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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
London Oriana Choir, Alfred Deller, Mary Thomas · view	2003	Classic FM	5:37
Anthony Lewis, Robert Thurston Dart, English Chamber Orchestra · view	2003	Philips	5:07
Paul Daniel, Lesley Garrett · view	2003	EMI	4:25
Anthony Lewis, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker · view	2002	The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc	4:08
Christopher Hogwood · view	2001	Süddeutsche Zeitung Klassik	4:37
Christopher Hogwood, Barbara Bonney · view	2001	Decca Records	4:40
Iva Bittová · view	2001	Sony Music Soundtrax	1:47
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir · view	2000	Stichting Collectieve Promotie Geluidsdragers	5:27
Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson · view	2000	BBC Music Magazine	4:01
Christopher Hogwood, Catherine Bott · view	2000	Decca Records	7:27
London Oriana Choir, Mary Thomas · view	1999	BBC Music Magazine	4:06
Leontyne Price · view	1999	RCA Red Seal	4:38
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, RCA Italiana Orchestra, Leontyne Price · view	1999	-	3:53
Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emma Kirkby · view	1999	Chandos	3:00
Munich Radio Orchestra, Denyce Graves · view	1999	RCA Red Seal	5:00
English Chamber Orchestra, Tatiana Troyanos · view	1999	Erato	4:49
Carlo Rizzi, Welsh National Opera, Olga Borodina · view	1997	Philips	5:33
Anthony Lewis, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker · view	1996	The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc	4:11
Anthony Lewis, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker · view	1996	The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc	0:55
Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players, Emma Kirkby · view	1996	In Classical Mood	3:23

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

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