Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIb. Recitative (Treble) "There were shepherds" / XIII. Accompagnato (Treble): "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / XIV. Accompagnato (Treble) "And suddenly there was with the angel"

~ Recording by Saul Quirke, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.14Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIb. Recitative (Treble) "There were shepherds" / XIII. Accompagnato (Treble): "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / XIV. Accompagnato (Treble) "And suddenly there was with the angel"1:20Georg Friedrich HändelMessiahHändel; John Eliot Gardiner, Margaret Marshall, Catherine Robbin, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Robert Hale, Charles Brett, Saul Quirke, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque SoloistsAlbum
  • GB1982-11
  • DE1992-03-10
Philips434 297-2

Relationships

recorded in:London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-11)
soprano vocals:Saul Quirke (English boy soprano, late 20th cent.) (in 1982-11)
orchestra:English Baroque Soloists (in 1982-11)
conductor:Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1982-11)
recording of: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) (in 1982-11)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano) (in 1982-11)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano) (in 1982-11)

Related works

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)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
later parody versions:We Love Sheep
later versions:Der Messias: 9b. Rezitativ (Sopran): Es waren Hirten beisammen auf dem Felde
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (order: 14)
parts:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14a. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field” (Soprano)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14b. Recitative “And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. There were shepherds abiding in the field. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Goossens-Beecham Edition)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
later versions:Der Messias: 10. Rezitativ (Sopran): Und sieh, der Engel des Herrn
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (order: 15)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. And the angel said unto them (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: And the Angel Said unto Them (soprano) (Wilberg Edition)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
later versions:Der Messias: 11. Rezitativ (Sopran): Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (order: 16)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. And suddenly there was with the angel (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: And Suddenly There Was with the Angel (soprano) (Wilberg Edition)