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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
Andrew Parrott, Emily Van Evera · view	2011	Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group	3:48
Andrew Parrott, Emily Van Evera · view	2011	Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group	0:47
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, RCA Italiana Orchestra, Leontyne Price · view	2010	Sony Music	3:52
Andreas Scholl · view	2010	Decca Classics	4:05
Harry Christophers, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Elin Manahan Thomas · view	2009	Decca Records	4:49
John Eliot Gardiner · view	2009	Warner	4:49
Malena Ernman · view	2009	Roxy Recordings	3:42
Teodor Currentzis, musicAeterna, Simone Kermes · view	2008	Alpha Classics	4:02
Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players · view	2008	Sony BMG Music Entertainment	3:41
Christine Schäfer · view	2007	Onyx	4:21
Susan Graham · view	2007	Virgin Classics	3:55
Kirsten Flagstad · view	2007	Naxos Historical	4:58
Kirsten Flagstad · view	2007	Naxos Historical	3:59
Anthony Lewis, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker · view	2006	The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc	0:55
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Sally-Anne Russell · view	2006	ABC Classics	4:09
Emmanuelle Haïm, Susan Graham · view	2005	Classic FM	6:01
René Jacobs, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lynne Dawson · view	2005	harmonia mundi	4:04
Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra · view	2004	The Communications Practice	3:48
Emmanuelle Haïm, Susan Graham · view	2003	Virgin Veritas	3:55
Emmanuelle Haïm, Susan Graham · view	2003	Classic FM	3:40

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

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