Dido & Aeneas
Christopher Hogwood · Emma Kirkby · Catherine Bott · John Mark Ainsley · Julianne Baird · David Thomas · Michael Chance
Dido & Aeneas (2005), CD, on L’Oiseau‐Lyre. Music by Henry Purcell, performed by Christopher Hogwood, Emma Kirkby, Catherine Bott, John Mark Ainsley; 34 tracks.
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Tracklist
Act I. "Shake the cloud from off your brow"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 1. Aria “Shake the cloud from off your brow” (Belinda) – “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus)
Act I. "Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 2. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido)
Act I. "Whence could so much virtue spring?"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 5. Recitative “Whence could so much virtue spring?” (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman)
Act I. "Fear no danger" — Dance [The Baske]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, VII. "Fear no danger" / Dance
Act I. "See, your royal guest appears"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 7. Recitative “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)
Act I. "Cupid only throws the dart"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 8. “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 9. Recitative “If not for mine, for empire’s sake” (Aeneas)
Act I. "Pursue thy conquest, Love"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 10. Aria “Pursue thy conquest, love” (Belinda)
Act I. "To the hills and the vales"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 11. “To the hills and the vales” (Chorus)
Act II. Prelude for the Witches — "Wayward sisters"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch)
Act II. "The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 15. Recitative “The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate” (Sorceress)
Act II. "In our deep vaulted cell"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 20. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus)
Act II. Ritornelle — "Thanks to these lonesome vales"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas: Act II. Ritornelle / "Thanks to these lonesome vales"
Act II. Gitter ground — a dance
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. Gittar Ground a Dance
Act II. "Oft she visits" — Ritornelle
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / Ritornelle
Act II. "Behold, upon my bending spear"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)
Act II. "Haste, haste to town"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 26. Aria and Chorus “Haste, haste to town” (Belinda, Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 27. Recitative “Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove’s command” (Spirit, Aeneas)
Act III. Prelude — "Come away, fellow sailors"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus)
Act III. "See the flags and streamers curling"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 30. Recitative “See, the flags and streamers curling” (Sorceress, Witches)
Act III. "Destruction's our delight"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 31. “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus)
Act III. "Your counsel all is urg'd in vain"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
Act III. "Great minds against themselves conspire"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus)