Baroque

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano) by George Frideric Handel. 81 recordings in this catalogue, from 1956 to 2023. Scored for Soprano.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Sara Macliver

Soloist · 7 recordings

Antony Walker

Conductor · 6 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 5 recordings

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Conductor · 4 recordings

Colin Davis

Conductor · 3 recordings

Harry Christophers

Conductor · 3 recordings

Stephen Cleobury

Conductor · 3 recordings

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Orchestra · 3 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.

Karl Richter, Edgar Krapp, Hedwig Bilgram and 1 more
catalogue year 1972 · on 9 albums
Browse 1 recording and 9 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Margaret Price
catalogue year 1970 · on 7 albums
Browse 1 recording and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper
catalogue year 1966 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Elly Ameling
catalogue year 1976 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Stephen Cleobury, Lynne Dawson
catalogue year 1994 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (81 of 81)

Performance practice

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Messiah: Part I: No. 14. Recitative (soprano) "There were shepherds", Accompagnato (soprano) "And lo, the angel of the Lord", Recitative (soprano) "And the angel said unto them", Accompagnato (soprano) "And suddenly there was"Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1992	1992	-	1:41
Part One, Recitative: There were shepherds/Recitative: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon themMartin Pearlman Year: 1992	1992	Telarc Digital	0:33
Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the fieldRoy Goodman, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge Year: 1992	1992	Argo	1:26
Messiah: Pastoral Symphony; “There were shepherds abiding in the field”; “Glory to God”Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort and Players, Emily Van Evera Year: 1992	1992	BBC Music Magazine	4:22
Messiah: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the FieldsWalter Susskind Year: 1992	1992	GSC Music	4:09
Messiah: There Were ShepherdsDavid Willcocks, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1992	1992	EMI Classics	1:46
Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the fieldDonald Neuen Year: 1991	1991	Marshall Cavendish Partworks Limited	0:32
Messiah: Part I: 14b. And Lo, the Angel of the LordRichard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90 Year: 1991	1991	Chaconne	0:19
Messiah: Part I: 14a. There Were ShepherdsRichard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90 Year: 1991	1991	Chaconne	0:12
Le Messie Part 1: No. 14 Récitatif: And Lo! The angelCharles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood Year: 1989	1989	EMI Classics	0:23
Le Messie Part 1: No. 14 Récitatif: There were shepherdsCharles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood Year: 1989	1989	EMI Classics	0:26
Messiah, HWV 56: XIV. Recitative (Soprano) “There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field” – XV. Accompagnato (Soprano) “And Lo, the Angel of the Lord” – XVI. Accompagnato (Soprano) “And Suddenly There Was With the Angel”Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Arleen Auger Year: 1988	1988	Archiv Produktion	1:34
Messiah: Part I: There Were Shepherds / And the Angel Said Unto Them / And Suddenly There Was With the AngelAndrew Parrott, Taverner Consort and Players, Emily Van Evera Year: 1988	1988	Virgin Veritas	1:25
Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the fieldWalter Susskind, April Cantelo Year: 1987	1987	Stardust Records	1:43
Messiah: Part I. Recitative "And lo, the Angel of the Lord"Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle Year: 1986	1986	EMI Classics	0:20
Messiah: Part I. XIVa. Soprano recitative "There were shepherds abiding in a field"Harry Christophers Year: 1986	1986	Hyperion	0:18
Messiah: Part I. XIVb. Soprano recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord"Harry Christophers Year: 1986	1986	Hyperion	0:20
Messiah: Part I. Recitative & Accompagnato "There were shepherds"Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle Year: 1986	1986	EMI Digital	0:17
Messiah: There were shepherds - Recitativo / And lo, the angel of the Lord - Accomagnato / And the angel said unto them - Recitativo / And suddenly there was with the angel - AccompagnatoColin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Price Year: 1985	1985	Philips	1:28
Messiah: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field / And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them / And the Angel Said Unto Them / And Suddenly There Was With the AngelMartin Neary Year: 1984	1984	ASV	1:40

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