Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Anthony Lewis (cello) · Patricia Clark (soprano) · Dame Janet Baker (mezzo soprano) · Raimund Herincx (bass) · Eileen Poulter (soprano) · Monica Sinclair (contralto) · Catherine Wilson (piano) · Dorothy Dow (soprano) · John Mitchinson (tenor) · English Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) · Saint Anthony Singers · Rhianon James
Movements
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: OverturePreview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Aria and Chorus. "Shake the Cloud from Off Your Brow" (Belinda, Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Aria. "Ah! Belinda" (Dido)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Recitative. "Grief Increases by Concealing" (Belinda, Dido, Second Woman)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Chorus. "When Monarchs Unite" (Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Recitative. "Whence Could so Much Virtue Spring?" (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Duet and Chorus. "Fear No Danger" (Belinda, Second Woman, Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Recitative. "See, Your Royal Guest Appears" (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Chorus. "Cupid Only Throws the Dart" (Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Recitative. "If Not for Mine, for Empire's Sake" - Aria. "Pursue Thy Conquest, Love" (Aeneas, Belinda)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Chorus. "To the Hills and the Vales" (Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Triumphal DancePreview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Wayward Sisters" (Sorceress, First Witch)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Chorus. "Harm's Our Delight" (Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "The Queen of Carthage" (Sorceress, Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Ruin'd Ere the Set of Sun?" (First Witch, Second Witch, Sorceress)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Duet. "But Ere We This Perform" (First Witch, Second Witch)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Chorus. "In Our Deep Vaulted Cell" (Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Echo Dance of the FuriesPreview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 2: RitornelloPreview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 2: Aria and Chorus. "Thanks to These Lonesome Vales" (Belinda, Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 2: Aria. "Oft She Visits This Lone Mountain" (Second Woman)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "Behold, Upon My Bending Spear" - Aria and Chorus. "Haste, Haste to Town" (Aeneas, Dido, Belinda, Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Stay, Prince" (Spirit, Aeneas)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: PreludePreview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Aria and Chorus. "Come Away, Fellow Sailors" (First Sailor, Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Sailors' DancePreview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Recitative and Duet. "See the Flags and Streamers Curling" (Sorceress, First Witch, Second Witch)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Aria. "Our Next Motion" (First Witch)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Chorus. "Destruction's Our Delight" (Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Sorceresses' DancePreview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Your Counsel All Is Urged in Vain" (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 2: Chorus. "Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire" (Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Thy Hand, Belinda" (Dido)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 2: Lament. "When I Am Laid in Earth" (Dido)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 3: Chorus. "With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come" (Choir)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
Performers
- Anthony LewisCello
- Patricia ClarkSoprano
- Dame Janet BakerMezzo Soprano
- Raimund HerincxBass
- Eileen PoulterSoprano
- Monica SinclairContralto
- Catherine WilsonPiano
- Dorothy DowSoprano
- John MitchinsonTenor
- English Chamber OrchestraOrchestra
- Saint Anthony Singers
- Rhianon James
Credits
- Label
- BNF Collection
- Recording year
- 1962