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

Henry Purcell
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Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch) by Henry Purcell. 33 recordings in this catalogue, from 1959 to 2022.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Raymond Leppard

Conductor · 4 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 4 recordings

Andrew Parrott

Conductor · 3 recordings

Taverner Players

Orchestra · 3 recordings

Hervé Niquet

Conductor · 2 recordings

José Luis García Asensio

Conductor · 2 recordings

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Orchestra · 2 recordings

Alfred Deller

Soloist · 2 recordings

Recordings (33 of 33)

Conductor
Raymond Leppard4Andrew Parrott3Alfred Deller2Hervé Niquet2José Luis García Asensio2Benjamin Britten1Charles Mackerras1Christopher Hogwood1Emmanuelle Haïm1Erwin Ortner1Geoffrey Lancaster1Ivor Bolton1
Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra4Taverner Players3Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment2Arnold Schoenberg Chor1Collegium Musicum 901English Baroque Soloists1Ensemble instrumental de Lausanne1Il Pomo d'Oro1Monteverdi Choir1musicAeterna1Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra1The English Concert1
Label
Erato4Decca Classics3Warner Classics3Chaconne2Glossa2harmonia mundi2Musical Concepts2Pentatone2Philips2Vanguard Classics2ABC Classics1Alpha Classics1
Decade
1950s11960s41970s11980s61990s102000s62010s22020s2
Credited instrument
Harpsichord5Tenor2Mezzo-Soprano1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

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Recording / performers
Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Wayward sisters – Harm’s our delightAvery Amereau
Year: 2022
1:22
Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Prelude for the WitchesAvery Amereau
Year: 2022
0:47
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Prelude for the WitchesRené Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dominique Visse
Year: 2013
2:05
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II: Wayward Sisters, you that frightHervé Niquet
Year: 2012
3:15
Dido and Aeneas, Opera in three acts (Highlights): Prelude for the Witches / Wayward sistersAndrew Parrott, Taverner Players
Year: 2008
1:56
Prelude – “Wayward sisters” – “Harm’s our delight”Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Patricia Bardon
Year: 2008
2:13
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II: Prelude for the WitchesTeodor Currentzis, musicAeterna
Year: 2007
2:31
Dido and Aeneas: Act 2. Wayward sister, you that frightJed Wentz
Year: 2004
2:09
Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 1: The Cave. “Wayward sisters, you that fright” (Sorceress, First Witch) / “Harm’s our delight” (Chorus)Emmanuelle Haïm, Simon Halsey, Felicity Palmer
Year: 2003
2:11
Dido & Aeneas: Act II, Scene: The Cave. Prelude for the Witches “Wayward Sisters” (Sorceress)Hervé Niquet, Matthew White
Year: 2000
3:16
Dido & Aeneas: Prelude for the WitchesGeoffrey Lancaster
Year: 1997
0:44
Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. Prelude for the Witches "Wayward sisters, you that fright" (Sorceress) - "Harm's our delight" (Chorus)William Christie
Year: 1995
2:15
Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene 1. "Wayward Sisters" (Sorceress)Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90
Year: 1995
1:59
Dido and Aeneas: Act 2 - The Witshes's Scene. Prelude for the Witches: "Wayward sisters"Philip Pickett, Roderick Williams
Year: 1994
4:35
Wayward sistersAndrew Parrott, Taverner Players
Year: 1994
1:56
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch) – “Harm’s our delight” (Witches chorus)Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Year: 1993
2:20
Dido and Aeneas: Act II. Prelude for the Witches / “Wayward sisters”Christopher Hogwood, David Thomas
Year: 1992
1:27
Dido and Aeneas: Act II Scene 1 (The Cave)Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players
Year: 1991
7:37
Wayward Sisters, You that FrightRaymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Alfreda Hodgson
Year: 1991
6:35
Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Prelude for the Witches - "Wayward sisters"John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Year: 1990
5:04

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