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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 of 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: Act III, Scene 2. "When I am laid in earth" (Dido)Richard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90 Year: 1995	1995	Chaconne	3:53
Dido and Aeneas: Thy Hand Belinda...When I am LaidChristopher Hogwood, Catherine Bott Year: 1995	1995	L’Oiseau‐Lyre	8:27
Didon & Enée : Thy hand, Belinda - When I am laid in earth with drooping wingsJohn Eliot Gardiner Year: 1995	1995	Erato	-
Dido und Aeneas: III. Akt: When I am laid in earth (Vi. B, S.189)Charles Mackerras, Tatiana Troyanos Year: 1994	1994	Zweitausendeins	4:46
Dido And Aeneas: Thy Hand, Belinda! / When I Am Laid In EarthFrancesco Molinari-Pradelli, RCA Italiana Orchestra, Leontyne Price Year: 1994	1994	RCA Red Seal	4:37
Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene 2. "Thy hand, Belinda ... When I am laid in Earth"Elly Ameling Year: 1994	1994	Philips Digital Classics	4:47
When I am laid in earthKirsten Flagstad Year: 1994	1994	EMI Classics	4:10
Dido’s lamentAndrew Parrott, Taverner Players Year: 1994	1994	BBC Music Magazine	3:42
Dido and Aeneas: When I Am Laid in Earth / With Drooping WingsRobert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Christine Brewer Year: 1994	1994	Telarc	7:15
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene II. “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) – “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Year: 1993	1993	harmonia mundi	3:59
Dido and Aeneas: Act III. “Thy hand Belinda” / “When I am laid in earth”Christopher Hogwood, Catherine Bott Year: 1992	1992	L’Oiseau‐Lyre	4:06
Dido and Aeneas - Dido's LamentTrevor Pinnock, Anne Sofie von Otter Year: 1989	1989	Deutsche Grammophon	4:31
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players Year: 1989	1989	Chandos	3:24
When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament)Robert King, The King's Consort, Gillian Fisher Year: 1988	1988	IMP	4:10
Dido and Aeneas, Act III Scene 2: When I am laid in earth, Part 2Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players Year: 1988	1988	Sony Classical	2:06
Dido and Aeneas, Act III Scene 2: When I am laid in earth, Part 1Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players Year: 1988	1988	Sony Classical	1:17
Dido and Aeneas, opera in three acts: Act 3. “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)Michel Corboz, Ensemble instrumental de Lausanne, Teresa Berganza Year: 1985	1985	Erato	3:22
Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene 2. “Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth”José Luis García Asensio, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra Year: 1985	1985	Philips	5:27
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Monologue & Dido’s DeathWilliam Christie, Guillemette Laurens Year: 1985	1985	harmonia mundi	8:15
Dido and Æneas: Act III. “Thy hand, Belinda” / “When I am laid in earth”Charles Mackerras Year: 1967	1967	Deutsche Grammophon	5:53

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