Dido & Æneas
Album by Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Released 1995
Tracklist
- 1Dido and Aeneas: OvertureHenry Purcell1:57
- 2Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Shake the cloud from off your brow" (Belinda, chorus)Henry Purcell1:03
- 3Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Ah Belinda, I am press'd with torment" (Dido)Henry Purcell3:38
- 4Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Grief increases by concealing" (Belinda, Dido) - "When monarchs unite, how happy their state" (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:42
- 5Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Whence could so much virtue spring?" (Dido, Belinda)Henry Purcell1:54
- 6Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Fear no danger to ensue" (Belinda, chorus)Henry Purcell1:33
- 7Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "See our royal guest appears" (Belinda, Aeneas) - "Cupid only throws the dart" (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:10
- 8Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus)Henry Purcell2:14
- 9Dido and Aeneas: Act I. The Triumphing DanceHenry Purcell1:14
- 10Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. Prelude for the Witches "Wayward sisters, you that fright" (Sorceress) - "Harm's our delight" (Chorus)Henry Purcell2:14
- 11Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. "The Queen of Carthage" (Sorceress) - "Ho! ho! ho!" (Chorus) - "Ruin'd ere the set of sun?" (Two Witches, Sorceress) - "Ho! ho! ho!" (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:53
- 12Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. "But ere we this perform" (Two Witches)Henry Purcell1:10
- 13Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. "In our deep vaulted cell" (Chorus) - Echo DanceHenry Purcell2:23
- 14Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. Ritornelle - "Thanks to these lonesome vales" (Belinda, chorus)Henry Purcell3:35
- 15Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Oft she visits this lone mountain" (Second Woman)Henry Purcell1:56
- 16Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Behold upon my bending spear" (Aeneas, Dido) - "Haste, haste to town" (Belinda, chorus)Henry Purcell1:13
- 17Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Stay Prince" (Spirit, Aeneas)Henry Purcell2:04
- 18Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Then since our charmes have sped" (Chorus) - The Grove's DanceHenry Purcell1:28
- 19Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. "Come away" (Sailor, chorus) - The Sailor's DanceHenry Purcell2:19
- 20Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. "See, see the flags" (Two Witches, Sorceress) - "Our next motion" (Sorceress)Henry Purcell1:41
- 21Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. "Destruction's our delight" (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:31
- 22Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. The Witches' DanceHenry Purcell1:35
- 23Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "Your counsel all is urged in vain" (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)Henry Purcell3:35
- 24Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "Great minds against themselves conspire" (Chorus) - "Thy hand, Belinda" (Dido)Henry Purcell2:02
- 25Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "When I am laid in earth" (Dido)Henry Purcell3:47
- 26Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "With drooping wings" (Chorus)Henry Purcell2:54
More by Purcell, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Release credits
- mezzo-soprano vocals [10-11, 20]
- soprano vocals [11-12, 20]
- tenor vocals [17, 19]
- choir vocals [2, 4, 6-8, 10-11, 13-14, 16, 18-19, 21, 24, 26], performing orchestra
- bass-baritone vocals [7-8, 16-17, 23]
- soprano vocals [11-12, 15, 20]
- soprano vocals [2, 4-8, 14, 16, 23]
- soprano vocals [3-5, 16, 23-25]
- conductor
Issues
D1995