Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the field
~ Recording by The Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.15 | Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the field | 1:26 | George Frideric Handel | Messiah | Handel; King's College Choir | Album |
| Argo (UK jazz, classical, and spokenword label) | 4406722 |
| 7.15 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: “There were shepherds abiding in the field” / Accompagnato: “And lo, the angel of the Lord” / Recitative: “And the angels said unto them” / Accompagnato: “And suddenly there was with the angel” (soprano) | 1:26 | George Frideric Handel | The Complete Argo Recordings | Choir of King’s College, Cambridge | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 485 2060 |
| 1.5 | There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field | 1:26 | Choir of King’s College, Cambridge | A King’s College Christmas | Choir of King’s College, Cambridge | Album + Compilation |
| ABC Classics | 983 5132 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) |
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| producer: | Christopher Hazell |
| choir vocals: | Choir of King’s College, Cambridge |
| soprano vocals: | Lynne Dawson (soprano) |
| orchestra: | The Brandenburg Consort (from 1992-12-16 until 1992-12-18, from 1993-03-14 until 1993-03-16) |
| conductor: | Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1992-12-16 until 1992-12-18, from 1993-03-14 until 1993-03-16) |
| concertmaster: | Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (from 1992-12-16 until 1992-12-18, from 1993-03-14 until 1993-03-16) |
| recorded at: | King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1992-12-16 until 1992-12-18, from 1993-03-14 until 1993-03-16) |
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| 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) (from 1992-12-16 until 1993-03-16) Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano) (from 1992-12-16 until 1993-03-16) |
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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) |
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| later parody versions: | We Love Sheep |
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| later versions: | Der Messias, K. 572: Teil I, Nr. 9b. Recitativo: “Es waren Hirten beisammen auf dem Felde” (soprano II) |
| 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. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
| composer: | George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) |
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| later versions: | Der Messias, K. 572: Teil I, Nr. 11. Recitativo strumentato: “Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel” (soprano II) |
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| 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) |
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