Purcell* • Jessye Norman • Thomas Allen • Marie McLaughlin • English Chamber Orchestra • Raymond Leppard – Dido And Aeneas
Tracklist
| "Dido And Aeneas" | |||
| 1 | Overture | 2:10 | |
| Act I | |||
| 2 | "Shake The Cloud From Off Your Brow" | 1:13 | |
| 3 | "Ah! Belinda, I Am Prest" | 5:41 | |
| 4.1 | "Whence Could So Much Virtue Spring?" | 3:33 | |
| 4.2 | "Fear No Danger" | 6:02 | |
| 5.1 | "See, Your Royal Guest Appears" | 5:18 | |
| 5.2 | "If Not For Mine" | ||
| 5.3 | "To The Hills And The Vales" | ||
| 5.4 | The Triumphing Dance | ||
| Act II | |||
| Scene 1 | |||
| 6 | Prelude For The Witches | 1:01 | |
| 7.1 | "Wayward Sisters" | 4:59 | |
| 7.2 | "But Ere We This Perform" | ||
| 8.1 | "In Our Deep Vaulted Cell" | 2:18 | |
| 8.2 | Echo Dance Of The Furies | ||
| Scene 2 | |||
| 9 | Ritornello - "Thanks To These Lonesome Vales" | 3:28 | |
| 10.1 | "Oft She Visits" | 3:25 | |
| 10.2 | "Behold, Upon My Bending Spear" | ||
| 11.1 | "Stay, Prince" | 3:17 | |
| 11.2 | "Jove's Commands Shall Be Obey'd" | ||
| Act III | |||
| Scene 1 | |||
| 12 | Prelude - "Come Away, Fellow Sailors" | 1:41 | |
| 13.1 | The Sailor's Dance- | 4:23 | |
| 13.2 | "See The Flags" | ||
| 13.3 | "Destruction's Our Delight" | ||
| 13.4 | The Witches' Dance | ||
| Scene 2 | |||
| 14.1 | "Your Counsel All Is Urged In Vain" | 5:34 | |
| 14.2 | "But Death, Alas!" | ||
| 15.1 | "Thy Hand, Belinda"- | 5:23 | |
| 15.2 | "When I Am Laid In Earth" | ||
| 16 | "With Drooping Wings" | 4:46 |
Companies, etc.
- Made By – PDO, Germany
- Made By – Polygram
Credits
- Baritone Vocals [Aeneas] – Thomas Allen
- Cello – Charles Tunnell
- Chorus Master – Jane Glover
- Composed By – Henry Purcell
- Conductor, Harpsichord – Raymond Leppard
- Countertenor Vocals [Spirit] – Derek Ragin*
- Double Bass – Adrian Beers
- Harpsichord – Robert Aldwinkle*
- Leader – José-Luis Garcia
- Libretto By – Nahum Tate
- Liner Notes – Clifford Bartlett
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [2nd Witch] – Della Jones
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Sorceress] – Patricia Kern
- Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
- Photography By – Zoë Dominic
- Soprano Vocals [1st Witch] – Helen Walker (5)
- Soprano Vocals [2nd Woman] – Elizabeth Gale
- Soprano Vocals [Belinda] – Marie McLaughlin
- Soprano Vocals [Dido] – Jessye Norman
- Tenor Vocals [1st Sailor] – Patrick Power
Notes
Recorded London 5/1985.
Jewel-case and booklet in a slipcase.
Jewel-case and booklet in a slipcase.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 028941629920
- Label Code: LC 0305
- ASIN: B0000040XP
Other Versions (5 of 8)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | Dido And Aeneas (LP, Stereo, Gatefold) | Philips Digital Classics | 416 299-1 | Netherlands | 1986 | ||
New Submission | Dido And Aeneas (Cassette, Album) | Philips Digital Classics | 416 299-4 | Europe | 1986 | ||
New Submission | Dido And Aeneas (LP, Stereo) | Philips, Philips | 416 299-1, 416 299-1 PH | Netherlands | 1986 | ||
New Submission | Dido And Aeneas (CD, Album) | Philips | 416 299-2 | Europe | 1986 | ||
Recently Edited | Dido And Aeneas (CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo) | Decca | 478 2121 | Europe | 2010 |
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