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composer:Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:Nahum Tate
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I (number) (order: 10)

Recordings

DateTitleArtistLength
recordings
1952-03-15 – 1952-03-28Act I: If not for mine, for Empire's sake (Aeneas)Thomas Hemsley0:24
1965-08-25 – 1965-08-27Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act I, Scene 1: Dido's Court. “If not for mine, for Empire's sake” (Aeneas)Peter Glossop, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli0:25
1967-10Dido and Æneas: “If not for mine” / “Pursue thy conquest, Love”Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras1:28
1983-03Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "See, your royal guest appears" (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido, Chorus)Erwin Ortner, Arnold Schönberg Chor, Ann Murray, Anton Scharinger, Rachel Yakar, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt4:04
1985-05Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “See, your royal guest appears” – “If not for mine” – “To the hills and the vales” – The Triumphing DanceMarie McLaughlin, Thomas Allen, Jessye Norman, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard5:22
1985-11-18 – 1985-11-22Dido and Aeneas, opera in three acts: Act 1. “If not for mine, for empire's sake” (Aeneas) / “Pursue thy conquest, Love” (Belinda) / “To the hills and the vales” (chorus)René Falquet, Danielle Borst, Chœur duThéâtre Municipal de Lausanne, Per-Arne Wahlgren, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Michel Corboz2:31
1988-07Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1: "If not for mine, for empire's sake" ... "To the hills and the vales"Lynne Dawson, The English Concert Choir, Nigel Rogers, Stephen Varcoe, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock2:19
1989-06 – 1989-07Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "See, your royal guest appears" / Chorus "Cupid only throws the dart" / "If not for mine..." / "Pursue thy conquest, love"Henry Purcell2:28
1992-09Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “If not for mine”John Mark Ainsley, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood0:22
1994-09If not for mine, for empire’s sakeTaverner Players, Andrew Parrott0:21
1995-03-27 – 1995-03-29Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for Mine" (Aeneas)Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox0:26
1996-01-03 – 1996-01-05Dido and Aeneas: Act I. The Palace: “If not for mine, for empire’s sake”Russell Braun, Susannah Waters, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman1:12
2003-03-14 – 2003-03-16Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “If not for mine, for empire’s sake” (Aeneas, Belinda)Ian Bostridge, Camilla Tilling, Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm1:30
2007-04Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: If Not for MineTeodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna0:24
2008-06-23 – 2008-06-25“If not for mine, for Empire’s sake” – “Pursue thy conquest, love”Margaret Faultless, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment1:10
2021-09-07 – 2021-09-09Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1 Scene, The Palace: If Not for Mine, for Empire's Sake (Æneas, Belinda)Renato Dolcini, Julie Roset, Les Argonautes, Jonas Descotte1:12
2022-11-16 – 2022-11-18Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: Cupid only throws the dart – If not for mine for Empire’s sake – Persue thy conquest LoveGiulia Semenzato, Matthew Brook, La Nuova Musica, David Bates1:58
Aeneas & Belinda: 'If not for mine, for Empire's sake'Scholars Baroque Ensemble1:15
Dido & Aeneas Act I: If not for mine (Aeneas)Gerald Finley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, René Jacobs0:22
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Aeneas - “If not for mine, for Empire’s sake”Henry Purcell0:21
Dido & Aeneas: Act I, Scene: The Palace. “If Not for Mine” (Aeneas)Henry Purcell; Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet1:12
Dido & Aeneas: If Not For MineHervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel1:12
Dido and Aeneas, Opera in three acts (Highlights): 'In not for mine, for empire's sake'Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott0:21
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. "If not for mine, for empire's sake" … "To the hills and the vales"Jürgen Jürgens, Sheila Armstrong, Barry McDaniel, Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras3:05
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "If not for mine, for empire's sake" (Aeneas)Maurice Bevan, Harold Lester, Alfred Deller0:30
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)Nathan Berg, Sophie Marin-Degor, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie2:15
If not for mineMichael Brown, I Musici di San Cassiano, Bradley Brookshire2:01