HANDEL: DETTINGEN TE DEUM
Composers
George Frideric Handel, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Performer
Dominique Labelle (soprano), Thomas Cooley (tenor), Colin Ainsworth (tenor), William Berger (bass) and NDR Choir & FestspielOrchester Göttingen
Conductor
Nicholas McGegan
Label
Carus
Release date
6/9/2009
Description
Mendelssohn’s arrangement of this work by Handel added flute, clarinet and horn parts without altering the structure of the composition. It could be said that he added the light, full sound colours of the early romantic period.