Der Messias - NDR Vokalensemble, Orchestra of the Achttiende Eeuw & Klaas Stok

Absolute Christmas classic with a dash of sauerkraut In 1789, Baron van Swieten Mozart asked to adapt Handel's ‘Messiah’ to Viennese taste. Wolfgang Amadè took a clever approach, kept all of Handel's notes but re-orchestrated the whole thing and added passages for wind instruments. The result? ‘Der Messias’, a curious hybrid that is rarely heard live. Het Orkest of the Achttiende Eeuw and Klaas Stok cherish the curiosity with the voices of NDR Chamber Choir. Baroque meets Viennese classical in a Christmas concert that proves that the remake is sometimes just as good as the original.