Annotation

Dido - Guillemette Laurens
Belinda - Jill Feldman
Aeneas - Philippe Cantor
Second Woman - Agnès Mellon
The Sorceress - Dominique Visse
The Witches - Agnès Mellon, Barbara Borden
Spirit - Étienne Lestringant
First Sailor - Michel Laplénie

Annotation last modified on 2019-07-22 15:49 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture – Act I
recording engineer:
Alain Duchemin (in 1985-07)
baritone vocals [Aeneas]:
Philippe Cantor (bass‐baritone) (in 1985-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Guillemette Laurens (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Second Woman]:
Agnès Mellon (soprano) (in 1985-07)
soprano vocals [Belinda]:
Jill Feldman (soprano) (in 1985-07)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble) (in 1985-07)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1985-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
harmonia mundi s.a. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Martin d'Arles (Chapelle du Méjan) in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1985-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Henry Purcell16:24
2Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene 1
recording engineer:
Alain Duchemin (in 1985-07)
countertenor vocals [Sorceress]:
Dominique Visse (countertenor) (in 1985-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Witch]:
Barbara Borden (operatic soprano) (in 1985-07) and Agnès Mellon (soprano) (in 1985-07)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble) (in 1985-07)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1985-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
harmonia mundi s.a. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Martin d'Arles (Chapelle du Méjan) in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1985-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch) (in 1985-07)
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 I, 14. “Harm’s our delight” (Witches chorus) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 15. Recitative “The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate” (Sorceress) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
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) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
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) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
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) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 19. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 20. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 21. Echo Dance of Furies (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
Henry Purcell7:55
3Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene 2
recording engineer:
Alain Duchemin (in 1985-07)
baritone vocals [Aeneas]:
Philippe Cantor (bass‐baritone) (in 1985-07)
countertenor vocals [Spirit]:
Étienne Lestringant (in 1985-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Guillemette Laurens (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Second Woman]:
Agnès Mellon (soprano) (in 1985-07)
soprano vocals [Belinda]:
Jill Feldman (soprano) (in 1985-07)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble) (in 1985-07)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1985-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
harmonia mundi s.a. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Martin d'Arles (Chapelle du Méjan) in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1985-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 22. Ritornelle (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 23. Aria and Chorus “Thanks to these lonesome vales” (Belinda, Chorus) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / Ritornelle (in 1985-07)
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, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido) (in 1985-07)
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) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 27. Recitative “Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove’s command” (Spirit, Aeneas) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
Henry Purcell9:59
4Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. … “Great minds against themselves conspire”
recording engineer:
Alain Duchemin (in 1985-07)
baritone vocals [Aeneas]:
Philippe Cantor (bass‐baritone) (in 1985-07)
countertenor vocals [Sorceress]:
Dominique Visse (countertenor) (in 1985-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Guillemette Laurens (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Witch]:
Barbara Borden (operatic soprano) (in 1985-07) and Agnès Mellon (soprano) (in 1985-07)
soprano vocals [Belinda]:
Jill Feldman (soprano) (in 1985-07)
tenor vocals [First Sailor]:
Michel Laplénie (tenor, and conductor of the baroque choral Ensemble Sagittarius) (in 1985-07)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble) (in 1985-07)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1985-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
harmonia mundi s.a. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Martin d'Arles (Chapelle du Méjan) in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1985-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus) (in 1985-07)
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, 29. The Sailors’ Dance (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 30. Recitative “See, the flags and streamers curling” (Sorceress, Witches) (in 1985-07)
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, 31. “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 32. The Witches’ Dance (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas) (in 1985-07)
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, 34. Recitative “But death, alas! I cannot shun” (Dido) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell11:18
5Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Monologue & Dido’s Death
recording engineer:
Alain Duchemin (in 1985-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Guillemette Laurens (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985-07)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble) (in 1985-07)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1985-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
harmonia mundi s.a. (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Martin d'Arles (Chapelle du Méjan) in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1985-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (in 1985-07)
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, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus) (in 1985-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell8:17