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| 1958-11-02 – 1959-03-30 | Messiah: 16. And suddenly there was with the angel | | Eileen Farrell, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 0:28 |
| 1959-06-15 – 1959-06-19 | Messiah, HWV 56: And suddenly there was with the angel | | Elsie Morison, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | 0:24 |
| 1959 | Messiah: Recit: And suddenly there was (Soprano) | | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | 0:21 |
| 1970-07 | Messiah: Part I No. 16 And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano recit) | | Margaret Price, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary | 0:21 |
| 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 | ?:?? |
| 1976-01 – 1976-07 | Messiah: Nos. 10–18 | | Chorus of St. Martin‐in‐the‐Fields, Elly Ameling, Gwynne Howell, Philip Langridge, Anna Reynolds, The Academy of St. Martin‐in‐the‐Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | ?:?? |
| 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 | 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 |
| 1979 | Soprano Recitative / And Suddenly There Was with the Angel | | London Philharmonic Choir, Felicity Lott, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis | 0:18 |
| 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: XVI: Recitative "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heav'nly host" (soprano) | | Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:18 |
| 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 – 1984-05-30 | Messiah, HWV 56: First Part. No. 14 “Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel” (Soprano) | | Lucia Popp, Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner | 0:16 |
| 1984-07-19 | Messiah, HWV 56: First Part. No. 14 “Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel” (Soprano) | | Lucia Popp, Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner | 0:16 |
| 1986-12-16 – 1986-12-20 | Messiah: Part I. XVI. Soprano recitative "And suddently there was with the angel" | | Orchestra of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers | 0:18 |
| 1986-12-22 – 1986-12-23 | Messiah: Part I. Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel" | | Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | 0:18 |
| 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: 16. And Suddenly | | Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox | 0:18 |
| 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 "And suddenly there was with the angel" (soprano) | | Lynne Dawson, The Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury | 0:17 |
| 1996-05-05 – 1996-05-12 | Messiah: Part One: Scene Five: No. 16. Arioso for Soprano | | Bethany Hodges, Trinity Church Orchestra, Owen Burdick | 0:16 |
| 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 |
| 2004-04-25 | And suddenly/Glory to God | live | The Lagos City Chorale & Orchestra conducted by Emeka Nwokedi | 2:23 |
| 2004-12-17 – 2004-12-21 | Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel | live | Arnold Schönberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:16 |
| 2006-05-01 – 2006-05-04 | Messiah: Recitative: And suddenly | | Susan Hamilton, Dunedin Consort, John Butt | 0:16 |
| 2008-12-22 – 2008-12-23 | Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude (soprano) | | Julia Doyle, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 0:16 |
| 2016-12-20 – 2016-12-22 | Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 16: Recitative & Accompagnato “And suddenly” | | Katherine Watson, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet | 0:17 |
| 2017-12-18 – 2017-12-19 | The Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Recitative "And the Angel Said Unto Them" | live | Rachel Redmond, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall | 0:19 |
| 2022-11-23 – 2022-11-25 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Accompanied recitative. “And suddenly there was with the angel” | | Lucy Crowe, The English Concert, John Nelson | 0:16 |
| Accompagnato (Soprano): "And Suddenly There Was With The Angel..." | | Handel | 0:15 |
| And Suddenly | | Apollo’s Fire & Jeannette Sorrell | 0:16 |
| And Suddenly | | [unknown] | 0:19 |
| And Suddenly There Was With the Angel | cover | Half-handed Cloud | 0:21 |
| And Suddenly There Was with the Angels | | George Frideric Handel, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Oregon Bach Festival Choir | 0:17 |
| And the Angel said unto them... And suddenly there was with the Angel | | American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas | 0:55 |
| First Part: Accompagnato (And suddenly there was with the angel) | | Collegium 1704, Václav Luks | 0:16 |
| Le Messie Part 1: No. 14. Récitatif: And suddenly there was with the angel | | Elizabeth Harwood, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras | 0:19 |
| Messiah - Part 1: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) to "Glory to God" | | Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan | 5:59 |
| Messiah (excerpts), And suddenly there was with the angel | | Elizabeth Gale, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:28 |
| Messiah No. 14: And Suddenly There Was With the Angel / No. 15: Glory to God in the Highest | | Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Kiri Te Kanawa, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | 2:21 |
| Messiah Part 1, no. 14-17: Recitative - There Were Shepherds / Recitative - And Lo / Recitative - And the Angel / Recitative - And Suddenly， Chorus - Glory to God | | Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | 3:22 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: "And suddenly there was with the angel" (Soprano) | | Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée | 0:18 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 (1742 Version): No. 16, And Suddenly There Was with the Angel | | Dorothee Mields, Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann | 0:17 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And suddenly there was with the angel - Accompagnato | | Orchestra of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers | 0:17 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 16, And Suddenly There Was with the Angel | | Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle | 0:15 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Accompagnato: "And Suddenly There Was" | | Max Emanuel Cenčić, Academy of London, Peter Marschik | 0:19 |
| 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 (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, XIV. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And suddenly there was with the Angel" | | Midori Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki | 0:16 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: XVI. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And Suddenly There Was With the Angel" | | La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller | 0:17 |
| Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 16 (Soprano) And suddenly there was with the angel | | Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 0:17 |
| Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: And Suddenly There Was With the Angel a Multitude | | Smithsonian Concerto Grosso, Antal Doráti | 0:15 |
| Messiah, Part I. "There were shepherds abiding in the field" | | The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter | 1:19 |
| Messiah: Accompagnato. Soprano: 'And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude...'. Allegro | | Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | 0:18 |
| Messiah: And suddenly there was an angel | | Eastman Chorale, Eastman Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra, Donald Neuen | 0:20 |
| Messiah: And suddenly there was with the angel | | Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg | 0:17 |
| Messiah: And suddenly there was with the angel - Glory to God | | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra;Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus | 2:10 |
| Messiah: And suddenly there was with the angel (Recitative - Soprano) | | New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 0:16 |
| Messiah: And Suddenly There Was With the Angel a Multitude | | Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 0:18 |
| Messiah: And the angel said unto them - and suddenly there was with the angels - glory to God in the highest | | Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling | 1:41 |
| 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. 18: Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel" - No. 19: Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" | | Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Ailish Tynan, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury | 2:09 |
| Messiah: No. 16 Accompanied Recitative: And Suddenly There Was With the Angel | | Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 0:17 |
| 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 |
| Messiah: Part One: Recitative (Soprano): And Suddenly | | The Choir & Orchestra of Pro Christe, Timothy Dean | 0:17 |
| 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 / 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 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 |
| No. 14 - 16 Recitative "there were shepherds.." "And lo the angel..." " And suddenly there was.." | | Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 2:04 |
| No.14: Recitative accompagnato (Soprano) | | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:55 |
| Part I: Recit - “And Suddenly There Was With the Angel” | | Georg Friedrich Händel | 0:25 |
| Part I: Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano) | | Nathalie Paulin, Tafelmusik, Ivars Taurins | 0:16 |
| Part One, Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel | | Karen Clift, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 0:16 |
| Recitative (Soprano): And The Angel Said Unto Them | Accompagnato (Soprano): And Suddenly There Was With The Angel | | Carolyn Sampson, Barockorchester Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius | 0:49 |
| Recitatives: And the Angel Said / And Suddenly | | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:11 |
| 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. 16): Accompanied Recitative (Soprano), And suddenly there was with the angel | | Sara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 0:17 |
| The Messiah: Recitative: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel | | Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw | 0:19 |
| There were shepherds | | Apollo’s Fire, Jeannette Sorrell | 1:24 |
| 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 |
