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Home » Composers » German Composers » GF Handel » Handel Oratorios » Mozart Arrangements of Handel Oratorios

Handel Oratorios Arranged by Mozart

Mozart reorchestrated four works by Handel: Acis & Galatea, the Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, Alexander's Feast, and Messiah.

Handel, arranged by Mozart. Acis & Galatea. DG-Archiv 435 792-2. Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert.Handel, arranged by Mozart. Acis & Galatea (K.566, 1788). DG-Archiv 435 792-2 (2 CDs 1992). Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert. Acis: Jamie MacDougall, tenor; Galatea: Barbara Bonney, soprano; Damon: Markus Schäfer, tenor; Polyphemus: John Tomlinson, bass. Sung in German. Fine performance and recording. To my ears, the most significant difference is in "Love Sounds the Alarm", to which Mozart added horns. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP

Handel, arranged by Mozart. Acis und Galatea (K.566). DG-Archiv 447 700-2. Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert. Acis: Jamie MacDougall; Galatea: Barbara Bonney; Damon: Markus Schäfer; Polyphemus: John Tomlinson.Reissued in 1996, DG-Archiv 447 700-2: US | UK | DE | FR | JP

Handel, arranged by Mozart. Acis und Galatea (K.566). L'Oiseau-Lyre 430 538-2. Christopher Hogwood, Handel & Haydn Society Orchestra. Acis: John Mark Ainsley; Galatea: Lynne Dawson; Polyphemus: Michael George; Damon: Nico Van der Meel.Handel, arranged by Mozart. Acis und Galatea (K.566, 1788). L'Oiseau-Lyre 430 538-2 (2 CDs 1992). Christopher Hogwood, Handel & Haydn Society Orchestra. Acis: John Mark Ainsley; Galatea: Lynne Dawson; Polyphemus: Michael George; Damon: Nico Van der Meel. Sung in German. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP
Handel, arranged by Mozart. Acis und Galatea & Ode for St. Cecilia's Day. Opus 111 OPS 45-9109/10. Christoph Spering, Das Neue Orchester, Chorus Musicus Köln.Handel, arranged by Mozart. Acis & Galatea (K.566, 1788) & Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (K.592, 1790). Opus 111 OPS 45-9109/10 (2 CDs 1991). Christoph Spering, Das Neue Orchester, Chorus Musicus Köln. Acis: Markus Schäfer; Galatea: Mechthild Bach; Polyphemus: Peter Lika; Damon: Wilfred Jochens. Soloists in the Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: Barbara Schlick, soprano; Christoph Prégardien, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass. Sung in German. US | UK | FR | DE | CA
Handel (arr. Mozart). Alexander's Feast (K.591)  & Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (K.592). Arabesque Z. 6762. Christopher Hogwood.Handel, arranged by Mozart. Alexander's Feast (K.591, 1790) & Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (K.592, 1790). Arabesque Z 6762-2 (2 CDs, June 2003). Review by David Vickers. Christopher Hogwood, Handel & Haydn Society Chorus & Orchestra. Lynne Dawson, soprano; John Mark Ainsley, tenor; Alastair Miles, bass (Alexander's Feast); William Sharp, baritone (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day). Sung in German. US | UK | DE | FR | CA
Handel. Der Messias. German text by Johann Gottfried Herder. dhm 88697164142 (2 CDs, October 2007). Details. Wolfgang Katschner, Lautten Compagney, Dresdner Kammerchor. Sharon Rostorf-Zamir, soprano; Maria Riccarda Wesseling, mezzo-soprano; Kobie van Rensburg, tenor; Raimund Nolte, bass. It's unclear which musical version was performed, but it apparently was not Mozart's. I have listed the recording here since it is a previously unrecorded German language version. UK | FR | DE | JP
Handel, arranged by Mozart. Messiah (K.572, 1789). K&K 978-3-930643-61-5 (2 CDs, April 2007). Jürgen Budday, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Maulbronn Kammerchor. Marlis Petersen, soprano; Margot Oitzinger, contralto; Markus Schäfer, tenor; Marek Rzepka, bass. Sung in German. US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP
Handel, arranged by Mozart. Messiah (K.572, 1789). EMI CDS 754 353-2 (2 CDs 1992). Hermann Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert. Monika Frimmer, soprano; Mechthild Georg, contralto; Christoph Prégardien, tenor; Stephan Schreckenberger, bass. Sung in German. UK | DE | FR

Handel, arranged by Mozart. Der Messias. EMI Classics 3511982. Hermann Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert.Reissued as EMI Classics 3511982 (January 2006). DE

Handel, arranged by Mozart. Messiah (K.572, 1789). Arabesque Z 6743-2 (2 CDs 2000). Andrew Parrott, Handel & Haydn Society Chorus & Orchestra. Karina Gauvin, soprano; Jennifer Lane, contralto; John Elwes, tenor; Brett Polegato, bass. Sung in English. US | UK | DE | FR | CA
Handel, arranged by Mozart. Messiah (K.572, 1789). Astrée E8509 (2 CDs 1993). Jean-Claude Malgoire, La Grande Écurie et La Chambre du Roy, Choeur de Chambre de Namur. Lynne Dawson, soprano; Bernarda Fink, contralto; Hans-Peter Graf, tenor; Stephen Varcoe, bass; Chris De Moor, bass. Sung in German. US | UK | DE | FR | CA

Handel, arranged by Mozart. Messiah. Naïve-Astrée têteàtête E3004. Jean-Claude Malgoire, La Grande Écurie et La Chambre du Roy, Choeur de Chambre de Namur.Reissued without texts on Naïve-Astrée têteàtête E3004 (2003). US | UK | DE | FR | CA

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