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: Recitative: 'There were shepherds abiding in the fields' (Soprano)Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Year: 2023	2023	EMI Classics	1:35
Messiah: Część Pierwsza: There were shepherds abiding in the field / And lo, the angel of the Lord / And the angel said unto them / And suddenly there was with the angelJakub Burzyński Year: 2020	2020	Musica Humana	1:25
The Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Recitative "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field"Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations Year: 2017	2017	Alia Vox	0:41
Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 13: Pifa (Sinfonia Pastorale) / No. 14 Recitative “There were shepherds”Hervé Niquet, Katherine Watson Year: 2016	2016	Alpha Classics	0:49
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 14a (Soprano) There were shepherdsAntony Walker, Sara Macliver Year: 2014	2014	ABC Classics	0:21
Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 14b (Soprano) And lo, the angel of the LordAntony Walker, Sara Macliver Year: 2014	2014	ABC Classics	0:21
Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: "And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" (Soprano)Emmanuelle Haïm Year: 2014	2014	Erato	0:16
Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: "There were shepherds abiding in the field" (Soprano)Emmanuelle Haïm Year: 2014	2014	Erato	0:10
Messiah, HWV 56: XIV. Recitative (Soprano) "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field" - XV. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And Lo, the Angel of the Lord" (1:15)Benoît Haller, La Chapelle Rhénane Year: 2013	2013	K617	1:15
The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 1, "The Birth": IX. Recitativo accompagnato: "There were shepherds abiding in the field"Imants Kokars, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra Year: 2010	2010	X5 Music Group	1:59
Messiah, HWV 56: Accompagnato: "And Lo, the Angel of the Lord"Max Emanuel Cenčić Year: 2009	2009	Cobra Entertainment	0:30
Messiah, HWV 56: 14. Recitative: "There Were Shepherds Abiding"Max Emanuel Cenčić Year: 2009	2009	Cobra Entertainment	0:19
Messiah: I, No. 15: Recitative "There were shepherds" - No. 16: Accompagnato "And lo, the angel of the Lord" - No. 17: Recitative "And the angel said unto them"Stephen Cleobury, Ailish Tynan Year: 2009	2009	Warner Classics	1:21
Messiah: Part I. Recitative "There were shepherds abiding in the field" - Recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" - Recitative "And the angel said unto them: Fear not, for behold" - Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"William Christie Year: 2009	2009	harmonia mundi	3:08
Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: There were shepherds, abiding in the field (soprano)Stephen Layton, Britten Sinfonia, Julia Doyle Year: 2008	2008	Hyperion	0:26
Messiah, Part I. "There were shepherds abiding in the field"John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Joanne Lunn Year: 2007	2007	Collegium Records	1:19
Messiah: Part I. XIVa. Soprano "There were shepherds abiding in a field" / XIVb. Soprano "And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" / XV. Soprano "And the angel said unto them" / XVI. Soprano "And suddently there was with the angel"Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Susan Gritton Year: 2006	2006	LSO Live	1:54
Messiah: Recitative: There were shepherdsJohn Butt, Susan Hamilton Year: 2006	2006	Linn Records	0:11
Messiah: Part I, no. 14: There were shepherds abiding in the fieldEdward Higginbottom Year: 2006	2006	Naxos	1:28
Messiah: Recitative: And lo!John Butt, Susan Hamilton Year: 2006	2006	Linn Records	0:16

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