Dido & Aeneas
René Jacobs · Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment · Rosemary Joshua · Lynne Dawson · Susan Bickley · Gerald Finley · Dominique Visse · María Cristina Kiehr · Robin Blaze
Dido & Aeneas, CD, on harmonia mundi. Music by Henry Purcell, performed by René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rosemary Joshua, Lynne Dawson; 39 tracks.
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Dido & Aeneas Act I: Shake the cloud (Belinda)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 1. Aria “Shake the cloud from off your brow” (Belinda) – “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rosemary Joshua
Dido & Aeneas Act I: Ah! Belinda, I am prest (Dido)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 2. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lynne Dawson
Dido & Aeneas Act I: Grief increases by concealing (Belinda)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 3. Recitative “Grief increases by concealing” (Belinda, Dido, Second Woman)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lynne Dawson
Dido & Aeneas Act I: When monarchs unite (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 4. “When monarchs unite” (Chorus)
Dido & Aeneas Act I: Whence could so much virtue spring? (Dido)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 5. Recitative “Whence could so much virtue spring?” (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lynne Dawson
Dido & Aeneas Act I: Fear no danger to ensue (Belinda, Second Woman)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 6. “Fear no danger to ensue” (Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, María Cristina Kiehr
Dido & Aeneas Act I: See, your Royal Guest appears (Belinda)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 7. Recitative “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gerald Finley
Dido & Aeneas Act I: Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 8. “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)
Dido & Aeneas Act I: If not for mine (Aeneas)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 9. Recitative “If not for mine, for empire’s sake” (Aeneas)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gerald Finley
Dido & Aeneas Act I: Pursue thy conquest (Belinda)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 10. Aria “Pursue thy conquest, love” (Belinda)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rosemary Joshua
Dido & Aeneas Act I: To the hills and the vales (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 11. “To the hills and the vales” (Chorus)
Dido & Aeneas Act I: The Triumphing Dance
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 12. The Triumphing Dance
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Prelude for the Witches
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dominique Visse
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Harm's our delight (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 14. “Harm’s our delight” (Witches chorus)
Dido & Aeneas Act II: The Queen of Carthage (Sorceress)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 15. Recitative “The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate” (Sorceress)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Susan Bickley
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Ho ho ho, ho ho ho! (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 16. “Ho ho ho!” (Chorus)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dominique Visse
Dido & Aeneas Act II: But ere we this perform (Two Witches)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 19. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dominique Visse
Dido & Aeneas Act II: In our deep vaulted cell (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 20. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus)
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Echo Dance of Furies
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 21. Echo Dance of Furies
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Ritornelle
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 22. Ritornelle
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Thanks to these lovesome vales (Belinda)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 23. Aria and Chorus “Thanks to these lonesome vales” (Belinda, Chorus)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rosemary Joshua
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Oft she visits this lov'd mountain (Second Woman)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / Ritornelle
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, María Cristina Kiehr
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Behold, upon my bending spear (Aeneas)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gerald Finley
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Haste, haste to town (Belinda)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 26. Aria and Chorus “Haste, haste to town” (Belinda, Chorus)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rosemary Joshua
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Stay, Prince and hear great Jove's command (Spirit)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 27. Recitative “Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove’s command” (Spirit, Aeneas)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gerald Finley
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Then since our Charmes have Sped (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. Chorus “Then since our charmes have sped” (Sorceress, Two Witches)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Susan Bickley
Dido & Aeneas Act II: The Grove's Dance
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. The Groves Dance
Dido & Aeneas Act III: Prelude
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus)
Dido & Aeneas Act III: Come away, fellow sailors (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus)
Dido & Aeneas Act III: See the flags and streamers curling (Sorceress)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 30. Recitative “See, the flags and streamers curling” (Sorceress, Witches)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dominique Visse
Dido & Aeneas Act III: Our next Motion (Sorceress)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Aria “Our next motion” (Sorceress)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Susan Bickley
Dido & Aeneas Act III: Destruction's our delight (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 31. “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus)
Dido & Aeneas Act III: The Witches' Dance
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 32. The Witches’ Dance
Dido & Aeneas Act III: Your counsel all is urged in vain (Dido)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Gerald Finley
Dido & Aeneas Act III: Great minds against themselves conspire (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus)
Dido & Aeneas Act III: Thy hand, Belinda (Dido)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido)
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lynne Dawson