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Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 19. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)

Henry Purcell
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Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 19. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches) by Henry Purcell. 19 recordings in this catalogue, from 1963 to 2021.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Hervé Niquet

Conductor · 2 recordings

Andrew Parrott

Conductor · 1 recording

Charles Mackerras

Conductor · 1 recording

Emmanuelle Haïm

Conductor · 1 recording

Erwin Ortner

Conductor · 1 recording

Ivor Bolton

Conductor · 1 recording

Jed Wentz

Conductor · 1 recording

John Barbirolli

Conductor · 1 recording

Recordings (19)

Conductor
Hervé Niquet2Alfred Deller1Andrew Parrott1Charles Mackerras1Emmanuelle Haïm1Erwin Ortner1Ivor Bolton1Jed Wentz1John Barbirolli1Jürgen Jürgens1Martin Pearlman1Maxim Emelyanychev1
Orchestra
Arnold Schoenberg Chor1Collegium Musicum 901English Chamber Orchestra1Il Pomo d'Oro1musicAeterna1NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra1Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment1Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra1Taverner Players1
Label
Warner Classics3Erato2Glossa2harmonia mundi2Alpha Classics1Alpha Productions1Aparté1Archiv Produktion1BBC Music Magazine1Brilliant Classics1Chaconne1Decca Classics1
Decade
1960s21980s21990s62000s52010s22020s1
Credited instrument
Harpsichord1

Performance practice

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

Unknown19
Recording / performers
Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 2 Scene 1, The Cave: But Ere We This Perform (Two Witches)Ana Vieira Leite, Julie Roset
Year: 2021
1:14
Dido & Aeneas Act II: But ere we this perform (Two Witches)René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Dominique Visse
Year: 2013
1:15
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II: But, ere we this performHervé Niquet
Year: 2012
1:09
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II: But Ere We This PerformTeodor Currentzis, musicAeterna
Year: 2007
1:06
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "Ruin'd ere the set of sun" … "But ere we this perform"Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Year: 2005
2:44
Dido and Aeneas: Act 2. But ere we this perform,Jed Wentz
Year: 2004
1:40
Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 1: The Cave. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)Emmanuelle Haïm
Year: 2003
1:12
Dido & Aeneas: Act II, Scene: The Cave. “But Ere We This Perform” (Witches)Hervé Niquet, Matthew White, Salomé Haller
Year: 2000
1:09
Dido and Aeneas: Act II. Scene I. The Cave: “But ere we this perform”Martin Pearlman
Year: 1996
1:13
Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. "But ere we this perform" (Two Witches)William Christie, Gaëlle Méchaly, Sophie Daneman
Year: 1995
1:11
Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene 1. "But ere we this perform" (Witches)Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90
Year: 1995
1:08
Dido and Aeneas: Act 2 - The Witshes's Scene. "But, ere we this perform"Philip Pickett, Roderick Williams
Year: 1994
1:18
But ere we this performAndrew Parrott, Taverner Players
Year: 1994
1:14
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Year: 1993
1:10
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. "But ere we this perform"Ivor Bolton
Year: 1989
1:12
Dido and Aeneas: Act II. "But ere we this perform" (Witches, Chorus)Erwin Ortner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Year: 1983
2:13
Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act I, Scene 2: The Cave of the Sorceress. “But, ere we this perform” (1st & 2nd Witches)John Barbirolli, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra
Year: 1965
1:15
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "But ere we this perform" (Witches)Alfred Deller, Helen Watts
Year: 1963
1:25
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 2: “But, Ere We This Perform” (First Witch, Second Witch)Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro
1:09

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