Handel, George Frideric : Alexander’s Feast

In 1736 Handel composed ìAlexanderís Feastî or ìThe Power of Musickî, a two-part cantata based on John Drydenís poem of the same name.
In 1790, at the suggestion of Baron Gottfried van Swieten, Mozart arranged this work using a German translation of the poem made by Karl Wilhelm Ramler in 1770. As in other arrangements of Handelian works, Mozartís re-instrumentation leads to a change in the sound character of the work, placing the composition in the tradition of the Viennese Classic.

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