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| 1959-06-15 – 1959-06-19 | Messiah, HWV 56: There were shepherds | | Elsie Morison, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | 0:52 |
| 1959 | Messiah: Recit: There were shepherds abiding (Soprano) | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | 0:59 |
| 1966-06 | 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" | | Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis | 1:26 |
| 1970-07 | Messiah: Part I No. 14 There were shepherds; And lo, the Angel of the lord (soprano recits) | | Margaret Price, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary | 0:47 |
| 1972-11 | 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) | | Helen Donath, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter | 2:07 |
| 1974 | Le Messie: n° 14 - Récitatif de soprano | | Felicity Palmer, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | ?:?? |
| 1976-07 | 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" | | Elly Ameling, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 3:10 |
| 1979 | Soprano Recitative / There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field | | London Philharmonic Choir, Felicity Lott, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis | 0:44 |
| 1982-02-13 – 1982-02-14 | There were shepherds abiding / Recitative, soprano | | Yvonne Kenny, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anders Öhrwall | 1:33 |
| 1982-11 | 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" | | Saul Quirke, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner | 1:20 |
| 1982-11 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIVa: Recitative "There were shepherds abiding in the field" (soprano) | partial | Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:14 |
| 1982-11 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIVb: Recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" (soprano) | partial | Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:23 |
| 1983-12-18 – 1983-12-20 | 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 God | | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus, Robert Shaw | 4:17 |
| 1984-05-24 – 1984-07-19 | Der Messias: Rezitativ / No. 13 Accompagnato & Rezitativ | | Lucia Popp, Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner | 1:04 |
| 1986-12-16 – 1986-12-20 | Messiah: Part I. XIVa. Soprano recitative "There were shepherds abiding in a field" | partial | Orchestra of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers | 0:18 |
| 1986-12-16 – 1986-12-20 | Messiah: Part I. XIVb. Soprano recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord" | partial | Orchestra of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers | 0:20 |
| 1986-12-22 – 1986-12-23 | Messiah: Part I. Recitative "And lo, the Angel of the Lord" | partial | Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | 0:20 |
| 1986-12-22 – 1986-12-23 | Messiah: Part I. Recitative & Accompagnato "There were shepherds" | partial | Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | 0:17 |
| 1988-01 | Messiah, HWV 56: XIV. Recitative (Soprano) "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field" - XV. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And Lo, the Angel of the Lord" - XVI. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And Suddenly There Was With the Angel" | | Arleen Augér, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 1:34 |
| 1988-04 | Messiah: Part I: There Were Shepherds / And the Angel Said Unto Them / And Suddenly There Was With the Angel | | Emily Van Evera, Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott | 1:25 |
| 1991-01-11 – 1991-01-17 | Messiah: Part I: 14a. There Were Shepherds | partial | Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox | 0:12 |
| 1991-01-11 – 1991-01-17 | Messiah: Part I: 14b. And Lo, the Angel of the Lord | partial | Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox | 0:19 |
| 1992-12-16 – 1993-03-16 | Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the field | | The Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury | 1:26 |
| 1994 | Messiah: Part I. Recitative "There were shepherds" (soprano) | | Lynne Dawson, The Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury | 0:31 |
| 1996-05-05 – 1996-05-12 | Messiah: Part One: Scene Five: No. 14a. Recitative and No. 14b. Arioso for Soprano | | Bethany Hodges, Trinity Church Orchestra, Owen Burdick | 0:36 |
| 1996-12 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene IV. Recitative "There were Shepherds abiding in the Field" | | Dorothea Röschmann, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh | 1:02 |
| 1997-09-18 – 1997-09-20 | Messiah: Recit: There were shepherds (soprano) | | Lynda Russell, BBC Philharmonic, Harry Christophers | 1:28 |
| 1999 | Messiah: Part 1. Recitative and accompagnato (soprano): There were shepherds | | Bodil Arnesen, Akademisk Orkester, Morten Topp | 1:40 |
| 2004-04-25 | There were shepherds | live | The Lagos City Chorale & Orchestra conducted by Emeka Nwokedi | 0:16 |
| 2004-12-17 – 2004-12-21 | Accompagnato: And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them + Recitative: And the angel said unto them | live and partial | Arnold Schönberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:04 |
| 2004-12-17 – 2004-12-21 | Pifa / Recitative: There were shepherds | live and partial | Arnold Schönberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:04 |
| 2004-12-22 – 2004-12-23 | Messiah: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field | live | Sara Macliver, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, William Lacey | 1:20 |
| 2006-01 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Sinfonia Pastorale: (Pifa) / no. 14a. Recitative "There where shepherds abiding in the field" / no. 14b. Accompagnato "And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" / no. 15. Recitative "And the angel said unto them: Fear not, for behold" / no. 16. Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel" | | Kerstin Avemo, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs | 4:41 |
| 2006-05-01 – 2006-05-04 | Messiah: Recitative: And lo! | partial | Susan Hamilton, Dunedin Consort, John Butt | 0:16 |
| 2006-05-01 – 2006-05-04 | Messiah: Recitative: There were shepherds | partial | Susan Hamilton, Dunedin Consort, John Butt | 0:11 |
| 2006-12-10 – 2006-12-12 | 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" | live | London Symphony Orchestra, Susan Gritton & Sir Colin Davis | 1:54 |
| 2008-12-22 – 2008-12-23 | Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: There were shepherds, abiding in the field (soprano) | | Julia Doyle, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 0:26 |
| 2016-12-20 – 2016-12-22 | Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 13: Pifa (Sinfonia Pastorale) / No. 14 Recitative “There were shepherds” | | Katherine Watson, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet | 0:49 |
| 2017-12-18 – 2017-12-19 | The Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Recitative "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field" | live | Rachel Redmond, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall | 0:41 |
| Es waren Hirten beisammen auf dem Felde | | Gundula Janowitz, Münchener Bach‐Orchester, Karl Richter | 2:05 |
| Le Messie Part 1: No. 14 Récitatif: And Lo! The angel | partial | Elizabeth Harwood, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras | 0:23 |
| Le Messie Part 1: No. 14 Récitatif: There were shepherds | partial | Elizabeth Harwood, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras | 0:26 |
| Messiah - Part 1: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) to "Glory to God" | | Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan | 5:59 |
| Messiah, HWV 56 Pt. 1: There Were Shepherds, Abiding in the Field | | English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | 1:47 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: "And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" (Soprano) | partial | Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée | 0:16 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: "There were shepherds abiding in the field" (Soprano) | partial | Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée | 0:10 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: 14. Recitative: "There Were Shepherds Abiding" | partial | Max Emanuel Cenčić, Academy of London, Peter Marschik | 0:19 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Accompagnato: "And Lo, the Angel of the Lord" | partial | Max Emanuel Cenčić, Academy of London, Peter Marschik | 0:30 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 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 God | | Smoke Rise Orchestra, Smoke Rise Choir & Danny Vancil | 3:48 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, nos. 13-17. Pastoral Symphony… There Were Shepherds Arriving in the Fields…Glory to God | | Kiri Te Kanawa, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | 6:39 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIb. Recitative (Soprano) "There were Shepherds abiding in the Field" | | Midori Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki | 0:15 |
| 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" / XV. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" | | Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 3:27 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIIa. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And lo, the Angel of the Lord" | | Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki | 0:17 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "There were shepherds, abiding in the field - Glory to God" | | Simon Preston, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | 3:22 |
| 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) | | La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller | 1:15 |
| Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 14a (Soprano) There were shepherds | | Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 0:21 |
| Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 14b (Soprano) And lo, the angel of the Lord | | Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 0:21 |
| Messiah, Part I. "There were shepherds abiding in the field" | | The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter | 1:19 |
| Messiah: 14. There were shepherds | | Eileen Farrell, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 0:52 |
| Messiah: And, lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them (Recitative - Soprano) | | New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 0:30 |
| 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 angel | | La Tempesta, Jakub Burzyński | 1:25 |
| 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" | | Ailish Tynan, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury | 1:21 |
| Messiah: No. 14 (a) Recitative: There Were Shepherds | partial | Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 0:22 |
| Messiah: No. 14 (b) Accompanied Recitative: And Lo, the Angel of the Lord | partial | Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 0:22 |
| Messiah: Part I, no. 14: There were shepherds abiding in the field | | Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom | 1:28 |
| 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, Les Arts Florissants | 3:08 |
| Messiah: Part One: Recitative (Soprano): There Were Shepherds | | The Choir & Orchestra of Pro Christe, Timothy Dean | 0:45 |
| Messiah: Pastoral Symphony; “There were shepherds abiding in the field”; “Glory to God” | | Andrew Parrott, The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players | 4:22 |
| Messiah: Pifa - There Were the Shepherds / Glory to God | | John Alldis, Heather Harper, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis | 6:27 |
| Messiah: Recitative: 'There were shepherds abiding in the fields' (Soprano) | | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | 1:35 |
| Messiah: There Were Shepherds | | Jennifer Vyvyan, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 2:04 |
| Messiah: There Were Shepherds | | Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks | 1:46 |
| Messiah: There were shepherds - Recitativo / And lo, the angel of the Lord - Accomagnato / And the angel said unto them - Recitativo / And suddenly there was with the angel - Accompagnato | | Margaret Price, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis | 1:28 |
| Messiah: There were shepherds (Recitative - Soprano) | | New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 0:20 |
| 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 God | | London Philharmonic Choir, Jennifer Vyvyan, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 4:04 |
| Messiah: There were shepherds abiding | | Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg | 0:40 |
| Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the field | | April Cantelo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Süsskind | 1:43 |
| Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the field | | Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling | 1:24 |
| Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the field | | Eastman Chorale, Eastman Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra, Donald Neuen | 0:31 |
| Messiah: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field / And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them / And the Angel Said Unto Them / And Suddenly There Was With the Angel | | London Handel Orchestra, Martin Neary | 1:40 |
| Messiah: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields | | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Süsskind | 4:09 |
| Messiah: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields / And Lo! The Angel of the Lord / And the Angel Said Unto Them | | Felicity Lott, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, George Malcolm | 4:01 |
| Messiah: There Were Shepherds; Glory to God | | Arcady, Ronald Beckett | 3:56 |
| No.14: Recitative accompagnato (Soprano) | | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:55 |
| Part I: Recitative: And lo, the angel of the Lord (Soprano) | partial | Nathalie Paulin, Tafelmusik, Ivars Taurins | 0:26 |
| Part I: Recitative: There were shepherds (Soprano) | partial | Nathalie Paulin, Tafelmusik, Ivars Taurins | 0:13 |
| Part One, Recitative: There were shepherds/Recitative: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them | | Karen Clift, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 0:33 |
| The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 1, "The Birth": IX. Recitativo accompagnato: "There were shepherds abiding in the field" | | Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras, Imants Kokars | 1:59 |
| The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 14a): Recitative (Soprano), There were shepherds | partial | Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 0:22 |
| The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 14b): Accompanied Recitative (Soprano), And lo, the angel of the Lord | partial | Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 0:22 |
| The Messiah: Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding in The Field | | Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw | 0:38 |
| There were shepherds | | George Frideric Handel | 1:49 |
| There were shepherds | | Apollo’s Fire, Jeannette Sorrell | 1:24 |
| There Were Shepherds | | Apollo’s Fire & Jeannette Sorrell | 0:30 |
| There were shepherds abiding in the field... And lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them | | American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas | 0:37 |
| There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields | | George Frideric Handel, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Oregon Bach Festival Choir | 0:37 |
| There were shepherds abiding in the fields...Recit. for Soprano / And lo, the angel of the Lord / And the angel said unto them / And suddenly there was with the angel...Air for Soprano | | Gulf Coast Chorale | 1:47 |
| There were shepherds abiding in the fields...Recit. for Soprano / And lo, the angel of the Lord / And the angel said unto them / And suddenly there was with the angel...Air for Soprano / Glory to God...Chorus | | Gulf Coast Chorale | 4:09 |
