Dido and Aeneas
Album by Purcell; Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Lisa Saffer, Paul Elliott, Michael Dean, The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
Released 1994
Tracklist
- 1Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: OvertureHenry Purcell1:51
- 2Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “Shake the cloud from off your brow” (Belinda) – “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:57
- 3Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido)Henry Purcell3:26
- 4Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “Grief increases by concealing” (Belinda, Dido, Second Woman) - “When monarchs unite” (Chorus)Henry Purcell2:30
- 5Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “Fear no danger to ensue” (Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus)Henry Purcell1:32
- 6Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido) – “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:39
- 7Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “Pursue thy conquest, love” (Belinda)Henry Purcell0:45
- 8Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “To the hills and the vales” (Chorus) – The Triumphing DanceHenry Purcell2:14
- 9Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch) – “Harm’s our delight” (Witches chorus)Henry Purcell2:19
- 10Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. “Ruin’d ere the set of sun?” (Two Witches, Sorceress)Henry Purcell0:58
- 11Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)Henry Purcell1:09
- 12Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus) – Echo Dance of FuriesHenry Purcell2:00
- 13Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. RitornelleHenry Purcell0:37
- 14Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. “Thanks to these lonesome vales” (Belinda, Chorus)Henry Purcell2:25
- 15Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. “Oft she visits this lov’d mountain” (Second Woman)Henry Purcell2:26
- 16Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)Henry Purcell0:33
- 17Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. “Haste, haste to town” (Belinda, Chorus)Henry Purcell0:42
- 18Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. “Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove’s command” (Spirit, Aeneas)Henry Purcell2:34
- 19Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. RitornelleHenry Purcell0:48
- 20Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene I. Prelude – “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus)Henry Purcell1:28
- 21Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene I. The Sailors’ DanceHenry Purcell0:45
- 22Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene I. “See, the flags and streamers curling” (Sorceress, Witches)Henry Purcell1:02
- 23Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene I. “Our next motion” (Sorceress) – “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:03
- 24Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene I. The Witches’ DanceHenry Purcell1:09
- 25Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene II. “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)Henry Purcell3:50
- 26Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene II. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus)Henry Purcell0:43
- 27Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene II. “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) – “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)Henry Purcell3:59
- 28Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, Scene II. “With drooping wings ye cupids come” (Chorus)Henry Purcell4:32
- 29Music for “The Gordian Knot Unty’d”: I. OvertureHenry Purcell2:19
- 30Music for “The Gordian Knot Unty’d”: II. AirHenry Purcell0:42
- 31Music for “The Gordian Knot Unty’d”: III. Rondeau minuetHenry Purcell1:09
- 32Music for “The Gordian Knot Unty’d”: IV. AirHenry Purcell1:07
- 33Music for “The Gordian Knot Unty’d”: V. JigHenry Purcell0:40
- 34Music for “The Gordian Knot Unty’d”: VI. ChaconneHenry Purcell1:53
- 35Music for “The Gordian Knot Unty’d”: VII. AirHenry Purcell0:41
- 36Music for “The Gordian Knot Unty’d”: VIII. MinuetHenry Purcell1:30
More by Purcell, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Lisa Saffer, Paul Elliott, Michael Dean, The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
Release credits
- engineer
- choir vocals [2, 4-6, 8, 12, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 28]
- soprano vocals [9-11, 18, 22]
- soprano vocals [4-5, 15]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [9-10, 22-23]
- soprano vocals [2, 4-7, 14, 17, 25]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [3-4, 6, 16, 25, 27]
- baritone vocals [6, 16, 18, 25]
- conductor
- tenor vocals [20]
- editor
- performing orchestra
- producer
- soprano vocals [9-11, 22]
- liner notes
Issues
D1994
D2006




