Dido & Æneas

~ Release by Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded November 1994 at Théâtre-Opéra de Massy in Essonne, France.

Annotation last modified on 2019-06-01 01:14 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Dido and Aeneas: Overture
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Henry 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)
soprano vocals:
Véronique Gens (soprano)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 2. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
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)
soprano vocals:
Véronique Gens (soprano) and Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 5. Recitative “Whence could so much virtue spring?” (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
Henry Purcell1:55
6Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Fear no danger to ensue" (Belinda, chorus)
choir vocals:
Les Arts Florissants
soprano vocals:
Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 6. “Fear no danger to ensue” (Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
Henry Purcell1:33
7Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "See our royal guest appears" (Belinda, Aeneas) - "Cupid only throws the dart" (Chorus)
bass-baritone vocals:
Nathan Berg (operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Les Arts Florissants
soprano vocals:
Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 7. Recitative “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 8. “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
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 Purcell2:15
9Dido and Aeneas: Act I. The Triumphing Dance
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 12. The Triumphing Dance
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
Henry 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 Purcell2:15
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)
soprano vocals:
Sophie Daneman (soprano) and Gaëlle Méchaly
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 19. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
Henry Purcell1:11
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)
bass-baritone vocals:
Nathan Berg (operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Les Arts Florissants
soprano vocals:
Véronique Gens (soprano) and Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 26. Aria and Chorus “Haste, haste to town” (Belinda, Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
Henry Purcell1:14
17Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Stay Prince" (Spirit, Aeneas)
bass-baritone vocals:
Nathan Berg (operatic bass-baritone)
tenor vocals:
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 27. Recitative “Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove’s command” (Spirit, Aeneas)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
Henry Purcell2:04
18Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Then since our charmes have sped" (Chorus) - The Grove's DanceHenry Purcell1:29
19Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. "Come away" (Sailor, chorus) - The Sailor's DanceHenry Purcell2:20
20Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. "See, see the flags" (Two Witches, Sorceress) - "Our next motion" (Sorceress)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Claire Brua
soprano vocals:
Sophie Daneman (soprano) and Gaëlle Méchaly
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 30. Recitative “See, the flags and streamers curling” (Sorceress, Witches)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Aria “Our next motion” (Sorceress) (interstitial, unnumbered)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
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' Dance
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 32. The Witches’ Dance
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell1:35
23Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "Your counsel all is urged in vain" (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
bass-baritone vocals:
Nathan Berg (operatic bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Véronique Gens (soprano) and Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell3:35
24Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "Great minds against themselves conspire" (Chorus) - "Thy hand, Belinda" (Dido)Henry Purcell2:03
25Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "When I am laid in earth" (Dido)
soprano vocals:
Véronique Gens (soprano)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and 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 Purcell3:47
26Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "With drooping wings" (Chorus)
choir vocals:
Les Arts Florissants
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell2:55