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composer:Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:Nahum Tate
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I (number) (order: 2)
is the basis for:Peace and I Are Strangers Grown

Recordings

DateTitleArtistLength
recordings
1952-03-15 – 1952-03-28Act I: Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment (Dido)Kirsten Flagstad3:26
1965-08-25 – 1965-08-27Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act I, Scene 1: Dido's Court. “Ah! Belinda, I am preset with torment” (Dido)Victoria de los Ángeles, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli4:02
1967-10Dido and Æneas: Act I. “Ah! Belinda” / “Grief increases” / “When monarchs unite”Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras5:31
1975-12Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment"Aldeburgh Festival Strings, Steuart Bedford5:15
1983-03Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Ah! Belinda" (Dido, Belinda, Chorus)Erwin Ortner, Arnold Schönberg Chor, Elisabeth von Magnus, Ann Murray, Rachel Yakar, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt8:52
1985-05Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment”Jessye Norman, Marie McLaughlin, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard5:41
1985-11-18 – 1985-11-22Dido and Aeneas, opera in three acts: Act 1. “Ah! Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment” (Dido)Teresa Berganza, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Michel Corboz3:56
1988-07Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1: "Ah! Belinda, I am press'd" ... "When monarchs unite, how happy"Lynne Dawson, The English Concert Choir, Anne Sofie von Otter, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock4:44
1988-07Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1: "Ah! Belinda, I am press'd" ... "When monarchs unite, how happy"Lynne Dawson, The English Concert Choir, Anne Sofie von Otter, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock4:44
1989-06 – 1989-07Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Ah! Belinda" - RitornelleHenry Purcell3:35
1992-02-13 – 1992-02-15Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Ah! Belinda, I am PrestJill Feldman, Nigel North, Sarah Cunningham3:22
1992-09Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment”Julianne Baird, Catherine Bott, Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood4:13
1993-09Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido)Lorraine Hunt, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan3:26
1994-09Ah! BelindaTaverner Players, Andrew Parrott3:55
1995-03-27 – 1995-03-29Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Ah! Belinda I am prest" (Dido)Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox4:25
1996-01-03 – 1996-01-05Dido and Aeneas: Act I. The Palace: “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment”Nancy Maultsby, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman3:35
2003-03-14 – 2003-03-16Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “Ah! Belinda, I am pressed with torment” (Dido)Susan Graham, Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm4:07
2007-04Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Ah! BelindaTeodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna4:48
2008-06-23 – 2008-06-25“Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment”Margaret Faultless, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment6:40
2021-04-06 – 2021-04-09Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Ah! BelindaAsya Fateyeva, Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner2:14
2021-09-07 – 2021-09-09Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1 Scene, The Palace: Ah! Belinda, I Am Press'd with Torment (Dido)Camille Allérat, Les Argonautes, Jonas Descotte4:14
2022-11-16 – 2022-11-18Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: Ah! BelindaFleur Barron, La Nuova Musica, David Bates4:27
Ah BelindaJennifer Lane, I Musici di San Cassiano, Bradley Brookshire4:02
Ah! Ah! Ah! Belinda, I Am Press'dHenry Purcell4:21
Ah! BelindaRaquel Andueza, Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata4:10
Ah! Belinda, feat. Lorraine Hunt, mezzo sopranoLorraine Hunt, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan3:33
Ayre ('Ah, Belinda) from Dido and AeneasTasmanian Symphony Chamber Players, Geoffrey Lancaster3:11
Dido & Aeneas Act I: Ah! Belinda, I am prest (Dido)Lynne Dawson, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, René Jacobs3:49
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Dido - “Ah! Belinda, I am press’d with torment”Henry Purcell3:11
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment" (Dido)Scholars Baroque Ensemble3:57
Dido & Aeneas: Act I, Scene: The Palace. “Ah! Belinda” (Dido)Henry Purcell; Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet4:15
Dido & Aeneas: Ayre; "Ah, Belinda"Geoffrey Lancaster, Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players3:05
Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: "Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment"Ruth Holton (Belinda), Monteverdi Choir, Carolyn Watkinson (Dido), English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner4:12
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. "Ah! Belinda" / "Grief increases" / "When monarchs unite"Jürgen Jürgens, Sheila Armstrong, Tatiana Troyanos, Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras5:25
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment" (Dido)Mary Thomas, Harold Lester, Alfred Deller4:06
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Aria “Ah! Belinda, I Am Press’d with Torment”Anna Prohaska, Il giardino armonico, Giovanni Antonini4:42
Dido and Aeneas: Act 1- Ah! Ah! BelindaHenry Purcell4:47
Dido and Aeneas: Act 1: AH! Belinda, I am prest with tormentHenry Purcell4:53
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Ah Belinda, I am press'd with torment" (Dido)Véronique Gens, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie3:38
Dido: 'Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment'Scholars Baroque Ensemble3:50