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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 (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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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| 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 |
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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.
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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.
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 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.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel)