Dido & Aeneas / Henry Purcell.
| Author/creator | Purcell, Henry composer. |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication | Arles [France] : Harmonia Mundi, [2001] |
| Copyright Date | ℗2001 |
| Description | 1 audio disc (59 min., 33 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Dawson, Lynne, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Joshua, Rosemary, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Finley, Gerald, 1960- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Brown, Timothy, 1946- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Jacobs, René, conductor, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Khoury, Marielle D., 1969- editor. |
| Other author/creator | Fritz, Heidi, translator. |
| Other author/creator | Clare College (University of Cambridge). Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, performer. |
| Uniform title | Dido and Aeneas |
| Contents | Overture (2:36) -- Act I. Belinda: Shake the cloud (0:59) -- Dido: Ah! Belinda, I am prest (3:49) -- Belinda: Grief increase by concealing (0:36) -- Chorus: When monarchs unite (0:14) -- Dido: Whence could so much virtue spring? (1:39) -- Belinda, Second Woman: Fear no danger to ensue (1:25) -- Belinda: See, your Royal Guest appears (0:47) -- Chorus: Cupid only throws the dart (0:51) -- Aeneas: If not for mine (0:23) -- Belinda: Pursue thy conquest (0:46) -- Chorus: To the hills and the vales (1:13) -- The triumphing dance (1:10) -- Act II. Prelude for the Witches (2:05) -- Chorus: Harm's our delight (0:29) -- Sorceress: The Queen of Carthage (0:30) -- Chorus: Ho ho ho, ho ho ho! (1:20) -- Two Witches: But ere we this perform (1:14) -- Chorus: In our deep vaulted cell (1:34) -- Echo dance of Furies (1:03) -- Ritournelle (0:53) -- Belinda: Thanks to these lovesome vales (2:43) -- Second Woman: Oft she visits this lov'd mountain (2:18) -- Aeneas: Behold, upon my bending spear (0:31) -- Belinda: Haste, haste to town (0:43) -- Spirit: Stay, Prince and hear great Jove's command (2:37) -- Chorus: Then since our Charmes have Sped (0:35) -- The Grove's dance (0:56) -- Act III. Prelude (1:33) -- Chorus: Come away, fellow sailors (0:57) -- Sorceress: See the flags and streamers curling (0:55) -- Sorceress: Our next motion (0:56) -- Chorus: Destruction's our delight (1:03) -- The Witches' dance (2:30) -- Dido: Your counsel all is urged in vain (3:46) -- Chorus: Great minds against themselves conspire (1:22) -- Dido: Thy hand, Belinda (0:51) -- Dido: When I am laid in earth (4:03) -- Chorus: With dropping wings ye Cupids come (5:19). |
| General note | Program notes in French by Marielle D. Khoury and René Jacobs, English translation by Derek Yeld, German translation by Heidi Fritz, with lyrics in French, English, and German (39 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Performer | Lynne Dawson, soprano ; Rosemary Joshua, soprano ; Gerald Finley, baritone ; Clare College Chapel Choir ; Timothy Brown, choir director ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; René Jacobs, director. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded October 1998 at Henry Wood Hall, London. |
| Language | Sung in English. |
| Publisher number | HMC 901683 Harmonia Mundi |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-29919 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |