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

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

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Messiah: 13. Pifa - 'Pastoral Symphony' / 14a. There Were Shepherds / 14b. And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them / 15. And the Angel Said Unto Them / 16. And Suddenly There Was With the Angel / 17. Glory to GodRobert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Kaaren Erickson Year: 1983	1983	Telarc Digital	4:17
There were shepherds abiding / Recitative, sopranoAnders Öhrwall, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Yvonne Kenny Year: 1982	1982	Proprius	1:33
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIVa: Recitative "There were shepherds abiding in the field" (soprano)Nikolaus Harnoncourt Year: 1982	1982	Warner Classics	0:14
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIVb: Recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" (soprano)Nikolaus Harnoncourt Year: 1982	1982	Warner Classics	0:23
Soprano Recitative / There Were Shepherds Abiding in the FieldJohn Alldis, London Philharmonic Choir, Felicity Lott Year: 1979	1979	Sparrow Records	0:44
Messiah, Part 1: Nos. 14-16. Recitative soprano. "There were shepherds, abiding in the field... And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them... And the angel said unto them... And suddenly there was with the angel"Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Elly Ameling Year: 1976	1976	Decca Records	3:10
Le Messie: n° 14 - Récitatif de sopranoRaymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Felicity Palmer Year: 1974	1974	Erato	-
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: “There were shepherds abiding in the field” (soprano) / Accompagnato: “And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them” (soprano) / Recitative: “And the angel said unto them” (soprano) / Accompagnato: “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude” (soprano)Karl Richter, Edgar Krapp, Hedwig Bilgram Year: 1972	1972	Deutsche Grammophon	2:07
Messiah: Part I No. 14 There were shepherds; And lo, the Angel of the lord (soprano recits)Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Margaret Price Year: 1970	1970	Vanguard Classics	0:47
Messiah: Part I, No. 14 Recitative "There were shepherds" / Accompagnato "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / Recitative "And the angel said unto them" / Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel"Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper Year: 1966	1966	Philips Classics	1:26
Der Messias, HWV 56, In deutscher Sprache, Erster Teil: 1IV. Rezitativ (Sopran) "Es waren Hirten beisammen.."Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Gundula Janowitz Year: 1964	1964	Deutsche Grammophon	2:04
Messiah: There Were Shepherds / And lo! The Angel of the Lord / And the Angel Said Unto Them / And Suddenly There was With the Angel / Glory to GodAdrian Boult, London Philharmonic Choir, Jennifer Vyvyan Year: 1963	1963	Ace of Clubs	4:04
Messiah, HWV 56: There were shepherdsMalcolm Sargent, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Elsie Morison Year: 1959	1959	EMI	0:52
Messiah: Recit: There were shepherds abiding (Soprano)Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	RCA Victor	0:59
Messiah: 14. There were shepherdsEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eileen Farrell Year: 1958	1958	Columbia Masterworks	0:52
Messiah: And, lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them (Recitative - Soprano)Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Adele Addison Year: 1956	1956	Documents	0:30
Messiah: There were shepherds (Recitative - Soprano)Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Adele Addison Year: 1956	1956	Documents	0:20
Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the fieldHelmuth Rilling	-	-	1:24
Messiah: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields / And Lo! The Angel of the Lord / And the Angel Said Unto ThemScottish Chamber Orchestra, Felicity Lott, George Malcolm	-	IMP	4:01
There were shepherdsJeannette Sorrell, Apollo's Fire	-	Onda Records	1:24

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