Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Prelude for the Witches - "Wayward sisters"

~ Recording by Shauna Beesley (Second Witch), Donna Deam (First Witch), Monteverdi Choir, Teresa Shaw (Sorceress), English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.12Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Prelude for the Witches - "Wayward sisters"5:04Henry PurcellDido & Aeneas / Ode for St. Cecilia's DayPurcell; Carolyn Watkinson, George Mosley, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot GardinerAlbum
  • DE1993-11-03
Philips Digital Classics (this may likely be a series than an actual label)432 114-2
1.12Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Prelude for the Witches - "Wayward sisters"5:04Henry PurcellDido & Aeneas / Ode for St. Cecilia's DayHenry Purcell; John Eliot GardinerAlbum
  • US1993-11-17
Philips Digital Classics (this may likely be a series than an actual label)

Relationships

choir vocals:Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (in 1990-07)
vocals:Donna Deam (First Witch) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
Shauna Beesley (Second Witch) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
Teresa Shaw (Sorceress) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch)

Related works

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch)

composer:Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:Nahum Tate
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II (number) (order: 1)
arrangements:Wayward Sisters (Klaus Nomi version)