Christian Freidrich Hinrici prepared the text for this work, whose March 11, 1829, performance under the hand of Felix Mendelssohn lifted its composer out of obscurity.
It includes the contralto aria with violin obbligato, "Erbame dich, mein Gott," and the soprano aria "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben." Christian Freidrich Hinrici prepared the text for this work, whose March 11, 1829, performance under the hand of Felix Mendelssohn lifted its composer out of obscurity. For ten points, name this setting of Christ's suffering and death by Johann Sebastian Bach.
It includes the contralto aria with violin obbligato, "Erbame dich, mein Gott," and the soprano aria "
The {Passion} According to {St. Matthew} or {St. Matthew’s Passion} or {Matthäuspassion}