Dido and Aeneas
Album by Purcell; Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, The Mermaid Singers and Orchestra, Geraint Jones
Released 1987
Tracklist
- 1OvertureHenry Purcell3:07
- 2Act I: Shake the cloud from off your brow (Belinda, Chorus)Henry Purcell1:10
- 3Act I: Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment (Dido)Henry Purcell3:26
- 4Act I: Grief increases by concealing (Belinda, Dido, Chorus)Henry Purcell0:57
- 5Act I: Whence could so much virtue spring (Dido, Belinda)Henry Purcell2:12
- 6Act I: Fear no danger to ensue (Belinda, 2nd Woman and Chorus)Henry Purcell1:40
- 7Act I: See, your Royal guest appears (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)Henry Purcell1:17
- 8Act I: Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:35
- 9Act I: If not for mine, for Empire's sake (Aeneas)Henry Purcell0:24
- 10Act I: Pursue thy conquest, Love (Belinda)Henry Purcell0:49
- 11Act I: To the hills and the vales (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:15
- 12Act I: The Triumphing DanceHenry Purcell1:20
- 13Act II Scene 1: Prelude for the WitchesHenry Purcell1:27
- 14Act II Scene 1: Wayward sisters (Sorceress, 1st Witch)Henry Purcell1:35
- 15Act II Scene 1: Harm's our delight (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:19
- 16Act II Scene 1: The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate (Sorceress, Chorus)Henry Purcell0:48
- 17Act II Scene 1: Ruin'd ere the set of sun (1st and 2nd Witches, Sorceress, Chorus)Henry Purcell1:30
- 18Act II Scene 1: But, ere we this perform (1st and 2nd Witches)Henry Purcell1:15
- 19Act II Scene 1: In our deep vaulted cell (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:17
- 20Act II Scene 1: Echo Dance of FuriesHenry Purcell1:01
- 21Act II Scene 2: RitornelleHenry Purcell0:29
- 22Act II Scene 2: Thanks to these lonesome vales (Belinda, Chorus)Henry Purcell1:44
- 23Act II Scene 2: Oft she visits this lone mountain (2nd Woman)Henry Purcell2:06
- 24Act II Scene 2: Behold, upon my bended spear (Aeneas, Dido)Henry Purcell0:36
- 25Act II Scene 2: Haste to town (Belinda, Chorus)Henry Purcell0:47
- 26Act II Scene 2: Stay, Prince! and hear great Jove's command (Spirit, Aeneas)Henry Purcell2:43
- 27Act II Scene 2: Then since our Charm's have sped (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:10
- 28Act III Scene 1: Prelude - Come away, fellow sailors (Sailor, Chorus)Henry Purcell1:45
- 29Act III Scene 1: The Sailor's DanceHenry Purcell0:43
- 30Act III Scene 1: See, the flags and streamers curling (Sorceress, 1st and 2nd Witches)Henry Purcell0:56
- 31Act III Scene 1: Our next motion (Sorceress)Henry Purcell0:41
- 32Act III Scene 1: Destruction's our delight (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:35
- 33Act III Scene 1: The Witches' DanceHenry Purcell1:32
- 34Act III Scene 2: Your counsel all is urg'd in vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)Henry Purcell4:41
- 35Act III Scene 2: Great minds against themselves conspire (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:13
- 36Act III Scene 2: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me (Dido)Henry Purcell1:07
- 37Act III Scene 2: When I am laid in earth (Dido)Henry Purcell3:59
- 38Act III Scene 2: With drooping wings ye cupids come (Chorus)Henry Purcell4:36
More by Purcell, Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, The Mermaid Singers and Orchestra, Geraint Jones
Release credits
- soprano vocals [2, 4-7, 10, 22-23, 25-26, 34]
- conductor [12-13, 20-21, 29, 33]
- soprano vocals [3-5, 7, 24, 34, 36-37]
- choir vocals [8, 11, 15, 19, 27, 32, 35, 38]
- baritone vocals [7, 9, 24, 26, 34]
Issues
D1987- D30 July 2007





