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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 1948 to 2024.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Andrew Parrott

Conductor · 12 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 11 recordings

Taverner Players

Orchestra · 9 recordings

Anthony Lewis

Conductor · 6 recordings

Janet Baker

Soloist · 6 recordings

Christopher Hogwood

Conductor · 5 recordings

Leontyne Price

Soloist · 5 recordings

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Conductor · 4 recordings

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

1940s1 1950s1 1960s4 1980s8 1990s26 2000s23 2010s19 2020s3

Credited instrument

Soprano6 Mezzo-Soprano4 Harpsichord3 Piano2 Organ1 Trombone1 Vibraphone1

Performance practice

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

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I Am Laid in EarthLea Desandre, Myriam Rignol, Thomas Dunford Year: 2024	2024	Erato	3:46
Dido and Aeneas: “When I Am Laid in Earth”Karina Gauvin Year: 2023	2023	Naxos	4:37
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: When I am laid in earth “Dido’s Lament”Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Anna Netrebko Year: 2021	2021	Deutsche Grammophon	3:56
Dido and Aeneas, Z626: Dido’s LamentLucie Horsch Year: 2018	2018	Decca Classics	3:30
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. “Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth”Alessandro De Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis, Sonya Yoncheva Year: 2017	2017	Sony Classical	4:55
Dido’s LamentRomain Leleu, Thierry Escaich Year: 2017	2017	Aparté	3:35
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. “Thy hand, Belinda… When I am laid in earth” (Dido)Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro, Joyce DiDonato Year: 2016	2016	Erato	5:03
When I Am LaidRosemary Standley Year: 2016	2016	Jazz Village	3:50
Dido‘s Lament: Thy Hand Belinda… When I Am Laid in EarthNicholas Milton, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Sally-Anne Russell Year: 2015	2015	ABC Classics	4:28
Dido and Aeneas: Act III. “When I Am Laid in Earth” (Dido’s Lament)Tobias Ringborg, Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Pumeza Matshikiza Year: 2015	2015	Decca Classics	3:46
Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 (Opera in 3 Acts): When I Am Laid in Earth (Emily Van Evera) (Voice)Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort and Players, Emily Van Evera Year: 2015	2015	Sony Classical	3:41
Dido and Aeneas, Z626: Thy Hand, Belinda…When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)Antony Walker Year: 2014	2014	ABC Classics	5:02
Dido and Aeneas: "When I Am Laid in Earth"Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emily Van Evera Year: 2013	2013	Sony Music	3:45
When I Am Laid in EarthChristina Pluhar, Raquel Andueza Year: 2013	2013	Erato	5:03
Dido's LamentSimone Dinnerstein Year: 2013	2013	Sony Classical	3:02
Dido and Aeneas, Act 3: Thy Hand, Belinda… When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido’ lament)Andrea Marcon, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Patricia Petibon Year: 2012	2012	Deutsche Grammophon	5:22
When I am laidSwedish Radio Choir, Gustaf Sjökvist, Jonas Knutsson Year: 2012	2012	ACT	3:56
Dido’s LamentWolfgang Katschner, Lautten Compagney, Dorothee Mields Year: 2011	2011	Carus	-
Dido and Aeneas, "Dido's Lament", Part 2Andrew Parrott, Emily Van Evera Year: 2011	2011	Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group	3:48
Dido and Aeneas, "Dido's Lament", Part 1Andrew Parrott, Emily Van Evera Year: 2011	2011	Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group	0:47

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