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composer:Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:Nahum Tate
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I (number) (order: 4)

Recordings

DateTitleArtistLength
recordings
1965-08-25 – 1965-08-27Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act I, Scene 1: Dido's Court. “When monarchs unite” (Chorus)John McCarthy, Ambrosian Singers, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli0:16
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. “Grief increases by concealing” (Belinda, Dido) / “When monarks unite, how happy their state” (chorus) / “Whence could so much virtue spring” (Dido, Belinda)René Falquet, Teresa Berganza, Danielle Borst, Chœur duThéâtre Municipal de Lausanne, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Michel Corboz2:54
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. "Grief increases by concealing" / Chorus "When monarchs unite"Henry Purcell2:36
1992-09Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “When monarchs unite”Academy of Ancient Music Chorus, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood0:17
1993-09Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “Grief increases by concealing” (Belinda, Dido, Second Woman) - “When monarchs unite” (Chorus)Lisa Saffer, Lorraine Hunt, Donna Deam, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan2:30
1994-09When monarchs uniteTaverner Players, Andrew Parrott0:17
1995-03-27 – 1995-03-29Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "When Monarchs unite" (Chorus)Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox0:15
1996-01-03 – 1996-01-05Dido and Aeneas: Act I. The Palace: “Grief increases by concealing” / “When monarchs unite”Nancy Maultsby, Susannah Waters, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman0:47
2003-03-14 – 2003-03-16Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “When monarchs unite, how happy their state” (Chorus)Simon Halsey, David Lowe, European Voices, Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm0:15
2007-04Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Chorus “When Monarch Unites”Teodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna0:13
2021-09-07 – 2021-09-09Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1 Scene, The Palace: When Monarchs Unite, How Happy Their State (Chorus)Les Argonautes, Jonas Descotte0:17
2022-11-16 – 2022-11-18Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: Grief increases by concealing – When Monarchs unite – When could so much virtue springGiulia Semenzato, Fleur Barron, La Nuova Musica, David Bates2:30
Chorus: 'When monarchs unite how happy their state'Scholars Baroque Ensemble0:15
Dido & Aeneas Act I: When monarchs unite (Chorus)Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, René Jacobs0:15
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Chorus - “When monarchs unite, how happy their state”Henry Purcell0:17
Dido and Aeneas, Opera in three acts (Highlights): 'When monarchs unite'Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott0:16
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. "When monarchs unite, how happy their state" (Chorus)Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra, Alfred Deller0:26
Dido and Aeneas: Act 1- When monarchs uniteHenry Purcell2:34
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Grief increases by concealing" (Belinda, Dido) - "When monarchs unite, how happy their state" (Chorus)Véronique Gens, Sophie Marin-Degor, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie0:42
Dido and Æneas: Act I. “Ah! Belinda” / “Grief increases” / “When monarchs unite”Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras5:31
When MonarchsI Musici di San Cassiano, Bradley Brookshire2:06