Dido and Aeneas
Album by Purcell; Mary Thomas, Honor Sheppard, Helen Watts, Maurice Bevan, Ellen Dales, Robert Tear, Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra, Alfred Deller
Released 1964
Tracklist
- 1OvertureHenry Purcell2:46
- 2Shake the cloud from off your brow (Belinda, Chorus)Henry Purcell1:08
- 3Ah ! Ah ! Ah ! Belinda, I am press'd with torment (Dido)Henry Purcell4:06
- 4Grief increase by concealing ... (Belinda, Dido)Henry Purcell0:25
- 5When monarchs unite, how happy their state (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:27
- 6Whence could so much virtue spring? (Dido, Belinda)Henry Purcell2:02
- 7Fear no danger to ensue (Belinda, second woman, Chorus)Henry Purcell1:46
- 8See, see, your royal guest appears (Belinda, Aeneas)Henry Purcell0:58
- 9Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:44
- 10If not or mine, for empire's sake (Aeneas)Henry Purcell0:31
- 11Pursue thy conquest, love, her eyes (Belinda)Henry Purcell0:49
- 12To the hills and the vales (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:26
- 13The triumphing danceHenry Purcell1:16
- 14Prelude for the witches (Sorceress)Henry Purcell1:16
- 15Wayward sisters, you that fright (First witch, Sorceress)Henry Purcell1:18
- 16Harm's your delight (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:21
- 17The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate (Sorceress)Henry Purcell0:55
- 18Ho ! Ho ! Ho ! (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:14
- 19Ruin'd ere the set of sun? (First witch, Sorceress)Henry Purcell1:19
- 20Ho ! Ho ! Ho ! (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:12
- 21But ere we this perform (First and second sorceress)Henry Purcell1:26
- 22In our deep vaulted cell (Chorus, in the manner of an echo)Henry Purcell1:00
- 23Echo Dance of FuriesHenry Purcell0:59
- 24Ritornelle (Orchestra)Henry Purcell0:36
- 25Thank to these lonesome vales (Belinda, chorus)Henry Purcell1:14
- 26Oft she visits this lov'd mountain (Second woman)Henry Purcell2:10
- 27Behold upon my bleeding spear (Aeneas, Dido)Henry Purcell0:35
- 28Haste, haste to town (Belinda, Chorus)Henry Purcell0:56
- 29Stay, Prince, and hear Jove's command (Spirit, Aeneas)Henry Purcell2:58
- 30Praeludium for the sailorsHenry Purcell0:40
- 31Come away, felow sailors (First sailor, Chorus)Henry Purcell1:20
- 32The Sailor's DanceHenry Purcell0:52
- 33See, the flags and streamers curling (Sorceress, first witch)Henry Purcell0:59
- 34Our next motion (Sorceress)Henry Purcell0:43
- 35Destruction's our delight (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:37
- 36The Witches' DanceHenry Purcell1:21
- 37Your counsel all is urg'd in vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)Henry Purcell4:21
- 38Great minds against themselves conspire (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:16
- 39Thy hand, Belinda (Dido - recitative)Henry Purcell0:52
- 40When I am laid in earth (Dido)Henry Purcell3:07
- 41With drooping wings ye Cupids come (Chorus)Henry Purcell2:31
More by Purcell, Mary Thomas, Honor Sheppard, Helen Watts, Maurice Bevan, Ellen Dales, Robert Tear, Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Choir, Orchestra, Alfred Deller
Release credits
- conductor
- soprano vocals [7, 21, 26]
- harpsichord [1-40]
- contralto vocals [14-15, 17, 19, 21, 33-34]
- soprano vocals [2, 4, 6-8, 11, 15, 19, 21, 25, 28, 33, 37]
- engineer
- soprano vocals [3-4, 6, 8, 27, 37, 39-40]
- baritone vocals [8, 10, 27, 29, 37]
- choir vocals [2, 5, 7, 9, 11-12, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30-31, 35, 38, 41]
- performing orchestra [1, 5, 7, 9, 11-18, 20-23, 25-26, 30-32, 35-41]
- tenor vocals [29, 31]
- executive, producer
- liner notes
Issues
D12" Vinyl1964
D1993




