[@meetykusch1]

@00oww how true, but many will listen with their hearts, and recognise the divine in Bach's music, in Magdalena's singing and enjoy this pure and magic moment

[@supawels3627]

Ein sehr ergreifender Vortrag. Die Schlichtheit und Tiefe dieser Botschaft verdanken wir der Stimme und der Persönlichkeit von Magdalena Kozenza. Was machen nur die ganzen englisch daherwabernden, klugen Kommentatoren NACH DEM BREXIT?

[@Hybridhor]

@CuriosusSum You may not believe in God, but Bach devoted his whole life to writing music from his God channeled talent. This is probably the music that is heard in heaven.

[@AlonsoMartin]

I can't find the right words to say what I feel. The conductor probably wanted the voice to feel like an instrument (which is one, naturally), opposed to the modern conception of the voice, as in voice vs. orchestra/ensemble. This interpretation is probably the closest Bach would have had if he were given the chance while he was alive.

[@MScJorgePoveda]

cuando el ser humano se compenetre de lo que expresa la musica y el texto de esta antigua composicion de Bach..habra comprendido cuanto tiempo ha desperdiciado en conflictos,polemicas y guerras absurdas...

[@ВикторКозлов-ь8я]

No wonder this music was chosen for the great Lithuanian movie Ekskursante (The Excursionst).

[@FutureMoth]

I want this CD...

[@Bellabrunella]

Ganz richtig

[@77Opera]

Un rêve!

[@hglkmn]

@macciboma - Yes nice words. Beautiful music and presentation too. Howver, I do not think the "espiritu humano" is salvageable. If it was ever possible, we probably all have missed that point...

[@joseluistubiosegade2368]

magdalena es la diosa

[@413Kristianna]

Well I never listened a lot of classical music, I 've been going through the famous pieces now and then and I really liked Bach but after this one, which i came up with accidentally, i think that I'll start listening a little less Zeppelin!

[@meetykusch1]

@alfrismar oh yes, she IS a goddess, but when I listen to HER, all the knots (chakras) open and melt away

[@mjgvnd]

Jo también!

[@49keykey]

I found here comment "And Dostoevsky was right I guess...but look at the world .., do you see much beauty in it? " and I'll tell the world-:) my experience with this masterpiece. Ending to read Бесы, Федор Достоевский, this aria followed me (by my choice). There he says, that it is up to human being to make his life joyfull, once the human got the gift of life... And earlier in this book the same personage says, that there is nothing meaningfull in life, except beauty. btw, genius of Dostojevski noticed, how pittyfull was the result of life of the man just saying beautifull words. Sorry for my English. I won't correct possible errors. Just from heart...-:)

[@marekmaltz663]

I love you Kisia:)

[@fyljtq]

"...once the human got the gift of life." Это не гифт, а проклятье. с любой точки зрения.! просто homo sapiens - не вполне разумное существо и не видит мир таким, каков он есть на самом деле..... и себя оценивает более чем неадекватно....

[@49keykey]

"Это не гифт, а проклятье. с любой точки зрения.! " от точки зрения зависит зфир. С Вашей - чернуха. Это действительно не тот мир, который создан Тем, Который дарит Жизнь.

[@fyljtq]

kisia keykey Простите пожалуйста, но я не хотел вас обидеть. Под "Тем" я надеюсь Вы подразумеваете Бога Библии? В основном с религиозной точки зрения я и делал свои утверждения. Задумайтесь пожалуйста, Он Этот мир и Эту жизнь нам подарил? А затем посмотрите по сторонам и не из вашего эфира, и не через розовые очки.... но это также и не означает - что не следует искать прекрасное..... в том числе и в творчестве, музыке.....

[@Platypus2583]

I've read it one month ago. Please, What personage is this?

[@DowdingPowell]

@00oww - Maybe many won't. However, in this instance, my idealist nature comes to the fore and I'd hope to give credit first. That being said, I'm very (a very flawed) human and often fail to live up to this ideal. :) I also recognise other people will find beauty where I'm blind. If you're interested in cinema, what originally drew my attention to this work was a film called The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky. This music is used during the opening titles - however, a rather poor recording.

[@francoislebedel4428]

Très belle interprétation...mais il y manque cette profondeur dramatique, mystique que seule, selon moi, sait lui donner Nathalie Stutzmann qui, il est vrai, est une contralto.

[@Fede.homo.cuerpo.y.ser.vivoooo]

@ElCetrodeVictoria te parece? y el servicio ?

[@labanjiliv6946]

s u b l i m e!....m a g n i f i q u e.....d i v i n e ! merci beaucoup!!!

[@19AK91]

true

[@edwinpompert1227]

Na de zonde komt berouw! Je pist dan wel binnen de pot, maar je gaat er niet mee wegkomen. Zarija Clabatti (gnostic Christan) met de Stem van God.

[@billiejean94100]

@victorio1940 And Dostoevsky was right I guess...but look at the world Victorio, do you see much beauty in it?

[@petrusbaldamus1105]

Quise decir "suficientes" por supuesto pero ustedes comprenden !

[@jpkleyn]

Hear about these 12 guys got lost on the way to the pub or was it the football?

[@brochanteur8253]

silence,,il vous plais.J,écoute

[@ivancapek5784]

Perfect in every aspect, and almost unbearable.

[@alipitogen]

Kozena is absolutely wonderful and radiant here , but I find what goes on behind her a little lugubrious and lethargic.Maybe it's just that, having just turned 50, I'm finally beginning to question "authentic" baroque performance. Does it seem, somehow, to be too much of an end in itself ?

[@Smorchevsky]

COUNT MISHA SMORCZEWSKI: Is is to to to good! Moscow,Russia 05.02.2011

[@ricfogg]

I like Magdalena Kozena. It's not for nothing that she is currently Sir John Eliot Gardiner's go-to Soprano these days for Bach cantatas. But unfortunately, this isn't her best work. This piece sits way too low in her voice. Also, this tempo is way too slow. If you want to hear how this piece is sung to p-e-r-f-e-c-t-i-o-n, check out the version of Sir Michael Chance.

[@DieFlabbergast]

+R Fogg Yes it is her best work. This is one of the best interpretations of Erbarme Dich ever performed. And there is no such thing as perfection in music or any other art. Your "perfection" is someone else's imperfection.

[@ricfogg]

+DieFlabbergast I hope your post wasn't an attempt to convince me of your belief, because that would be a complete waste of your time. As I said before, Magdalena Kozena is a marvelous singer, but this area is just not her best work. It not only sits too low in her register, but the tempo is excruciatingly too slow which makes the whole thing almost painful to listen to. And yes, there is perfection in music. Just because you can't achieve it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

[@DieFlabbergast]

+R Fogg I couldn't give a damn what you like or dislike. To repeat: the concept of perfection in music or any other art is complete nonsense. Art is by its nature subjective: unlike mathematics or science, there is no "right" or "wrong." This debate about this performance is a vivid illustration of that fact. To you, the tempo is far too low; to me and many other people, it is just right. I also disagree that the register of this piece is too low for Magdalena's voice; to me, it seems she is perfectly comfortable singing this.

[@ricfogg]

+DieFlabbergast If you couldn't give a damn what I like or dislike (which I really appreciate), exactly why did you feel the need to reply to my random posting which had nothing to do with you? Was that an attempt to show how knowledgeable you are, which fell completely flat? I find it ironic that you are claiming that music is subjective, but you fell it was important for you to respond to my posting to let me know how much you disagree with the fact that I prefer someone else's interpretation of the piece and that I don't think it suits Kozena's voice. Maybe you should take your own advice and keep your own musical tastes to yourself. Like I said, your unsolicited advice and opinion were a complete waste of your time. They are not going to change the fact that I think Kozena sucks in this piece, and that Michael Chance is just brilliant. To each his own.

[@alexreik424]

+R Fogg let the baby jesus open your mind and shut your mouth

[@Heartlessiceboy]

Who the $%% u think u r to say that,r an opera singer at least? Magadalena Kozena not only have voice she is an amazing PROFESSIONAL SINGER(u know when u spend 8 years in a music school u learn thing like ir u r soprano and mezzosoprano and she clearkt has the color of a mezzo r u deaf too?)Everybody has the right to sing ,besides u have Geri Halliwell in your favorites what can u know about music anyway

[@thebones]

Every time I listen to this particular recording I feel like the most beautiful women in the world poured warm honey into my ears and then started to lick them clean.........too sensual an experience to be conveyed by mere words.

[@yeraltindannotlarhk]

yeli tutan yelken var

[@petrusbaldamus1105]

Ni Bach ni Mozart fueron sufiecientes para crear a dios, pero qué importa !

[@cocochanelleke]

The god she prays to only listens to submissive vocal perfection, perhaps. = Comment from Kultur-Barbar.

[@mimibubupopo]

Mejor hacer silencio para volver a escuchar que hablar, nada se puede decir o añadir. Gracias.