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Mozart: Der Messias

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bible - New Testament

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Mozart's arrangement of Handel's Messiah, made in 1789, relates to his involvement in the circle of musical connoisseurs surrounding the Baron Gottfried van Swieten, Viennese nobleman and aficionado of the monuments of Baroque music. It is, as the booklet here aptly puts it, a "cover version" (the German participle, charmingly enough, is "gecovert") of Handel's work, neither a radical rethinking nor a light rescoring. Mozart adds a good deal of wind scoring, often arranging things so that the winds peek out with a wink toward the end of an aria. The treatments of the flute and bassoon are playful and very Mozartian, yet the music, with the exception of one number, "Wenn Gott ist für uns" (CD 2, No. 23), is Handel's. Even that number, in which the original aria is discarded in favor of a new recitative, has subtle echoes of the original intervallic structure in Mozart's new music, and in the big choruses Mozart plays it straight. The biggest change for the casual listener is the one from English to the German of van Swieten himself, working from an earlier translation by Friedrich Klopstock and Christoph Ebeling. If "Alle Tale" does not have quite the ringing quality of "Ev'ry valley," "Herr der Herrn, der Götter Gott" gets the message across. Conductor Jürgen Budday, leading the Hannoversche Hofkapelle, offers a spirited reading that reveals many of the score's smaller details. Although the soprano of Marlis Petersen is a bit outsized for a work that was originally performed with only 12 singers and has, for all the monumentality of Handel's Messiah, a certain intimate quality, this is a superior version of Mozart's unique effort, benefiting from the edge of live performance in a sonically spectacular venue. The booklet is helpful, quoting extensively from a detailed eighteenth century essay on Mozart's effort, but it is marred by editorial errors.
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Jürgen Budday

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Handel - Messiah, K. 572 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

1
Overture (Sung in German)
Marlis Petersen
00:03:27

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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2
Pt. I: Accompagnato. Trostet , trostet Zion!, spricht eu'r Gott (Tenor) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:03:06

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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3
Pt. I: Aria. Alle Tale macht hoch und erhaben und senkt die (Tenor) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:03:33

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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4
Pt. I: Denn die Herrlichkeit Gottes des Herrn wird of fenbaret (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:35

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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5
Pt. I: Accompagnato. So spricht der Herr Gott Zebaoth (Bass) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:01:28

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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6
Pt. I: Aria. Doch wer mag ertragen den Tag seiner Ankunft (Bass) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:04:05

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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7
Pt. I: Und er wird reinigen die Kinder Levi (Chorus, Alto) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:48

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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8
Pt. I: O du, die Wonne verkundet in Zion (Alto) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:05:44

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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9
Pt. I: Accompagnato. Blick auf! Nacht bedecket das Erdreich (Bass) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:09

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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10
Pt. I: Aria. Das Volk, das im Dunkeln wandelt (Bass) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:03:32

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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11
Pt. I: Uns ist zum Heil ein Kind geboren (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:04:01

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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12
Pt. I: Recitative. Es waren Hirten beisammen auf dem Felde (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:03:13

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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13
Pt. I: Accompagnato. Recitative. Und sieh! Der Engel des Herrn trat zu ihnen (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:01:01

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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14
Pt. I: Accompagnato. Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel die Menge der himmlischen (Alto) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:00:17

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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15
Pt. I: Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe! (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:01:55

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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16
Pt. I. Aria. Erwach' zu Liedern der Wonne (Tenor, Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:04:47

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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17
Pt. I: Aria. Er weidet seine Herde (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:05:12

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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18
Pt. I: Sein Joch ist sanft (Chorus, Soloists) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:44

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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19
Pt. II: Kommt her und seht das Lamm! (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:03:08

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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20
Pt. II: Aria. Er ward verschmahet und verachtet (Alto) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:10:18

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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21
Pt. II: Wahrlich, er litt unsre Qual und trug unsre (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:01:58

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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22
Pt. II: Durch seine Wunden sind wir geheilet (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:02

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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23
Pt. II: Wie Schafe gehn, flohn wir zerstreut (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:04:09

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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DISC 2

1
Pt. II: Accompagnato. Und alle, die ihn seh'n, verspotten ihn (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:00:42

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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2
Pt. II: Er trauete Gott, dass der ihn befreite (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:23

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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3
Pt. II: Accompagnato. Die Schmach bricht ihm sein Herz (Alto) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:14

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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4
Pt. II: Aria. Schau hin und sieh! (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:01:35

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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5
Pt. II: Accompagnato. Er ist dahin aus dem Lande der Lebenden (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:00:30

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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6
Pt. II: Aria. Doch du liessest ihn im Grabe nicht (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:11

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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7
Pt. II: Machet das Tor weit (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:03:18

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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8
Pt. II: Recitative. Zu welchen von den Engeln hat er je gesagt (Alto) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:00:18

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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9
Pt. II: Der Herr gab das Wort (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:01:11

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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10
Pt. II: Aria. Wie lieblich ist der Boten Schritt (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:11

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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11
Pt. II: Ihr Schall ging aus in jedes Land (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:01:28

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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12
Pt. II: Aria. Warum entbrennen die Heiden und tobern im Zorne (Bass) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:04:48

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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13
Pt. II: Brecht entzwei die Ketten alle und schuttelt (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:01:55

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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14
Pt. II: Recitative. Der da wohnet im Himmel (Tenor) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:00:15

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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15
Pt. II: Aria. Du zerschlagst sie mit dem Eisenszepter (Tenor) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:12

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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16
Pt. II: Hallelujah! Denn Gott der herr regieret allmachtig (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:03:43

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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17
Pt. III: Aria. Ich weiss, dass mein Erloser lebet (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:05:53

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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18
Pt. III: Wie durch Einen der Tod (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:09

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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19
Pt. III: Accompagnato. Merkt auf! Ich kun' ein Geheimnis an (Bass) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:00:37

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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20
Pt. III: Aria. Sie schallt, die Posaun' (Bass, Alto) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:35

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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21
Pt. III: Duet. O Tod, wo ist dein Pfeil? (Alto, Tenor) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:31

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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22
Pt. III: Doch Dank dir, sei Dank Gott (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:02:16

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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23
Pt. III: Accompagnato. Wenn Gott ist fur uns, wer kann wider uns sein? (Soprano) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:01:29

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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24
Pt. III: Wurdig ist das Lamm (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:03:29

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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25
Pt. III: Amen (Chorus) [Sung in German]
Marlis Petersen
00:04:46

Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Markus Schafer, tenor - Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Orchestra - Marek Rzepka, bass - Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Choir - Jurgen Budday, Conductor - Margot Oitzinger, alto

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Album review

Mozart's arrangement of Handel's Messiah, made in 1789, relates to his involvement in the circle of musical connoisseurs surrounding the Baron Gottfried van Swieten, Viennese nobleman and aficionado of the monuments of Baroque music. It is, as the booklet here aptly puts it, a "cover version" (the German participle, charmingly enough, is "gecovert") of Handel's work, neither a radical rethinking nor a light rescoring. Mozart adds a good deal of wind scoring, often arranging things so that the winds peek out with a wink toward the end of an aria. The treatments of the flute and bassoon are playful and very Mozartian, yet the music, with the exception of one number, "Wenn Gott ist für uns" (CD 2, No. 23), is Handel's. Even that number, in which the original aria is discarded in favor of a new recitative, has subtle echoes of the original intervallic structure in Mozart's new music, and in the big choruses Mozart plays it straight. The biggest change for the casual listener is the one from English to the German of van Swieten himself, working from an earlier translation by Friedrich Klopstock and Christoph Ebeling. If "Alle Tale" does not have quite the ringing quality of "Ev'ry valley," "Herr der Herrn, der Götter Gott" gets the message across. Conductor Jürgen Budday, leading the Hannoversche Hofkapelle, offers a spirited reading that reveals many of the score's smaller details. Although the soprano of Marlis Petersen is a bit outsized for a work that was originally performed with only 12 singers and has, for all the monumentality of Handel's Messiah, a certain intimate quality, this is a superior version of Mozart's unique effort, benefiting from the edge of live performance in a sonically spectacular venue. The booklet is helpful, quoting extensively from a detailed eighteenth century essay on Mozart's effort, but it is marred by editorial errors.
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Allegri: Miserere - Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - Mundy: Vox Patris caelestis

The Tallis Scholars

Fanny Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn: Choral Works

Crouch End Festival Chorus

Poulenc: Stabat Mater, Litanies à la Vierge noire

Ensemble Aedes