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

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) by Henry Purcell. 40 recordings in this catalogue, from 1952 to 2024.

Most recorded performers

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Susan Graham

Soloist · 4 recordings

Andrew Parrott

Conductor · 3 recordings

Emmanuelle Haïm

Conductor · 3 recordings

Trevor Pinnock

Conductor · 3 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 3 recordings

Taverner Players

Orchestra · 3 recordings

The English Concert

Orchestra · 3 recordings

Anne Sofie von Otter

Soloist · 3 recordings

Recordings (40)

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: Thy Hand, BelindaLea Desandre, Myriam Rignol, Thomas Dunford Year: 2024	2024	Erato	1:03
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Acte III, Scène 2: Recitative & aria “Thy Hand, Belinda… When I Am Laid in Earth”Emmanuelle Haïm, Marie-Claude Chappuis Year: 2021	2021	Warner Classics	4:58
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Thy hand, BelindaRiccardo Chailly, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Anna Netrebko Year: 2021	2021	Deutsche Grammophon	1:21
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: “Thy Hand, Belinda” … “When I Am Laid in Earth”Nicholas Milton, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Sally-Anne Russell Year: 2016	2016	ABC Classics	4:36
Dido and Aeneas: "Thy hand, Belinda" - "When I am laid in earth"Alberto Erede, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Suzanne Danco Year: 2016	2016	Decca Classics	5:09
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Recitative & Aria “Thy Hand, Belinda...When I Am Laid in Earth”Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico, Anna Prohaska Year: 2015	2015	Alpha Classics	4:37
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "Thy Hand, Belinda" … "When I Am Laid In Earth"Nicholas Milton, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Sally-Anne Russell Year: 2014	2014	ABC Classics	4:28
Dido and Aeneas, Opera in three acts (Highlights): 'Thy hand, Belinda'Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players Year: 2008	2008	Sony BMG Music Entertainment	0:47
“Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me” – “When I am laid in earth”Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sarah Connolly Year: 2008	2008	Chaconne	5:05
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III: Thy Hand, BelindaTeodor Currentzis, musicAeterna, Simone Kermes Year: 2007	2007	Alpha Classics	1:03
Didon et Énée: “Thy hand, Belinda”Susan Graham Year: 2007	2007	Virgin Classics	0:57
Your Counsel All - Great Minds - Thy Hand, Belinda - When I Am Laid Down in Earth - With Drooping WingsEmmanuelle Haïm, Susan Graham Year: 2007	2007	EMI Classics	7:00
Dido And Aeneas: Thy Hand, Belinda! / When I Am Laid In EarthTrevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Anne Sofie von Otter Year: 2006	2006	Deutsche Grammophon	4:29
Dido and Aeneas: “Thy hand, Belinda”Antony Walker Year: 2005	2005	ABC Classics	4:56
Dido & Aeneas Act III: Thy hand, Belinda (Dido)René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lynne Dawson Year: 2005	2005	harmonia mundi	0:52
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 3. "Thy hand, Belinda" … "When I am laid in earth"Charles Mackerras, Jürgen Jürgens, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Year: 2005	2005	Archiv Produktion	5:48
Dido and Aeneas: Act 3. Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me,Jed Wentz Year: 2004	2004	Brilliant Classics	4:16
Dido and Aeneas: Act the Third, Scene 2. “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido)Emmanuelle Haïm, Susan Graham Year: 2003	2003	Virgin Veritas	0:57
Dido and Aeneas: Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid in EarthBarbara Bonney Year: 2003	2003	Universal Music Portugal	4:36
Dido & Aeneas: Act III, Scene: The Palace. “Thy Hand, Belinda” (Dido)Hervé Niquet, Matthew White Year: 2000	2000	Glossa	3:29

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