Baroque

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa) by George Frideric Handel. 113 recordings in this catalogue, from 1956 to 2023.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 7 recordings

Neville Marriner

Conductor · 6 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 6 recordings

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 6 recordings

Luis Antonio García Navarro

Conductor · 5 recordings

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Orchestra · 5 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 5 recordings

Charles Mackerras

Conductor · 4 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney
catalogue year 1970 · on 11 albums
Browse 1 recording and 11 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Karl Richter, Edgar Krapp, Hedwig Bilgram
catalogue year 1972 · on 9 albums
Browse 1 recording and 9 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert
catalogue year 1988 · on 8 albums
Browse 1 recording and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Jaroslav Krček, Cappella Istropolitana
catalogue year 1989 · on 8 albums
Browse 1 recording and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Christopher Hogwood
catalogue year 1979 · on 6 albums
Browse 1 recording and 6 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (113)

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Messiah: Pastoral SymphonyLeopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1966	1966	Decca Records	4:51
Part I: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1965	1965	Reader’s Digest	4:06
Messiah, HWV 56: PifaMalcolm Sargent, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Year: 1959	1959	EMI	4:42
Messiah: Pastoral SymphonyThomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	RCA Victor	4:38
Messiah: 13. Pastoral SymphonyEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra Year: 1958	1958	Columbia Masterworks	4:00
Messiah: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Year: 1956	1956	Documents	3:57
Messiah: Pastoral SymphonyCharles Mackerras, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	-	-	3:05
13. PifaTon Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir	-	Erato	2:29
First Part: PifaVáclav Luks, Collegium 1704	-	Accent	1:57
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony from Messiah)Kevin Bowyer	-	BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.	2:37
PifaJeannette Sorrell, Apollo's Fire	-	Onda Records	2:41
Messiah: Pifa - Pastoral SymphonyHelmuth Rilling	-	-	0:52
"Der Messias": HirtenmusikJohn Lubbock, Orchestra of St John's	-	ATLAS Verlag	3:09

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