Baroque

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto) by George Frideric Handel. 83 recordings in this catalogue, from 1941 to 2023. Scored for Soprano.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 6 recordings

Adrian Boult

Conductor · 3 recordings

Antony Walker

Conductor · 3 recordings

Colin Davis

Conductor · 3 recordings

Harry Christophers

Conductor · 3 recordings

Robert Shaw

Conductor · 3 recordings

Stephen Cleobury

Conductor · 3 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

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.

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Margaret Price and 1 more
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 and 1 more
catalogue year 1966 · on 6 albums
Browse 1 recording and 6 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Malcolm Sargent, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Elsie Morison and 1 more
catalogue year 1959 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood and 1 more
catalogue year 1965 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Karl Richter, Anna Reynolds, Helen Donath
catalogue year 1972 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (83 of 83)

Performance practice

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

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XX: Air "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" (soprano, alto)Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Marjana Lipovšek Year: 1982	1982	Warner Classics	5:55
Contralto Aria and Soprano Aria / He Shall Feed His Flock Like a ShepherdJohn Alldis, London Philharmonic Choir, Alfreda Hodgson Year: 1979	1979	Sparrow Records	6:01
Le Messie: n° 18 a - Duo de soprano et d'altoRaymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Felicity Palmer Year: 1974	1974	Erato	-
Messiah: 18. He shall feed his flock. Duet (Contralto, Soprano)Karl Richter, Anna Reynolds, Helen Donath Year: 1972	1972	Deutsche Grammophon Resonance	6:25
Messiah: Part I No. 20 And he shall feed his flock (alto/soprano duet)Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Margaret Price Year: 1970	1970	Vanguard Classics	5:46
Messiah: Part I, No. 18 Duet "He shall feed His flock"Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper Year: 1966	1966	Philips Classics	5:09
Part I: Air - “He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd”Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood Year: 1965	1965	Reader’s Digest	5:51
Messiah: Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind be Opened / He Shall Feed his FlockAdrian Boult, Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter Year: 1963	1963	Ace of Clubs	6:51
Der Messias, HWV 56: Aria: "Er weidet seine Herde"Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Maria Stader Year: 1961	1961	Deutsche Grammophon	4:39
Messiah, HWV 56: He shall feed his flockMalcolm Sargent, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Elsie Morison Year: 1959	1959	EMI	6:32
Messiah: Air: He shall feed his flock - Come unto Him (Contralto & Soprano)Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	RCA Victor	6:15
Messiah: 20. He shall feed His flockEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eileen Farrell Year: 1958	1958	Columbia Masterworks	7:04
Messiah: He shall feed His flock (Air - Countertenor and Soprano)Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Adele Addison Year: 1956	1956	Documents	6:41
He Shall Feed His Flock (Messiah, HWV 56)Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Choir, Kirsten Flagstad Year: 1956	1956	Decca Classics	5:24
Messiah, HWV 56: He Shall Feed His FlockMarian Anderson Year: 1941	1941	RCA Victor	4:12
Messiah, HWV 56 - Aria: "He shall feed his flock"Charles Humphries, Max Emanuel Cenčić	-	Capriccio	4:37
18. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : He Shall Feed His FlockTon Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir	-	Erato	4:27
He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (from "The Messiah")Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eileen Farrell	-	Sony Classical	7:06
First Part: Duet (He shall feed His flock like a shepherd)Václav Luks, Collegium 1704	-	Accent	3:39
Messiah: He shall feed his flockHelmuth Rilling	-	-	4:35

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