Dido and Aeneas

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Shake the cloud from off your brow" (Belinda) / "Banish sorrow, bannish care" (Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 1. Aria “Shake the cloud from off your brow” (Belinda) – “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment" (Dido) / "Grief increases by concealing..." (Belinda, Dido) / "When monarchs unite, how happy their state" (Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 2. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Whence could so much virtue spring" (Dido, Belinda) / "Fear no danger to ensue" (Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 5. Recitative “Whence could so much virtue spring?” (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "See, your royal guest appears" (Belinda, Æneas, Dido) / "Cupid only throws the dirt" (Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 7. Recitative “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "If not for mine, for empire's sake" (Æneas) / "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) / "To the hills and the vales, to the rocks and the mountains" (Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 10. Aria “Pursue thy conquest, love” (Belinda)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. The Triumphing Dance

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 12. The Triumphing Dance

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. Prelude for the Witches: "Wayward sisters, you that fright" (Sorceress, First Witch) / "Harm's our delight and mischief all our skill" (Chorus) / "The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate" (Sorceress) / "Ho, ho, ho" (Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch)

Nigel Rogers, Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Ruin'd ere the set of sun" (Witches, Sorceress) / "Ho, ho, ho" (Chorus) / "But ere we this perform" (Witches)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 18. “Ho ho ho!” (Chorus)

Nigel Rogers, Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "In our deep-vaulted cell the charm we'll prepare" (Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 20. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. Echo Dance of Furies

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 21. Echo Dance of Furies

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. Ritornelle / "Thanks to these lonesome vales" (Belinda, Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 23. Aria and Chorus “Thanks to these lonesome vales” (Belinda, Chorus)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Oft she visits this lone mountain" (Second woman) / Ritornelle

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / Ritornelle

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Behold, upon my bending spear" (Æneas, Dido) / "Haste, haste to town" (Belinda, Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove's command" (Spirit, Æneas)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 27. Recitative “Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove’s command” (Spirit, Aeneas)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Prelude "Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighting" (First sailor, Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus)

Nigel Rogers, Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. The Sailors' Dance / "See the flags and streamers curling" (Sorceress, Witches)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 30. Recitative “See, the flags and streamers curling” (Sorceress, Witches)

Nigel Rogers, Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "Our next motion" (Sorceress) / "Destruction's our delight" (Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 31. “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus)

Nigel Rogers, Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. The Witches' Dance

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 32. The Witches’ Dance

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "Your counsel all is urg'd in vain" (Dido, Belinda, Æneas) / "Great minds against themselves conspire" (Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me" (Dido) / "When I am laid in earth" (Dido)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "With drooping wings ye Cupids come" (Chorus)

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus)

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert