Matthaus Passion, aria for tenor and violin obbligato.

[Enrique]

There is an aria for tenor and violin obbligato in Bach's Matthaus Passion. I've been trying to remember it for some time now. True, I can listen to any recording of the whole work, but it is a little long (not criticizing Bach).
Could someone send me the theme? Just the first measure would be enough. Or, at least, tell me what the time signature is? Thanks in advance.

[Peter]

Is this what you are looking for?

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_tXqQlFdcQ[/YOUTUBE]

[Enrique]

Yes, it is. It's been very kind of you.

[Michael]

Lovely piece. But is it a tenor or countertenor?

[Enrique]

Do you mean the performer?

EDIT: Beg your pardon. Of course you do.

[Michael]

Do you mean the performer?

EDIT: Beg your pardon. Of course you do.

I was just trying to confuse things, as usual.

[Preston]

Do you mean the performer?

EDIT: Beg your pardon. Of course you do.

I think he means soprano - seeing as it is clearly female...

though, to be more specific:

With the somptuous voice of
Maureen Forrester (contralto)

[Peter]

Lovely piece. But is it a tenor or countertenor?

It is written for counter-tenor but sung here by Soprano.

[Preston]

It is written for counter-tenor but sung here by Soprano.

beat you to it Peter - barely,

[Enrique]

It is written for counter-tenor but sung here by Soprano.

And why did the publisher write A (alto) in the score seen during the playback, Peter? Furthermore, what I'm hearing is distinctively an alto voice. Soprano, contra-tenor or alto you are one of the most lovable guys I think I have met. I had my old Mengelberg version. But this is superb.

[Michael]

It is written for counter-tenor but sung here by Soprano.

Oh, so I wasn't too far out!

[Peter]

And why did the publisher write A (alto) in the score seen during the playback, Peter? Furthermore, what I'm hearing is distinctively an alto voice. Soprano, contra-tenor or alto you are one of the most lovable guys I think I have met. I had my old Mengelberg version. But this is superb.

I think this article explains it best:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countertenor

[Enrique]

How do you, people, do in order to post a video like the one here?

I ask because, having once sent a picture, a .png file, I thought is would fill the whole window, like the one I gave the link above, and it only occupied a small square in the bottom, leftmost part of it. Do I need to create an album? Yes, I have carefully read the instructions you give in the Control Panel.

[Peter]

How do you, people, do in order to post a video like the one here?

I ask because, having once sent a picture, a .png file, I thought is would fill the whole window, like the one I gave the link above, and it only occupied a small square in the bottom, leftmost part of it. Do I need to create an album? Yes, I have carefully read the instructions you give in the Control Panel.

Use the Youtube icon on on the menu bar or simply paste the url between the tags YOUTUBE and /YOUTUBE with square brackets wrapped round the tags.

[Enrique]

Most kind of you. By the way, there has been a good dialectic around the cuerdas (Spanish term used to designate the different groups integrating integrating a choir, usually four in the common-practice period). All of it for calling that famous aria aria for tenor.