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"

~ Recording by William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

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13.12Messiah: 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"3:08Georg Friedrich HändelSacred Music: Cornerstone Works of Sacred MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2009-09-23
Harmonia MundiHMX 2908304.33

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conductor:William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
performer:Les Arts Florissants
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)

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)