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1 | Dido and Aeneas: Overture | Henry Purcell | | 1:57 |
2 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Shake the cloud from off your brow" (Belinda, chorus) | Henry Purcell | | 1:03 |
3 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Ah Belinda, I am press'd with torment" (Dido) | Henry Purcell | | 3:38 |
4 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Grief increases by concealing" (Belinda, Dido) - "When monarchs unite, how happy their state" (Chorus) | Henry Purcell | | 0:42 |
5 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Whence could so much virtue spring?" (Dido, Belinda) | Henry Purcell | | 1:55 |
6 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Fear no danger to ensue" (Belinda, chorus) | Henry Purcell | | 1:33 |
7 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "See our royal guest appears" (Belinda, Aeneas) - "Cupid only throws the dart" (Chorus) | Henry Purcell | | 1:10 |
8 | Dido 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)- bass-baritone vocals:
- Nathan Berg
- choir vocals:
- Les Arts Florissants
- soprano vocals:
- Sophie Marin-Degor
- orchestra:
- Les Arts Florissants
- conductor:
- William Christie
- recording of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 9. Recitative “If not for mine, for empire’s sake” (Aeneas)
- composer:
- Henry Purcell
- librettist:
- Nahum Tate
- part of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
- recording of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 10. Aria “Pursue thy conquest, love” (Belinda)
- composer:
- Henry Purcell
- librettist:
- Nahum Tate
- part of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
- recording of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 11. “To the hills and the vales” (Chorus)
- composer:
- Henry Purcell
- librettist:
- Nahum Tate
- part of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
| Henry Purcell | | 2:15 |
9 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. The Triumphing Dance | Henry Purcell | | 1:14 |
10 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. Prelude for the Witches "Wayward sisters, you that fright" (Sorceress) - "Harm's our delight" (Chorus) | Henry Purcell | | 2:15 |
11 | Dido 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)- choir vocals:
- Les Arts Florissants
- mezzo-soprano vocals:
- Claire Brua
- soprano vocals:
- Sophie Daneman and Gaëlle Méchaly
- orchestra:
- Les Arts Florissants
- conductor:
- William Christie
- recording of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 15. Recitative “The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate” (Sorceress)
- composer:
- Henry Purcell
- librettist:
- Nahum Tate
- part of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
- recording of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 16. “Ho ho ho!” (Chorus)
- composer:
- Henry Purcell
- librettist:
- Nahum Tate
- part of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
- recording of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 17. Recitative “Ruin’d ere the set of sun?” (Two Witches, Sorceress)
- composer:
- Henry Purcell
- librettist:
- Nahum Tate
- part of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
- recording of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 18. “Ho ho ho!” (Chorus)
- composer:
- Henry Purcell
- librettist:
- Nahum Tate
- part of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
| Henry Purcell | | 1:53 |
12 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. "But ere we this perform" (Two Witches) | Henry Purcell | | 1:11 |
13 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. "In our deep vaulted cell" (Chorus) - Echo Dance | Henry Purcell | | 2:23 |
14 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. Ritornelle - "Thanks to these lonesome vales" (Belinda, chorus) | Henry Purcell | | 3:35 |
15 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Oft she visits this lone mountain" (Second Woman) | Henry Purcell | | 1:56 |
16 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Behold upon my bending spear" (Aeneas, Dido) - "Haste, haste to town" (Belinda, chorus)- bass-baritone vocals:
- Nathan Berg
- choir vocals:
- Les Arts Florissants
- soprano vocals:
- Véronique Gens and Sophie Marin-Degor
- orchestra:
- Les Arts Florissants
- conductor:
- William Christie
- recording of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)
- composer:
- Henry Purcell (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
- librettist:
- Nahum Tate
- part of:
- Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
| Henry Purcell | | 1:14 |
17 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Stay Prince" (Spirit, Aeneas) | Henry Purcell | | 2:04 |
18 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Then since our charmes have sped" (Chorus) - The Grove's Dance | Henry Purcell | | 1:29 |
19 | Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. "Come away" (Sailor, chorus) - The Sailor's Dance | Henry Purcell | | 2:20 |
20 | Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. "See, see the flags" (Two Witches, Sorceress) - "Our next motion" (Sorceress) | Henry Purcell | | 1:41 |
21 | Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. "Destruction's our delight" (Chorus) | Henry Purcell | | 0:31 |
22 | Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. The Witches' Dance | Henry Purcell | | 1:35 |
23 | Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "Your counsel all is urged in vain" (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas) | Henry Purcell | | 3:35 |
24 | Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "Great minds against themselves conspire" (Chorus) - "Thy hand, Belinda" (Dido) | Henry Purcell | | 2:03 |
25 | Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "When I am laid in earth" (Dido) | Henry Purcell | | 3:47 |
26 | Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene II. "With drooping wings" (Chorus) | Henry Purcell | | 2:55 |