Classic FM: Dido's Lament

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1Chaconne in G minor, Z. 730
harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
orchestra:
The English Concert
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
recording of:
Chacony in G minor for 2 violins, viola and continuo, Z. 730
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 730)
Henry Purcell5:21
2Sound, Sound the Trumpet
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor) and Timothy Wilson (Countertenor)
orchestra:
The English Concert
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
recording of:
Birthday Ode for Queen Mary "Come Ye Sons of Art", Z. 323: III. Sound the Trumpet
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1694)
part of:
Birthday Ode for Queen Mary "Come Ye Sons of Art", Z. 323
Henry Purcell2:32
3Arise, Ye Subterranean Winds (From the Tempest)
bass vocals:
Hervey Alan (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Philomusica of London
conductor:
Anthony Lewis (cellist)
recording of:
The Tempest, Z. 631: Act II "Arise, ye subterranean winds"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Tempest, Z. 631
Henry Purcell3:07
4Rondeau (From Abdelazer)
engineer:
Philip Wade (engineer)
producer:
Peter Wadland
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1974-03)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1974-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-03)
recording of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor’s Revenge, Z 570: II. Rondeau
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, Z 570
Henry Purcell1:40
5If the Music Be the Food of Love (From Twelfth Night)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379
lyricist:
Col. Henry Heveningham
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 379)
Henry Purcell2:12
6Air From Abdelazer
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, Z 570: Air (catch-all for unknown 'Air' movement (there are 4))
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1695)
part of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, Z 570
Henry Purcell1:27
7Fairest Isle (From King Arthur)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Fairest isle"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell2:34
8Hornpipe -- Scotch Tune (From Amphitryon)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
Amphitryon, Z. 572 "The Two Sosias": IV. Scotch Tune
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Amphitryon, Z. 572
Henry Purcell2:21
9Birthday Ode for Queen Mary
lute:
Anthony Rooley (lute player / conductor)
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
partial recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell2:30
10Trumpet Tune (From the Indian Queen)
brass:
Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
organ:
Peter Hurford (organist)
recording of:
Trumpet tune, ZT. 697
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: ZT. 697)
Henry Purcell2:39
11O God, Thou Art My God
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
O God, thou art my God, Z. 35
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 35)
Henry Purcell4:16
12Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G Minor: Magnificat
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor, Z231: Magnificat
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor, Z231
Henry Purcell4:00
13Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G Minor: Nunc Dimittis
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor, Z231: Nunc dimittis
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G minor, Z231
Henry Purcell3:48
14Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z. 50
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 50)
Henry Purcell3:46
15Funeral Sentences for the Death of Queen Mary
instruments:
Symphoniae Sacrae Chamber Ensemble
organ:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
viola da gamba:
Jane Ryan
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
Henry Purcell6:33
16Symphony From the Fairy Queen (From the Fairy Queen)
instruments:
English Baroque Soloists
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": Symphony
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell6:15
17Music for a While (From Oedipus)
countertenor vocals:
James Bowman (UK countertenor)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: II. "Music for a While"
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583
Henry Purcell3:48
18Sweeter Than Roses (From Pausanias)
lute:
Anthony Rooley (lute player / conductor)
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
recording of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585: I. "Sweeter than roses"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585
Henry Purcell3:16
19Evening Hymn
harpsichord:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
lute:
Anthony Rooley (lute player / conductor)
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
recording of:
An Evening Hymn, Z. 193 "Now that the sun hath veiled his light"
lyricist:
Dr. William Fuller
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 193)
Henry Purcell4:16
20Jehova, Quam Multi Sunt Hostes Mei
organ:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei, Z. 135
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 135)
Henry Purcell7:39
21Dido's Lament: 'When I Am Laid in Earth' (From Dido and Aeneas)
soprano vocals:
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell4:50