John, this should interest you. I just took delivery of an Archiv recording of Handel's masses transcribed by Mozart. Unfortunately, this morning, I have only had the time to listen to side on of the Messiah. I'll post a longer review when I have a chance to listen some more. Initial impressions are amazement. Having had it played in my home since I was too young to even remember, the Messiah is part of my life blood. Hearing it sung in German is incredible!