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

George Frideric Handel
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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

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  1. Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

    catalogue year 1970 · on 11 albums

    Browse 1 recording and 11 linked albums

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  2. Karl Richter, Edgar Krapp, Hedwig Bilgram

    catalogue year 1972 · on 9 albums

    Browse 1 recording and 9 linked albums

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  3. Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

    catalogue year 1988 · on 8 albums

    Browse 1 recording and 8 linked albums

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  4. Jaroslav Krček, Cappella Istropolitana

    catalogue year 1989 · on 8 albums

    Browse 1 recording and 8 linked albums

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    Linked albums

  5. Christopher Hogwood

    catalogue year 1979 · on 6 albums

    Browse 1 recording and 6 linked albums

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Recordings (113 of 113)

Conductor
Neville Marriner6Luis Antonio García Navarro5Charles Mackerras4Antony Walker3Christopher Hogwood3Colin Davis3Harry Christophers3Helmuth Rilling3John Lubbock3Malcolm Sargent3Stephen Cleobury3Adrian Boult2
Orchestra
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra7English Chamber Orchestra6Royal Philharmonic Orchestra6Academy of St Martin in the Fields5London Symphony Orchestra5Orchestra of St John's3Toronto Symphony Orchestra3Berlin Chamber Orchestra2Cappella Istropolitana2Gächinger Kantorei2London Musici2The English Concert2
Label
Warner Classics9Decca Classics8EMI Classics7ABC Classics4Deutsche Grammophon4EMI4Erato4Decca Records3Naxos3Reader’s Digest3Archiv Produktion2BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.2
Decade
1950s41960s31970s71980s231990s332000s222010s112020s3
Credited instrument
Organ3Harpsichord1Violin1

Performance practice

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Recording / performers
Messiah: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra
Year: 2023
3:58
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Pifa. Larghetto e mezzo pianoJohn Nelson, The English Concert
Year: 2022
2:32
Messiah: Część Pierwsza: PifaJakub Burzyński
Year: 2020
0:45
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 (1742 Version): No. 13, Pastoral SymphoyHans-Christoph Rademann, Gächinger Kantorei
Year: 2019
2:49
The Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations
Year: 2017
2:38
Pastoral SymphonyMack Wilberg, Orchestra at Temple Square
Year: 2016
2:45
Pifa, Recitative (Soprano): There Were Shepherds Abiding In The FieldFrieder Bernius, Carolyn Sampson
Year: 2016
2:28
Messiah: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa). LarghettoAndrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Year: 2016
0:53
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) From Messiah HWV56Antony Walker
Year: 2015
1:03
Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Pastoral Symphony - “Pifa”Berlin Chamber Orchestra
Year: 2014
2:51
Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: Larghetto e mezzo pianoEmmanuelle Haïm
Year: 2014
2:34
Messiah, HWV 56: XIII. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)Benoît Haller, La Chapelle Rhénane
Year: 2013
3:00
Messiah, HWV 56 - Pastoral SymphonyMichael Erxleben, Berlin Chamber Orchestra
Year: 2010
2:53
Oratorium Messiah, HWV 59: PifaHelmuth Rilling
Year: 2010
0:57
"Pifa" (Pastoral Symphony) from Messiah, HWV 56The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Year: 2009
3:17
The Messiah, HWV 56: Pastoral SymphonyLatvian National Symphony Orchestra
Year: 2009
2:44
Pifa (Messiah HWV56)Antony Walker
Year: 2009
1:08
Messiah: I, No. 14: Pifa - Larghetto e mezzo pianoStephen Cleobury
Year: 2009
2:40
Messiah: Part I. Pastoral SymphonyWilliam Christie
Year: 2009
2:54
Messiah, HWV 56: Pastoral SymphonyMichala Petri
Year: 2008
2:40

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