Dido & Aeneas

~ Release by Henry Purcell; Sir Colin Davis, John Alldis Choir, Academy of St Martin in the Fields (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼Hybrid SACD
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Dido and Aeneas: Overture recording of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture composer: Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689) publisher: Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain) part of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626	Henry Purcell		2:20
2	Dido and Aeneas: Act 1: Shake the cloud from off your brow recording of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 1. Aria “Shake the cloud from off your brow” (Belinda) – “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus) composer: Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689) librettist: Nahum Tate part of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I	Henry Purcell		1:14
3	Dido and Aeneas: Act 1: AH! Belinda, I am prest with torment 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 Purcell		4:53
4	Dido and Aeneas: Act 1: Whence could so much virtue spring? 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 Purcell		3:46
5	Dido and Aeneas: Act 1: See, your Royal Guest appears 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	Henry Purcell		5:32
6	Dido and Aeneas: Act 2: Prelude for the Witches partial recording of: 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	Henry Purcell		1:04
7	Dido and Aeneas: Act 2: Wayward sisters partial recording of: 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	Henry Purcell		4:38
8	Dido and Aeneas: Act 2: In our deep vaulted cell recording of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 20. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus) composer: Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) librettist: Nahum Tate part of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II	Henry Purcell		2:16
9	Dido and Aeneas: Act 2: Ritornelle - Thanks to these lonesome vales recording of: Dido and Aeneas: Act II. Ritornelle / "Thanks to these lonesome vales" composer: Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)	Henry Purcell		3:25
10	Dido and Aeneas: Act 2: Oft she visits recording of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / Ritornelle composer: Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689) librettist: Nahum Tate part of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II	Henry Purcell		2:34
11	Dido and Aeneas: Act 2: Behold, upon my bending spear 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	Henry Purcell		1:29
12	Dido and Aeneas: Act 2: Stay Prince 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 Purcell		3:30
13	Dido and Aeneas: Act 3: Prelude - Come away, fellow sailors recording of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus) composer: Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689) librettist: Nahum Tate publisher: Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain) part of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III	Henry Purcell		2:30
14	Dido and Aeneas: Act 3: See the flags 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	Henry Purcell		3:35
15	Dido and Aeneas: Act 3: Your counsel all is urged in vain 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 Purcell		5:26
16	Dido and Aeneas: Act 3: Thy hand Belinda recording of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) composer: Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) librettist: Nahum Tate part of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III	Henry Purcell		1:02
17	Dido and Aeneas: Act 3: When I am laid in earth 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 Purcell		3:57
18	Dido and Aeneas: Act 3: With dropping wings 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 Purcell		4:58

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/15114956 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004513377 [info]

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Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002912581 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 827949023064
Format:: Hybrid SACD
Length:: 58:09

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Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Pentatone
PTC 5186 230

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Europe
2016-03-11

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