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Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) by Henry Purcell. 91 recordings in this catalogue, from 1966 to 2025.

Top Performers

Andrew Parrott

Conductor · 12 rec

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 11 rec

Taverner Players

Orchestra · 9 rec

Anthony Lewis

Conductor · 6 rec

Janet Baker

Soloist · 6 rec

Christopher Hogwood

Conductor · 5 rec

Leontyne Price

Soloist · 5 rec

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Conductor · 4 rec

Recordings (91)

Conductor

Andrew Parrott12 Anthony Lewis6 Christopher Hogwood5 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli4 Raymond Leppard4 Emmanuelle Haïm3 John Eliot Gardiner3 Alfred Deller2 Charles Mackerras2 Maxim Emelyanychev2 Nicholas McGegan2 Richard Hickox2

Orchestra

English Chamber Orchestra11 Taverner Players9 RCA Italiana Orchestra4 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra2 Collegium Musicum 902 Il Pomo d'Oro2 London Oriana Choir2 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment2 Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra2 Aarhus Symfoniorkester1 Academia Montis Regalis1 Academy of St Martin in the Fields1

Label

Erato10 Decca Classics6 Sony Classical5 Chandos4 Decca Records4 Deutsche Grammophon4 harmonia mundi4 Philips4 RCA Red Seal4 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc4 Warner Classics4 ABC Classics3

Decade

1960s1 1980s5 1990s28 2000s26 2010s20 2020s4

Credited instrument

Soprano6 Mezzo-Soprano4 Harpsichord3 Piano3 Organ1 Trombone1 Vibraphone1

Performers	Year	Label
Lea Desandre, Myriam Rignol, Thomas Dunford · view	2025	Erato	3:46
Karina Gauvin · view	2023	Naxos	4:37
Michel Corboz, Ensemble instrumental de Lausanne, Teresa Berganza · view	2022	Erato	3:22
Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Anna Netrebko · view	2021	Deutsche Grammophon	3:56
Lucie Horsch · view	2019	Decca Classics	3:30
Alessandro De Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis, Sonya Yoncheva · view	2017	Sony Classical	4:55
Romain Leleu, Thierry Escaich · view	2017	Aparté	3:35
Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90, Maria Ewing · view	2016	Chandos	4:35
Tobias Ringborg, Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Pumeza Matshikiza · view	2016	Decca Classics	3:46
Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro, Joyce DiDonato · view	2016	Erato	5:03
Rosemary Standley · view	2016	Jazz Village	3:50
Nicholas Milton, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Sally-Anne Russell · view	2015	ABC Classics	4:28
Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort and Players, Emily Van Evera · view	2015	Sony Classical	3:41
Antony Walker · view	2014	ABC Classics	5:02
Christina Pluhar, Raquel Andueza · view	2014	Erato	5:03
Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emily Van Evera · view	2013	Sony Music	3:45
Nils Landgren, Swedish Radio Choir, Gustaf Sjökvist · view	2013	ACT	3:56
Simone Dinnerstein · view	2013	Sony Classical	3:02
Wolfgang Katschner, Lautten Compagney, Dorothee Mields · view	2012	Carus	-
Andrea Marcon, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Patricia Petibon · view	2012	Deutsche Grammophon	5:22

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)

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