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

Henry Purcell
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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

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

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 of 40)

Conductor
Andrew Parrott3Emmanuelle Haïm3Trevor Pinnock3John Barbirolli2John Eliot Gardiner2Nicholas Milton2Raymond Leppard2Alberto Erede1Alfred Deller1Antony Walker1Charles Mackerras1Francesco Molinari-Pradelli1
Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra3Taverner Players3The English Concert3Adelaide Symphony Orchestra2English Baroque Soloists2Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment2Ambrosian Singers1Collegium Instrumentale Brugense1Collegium Musicum 901Ensemble instrumental de Lausanne1Il Giardino Armonico1Il Pomo d'Oro1
Label
Erato5ABC Classics3Deutsche Grammophon3Warner Classics3Alpha Classics2Archiv Produktion2Chaconne2EMI Classics2Alpha Productions1Apex1BBC Music Magazine1Brilliant Classics1
Decade
1950s11960s21980s51990s72000s142010s42020s3
Credited instrument
Harpsichord1Tenor1

Performance practice

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

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Recording / performers
Thy hand, BelindaTatiana Troyanos
Year: 2000
4:51
Dido and Aeneas: Act III. Scene II. The Palace: “Thy hand Belinda” / “When I am laid in earth”Martin Pearlman, Nancy Maultsby
Year: 1996
4:09
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III – Recitative ‘They hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth’John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Susan Graham
Year: 1995
4:53
Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene 2. "Thy hand, Belinda" (Dido)Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90
Year: 1995
1:02
Thy hand, BelindaAndrew Parrott, Taverner Players
Year: 1994
0:44
Thy Hand, Belinda, Darkness Shades MeRaymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Alfreda Hodgson
Year: 1991
7:41
Didon et Enee : Thy Hand Belinda… When I Am Led in EarthPatrick Peire, Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Ewa Podleś
Year: 1990
5:18
Dido and Aeneas, Act 3: "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Year: 1990
4:06
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene II. "Thy hand, Belinda" / "When I am laid in earth"Ivor Bolton
Year: 1989
4:26
Dido and Aeneas, Act III Scene 2: Thy hand, BelindaAndrew Parrott, Taverner Players
Year: 1988
0:47
Dido and Aeneas: When I am laid into earthSimon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert
Year: 1988
4:26
Dido and Aeneas, opera in three acts: Act 3. “Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me” (Dido)Michel Corboz, Ensemble instrumental de Lausanne, Teresa Berganza
Year: 1985
0:55
Dido and Aeneas: Act III. "Thy hand, Belinda" (Dido)Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Ann Murray
Year: 1983
4:33
Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act III: The Palace. “Thy hand, Belinda” (Dido)John Barbirolli, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra
Year: 1965
1:00
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "Thy hand, Belinda" (Dido)Alfred Deller, Mary Thomas
Year: 1963
0:52
Act III Scene 2: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me (Dido)Kirsten Flagstad
Year: 1952
1:07
Dido and Aeneas, Act III: No. 36, Recit. “Thy Hand, Belinda” – No. 37, Song. “When I Am Laid in Earth” (Dido’s Lament)Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Anne Sofie von Otter
4:28
Thy hand, Belinda!Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, RCA Italiana Orchestra, Leontyne Price
0:45
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: “Thy Hand, Belinda” (Dido)Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro, Joyce DiDonato
0:58
Dido and Aeneas: Thy hand Belinda... When I am Laid in Earth... With Drooping WingsJohn Barbirolli, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
7:49

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