CD Purcell*, The Scholars Baroque Ensemble – Dido And Aeneas (Opera In Three Acts)
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| Dido And Aeneas | ||
| 1 | Overture | 1:58 |
| Act I | ||
| 2 | Belinda & Chorus: "Shake The Cloud From Off Your Brow" | 1:05 |
| 3 | Dido: "Ah! Belinda, I Am Press'd With Torment" | 3:50 |
| 4 | Belinda & Dido: "Grief Increases By Concealing" | 0:36 |
| 5 | Chorus: "When Monarchs Unite How Happy Their State" | 0:15 |
| 6 | Dido & Belinda: "Whence Could So Much Virtue Spring" | 1:59 |
| 7 | Belinda, 2nd Woman & Chorus: "Fear No Danger To Ensue" | 1:40 |
| 8 | Belinda, Aeneas, Dido: "See, Your Royal Guest Appears" | 0:55 |
| 9 | Chorus: "Cupid Only Throws The Dart" | 0:32 |
| 10 | Aeneas & Belinda: "If Not For Mine, For Empire's Sake" | 1:15 |
| 11 | Guitars' Chaconne | 0:40 |
| 12 | Chorus: "To The Hills And The Vales" | 1:05 |
| 13 | The Triumphing Dance | 1:27 |
| Act II | ||
| 14 | Prelude For The Witches (Sorceress & 1st Witch): Wayward Sisters" | 1:51 |
| 15 | Chorus: "Harm's Our Delight" | 0:13 |
| 16 | Sorceress: "The Queen Of Carthage, Whom We Hate" | 0:32 |
| 17 | Chorus: "Ho Ho Ho, Ho Ho Ho!" | 0:11 |
| 18 | 1st And 2nd Witches, Sorceress: "Ruin'd Ere The Set Of Sun?" | 1:07 |
| 19 | Chorus: "Ho Ho HO, Ho Ho Ho!" | 0:10 |
| 20 | Sailors' Dance | 0:35 |
| 21 | 1st & 2nd Witches: "But, Ere We This Perform" | 1:08 |
| 22 | Chorus: "In Our Deep Vaulted Cell" | 1:30 |
| 23 | Echo Dance Of Furies | 1:21 |
| Scene II | ||
| 24 | Ritornelle | 0:46 |
| 25 | Belinda & Chorus: "Thanks To These Lonesome Vales" | 3:08 |
| 26 | Guitar Dance, 2nd Woman: "Oft She Visits This Lone Mountain" | 2:29 |
| 27 | Aeneas & Dido: "Behold, Upon My Bended Spear" | 0:37 |
| 28 | Belinda & Chorus: "Haste To Town" | 0:46 |
| 29 | Spirit & Aeneas: "Stay, Prince! And Hear Great Jove's Command" | 2:52 |
| 30 | Ritornelle | 0:56 |
| Act III | ||
| 31 | 1st Sailor & Chorus: "Come Away, Fellow Sailors" | 1:37 |
| 32 | The Sailor's Dance | 0:47 |
| 33 | Sorceress, 1st & 2nd Witches: "See, The Flags And Streamers Curling" | 1:03 |
| 34 | Sorceress: "Our Next Motion" | 0:41 |
| 35 | Chorus: "Destruction's Our Delight" | 0:32 |
| 36 | The Witches' Dance | 1:15 |
| Scene II | ||
| 37 | Dido, Belinda & Aeneas: "Your Counsel All Is Urg'd In Vain" | 4:01 |
| 38 | Chorus: "Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire" | 0:55 |
| 39 | Dido: "Thy Hand, Belinda; Darkness Shades Me" | 0:59 |
| 40 | Dido: "When I Am Laid In Earth" | 3:41 |
| 41 | Chorus: "With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come" | 4:47 |
Experience Henry Purcell’s monumental masterpiece with this exquisite recording of Dido and Aeneas (Opera in Three Acts), performed by the acclaimed Scholars Baroque Ensemble. Released on CD by the esteemed classical label Naxos, this definitive album captures the drama and emotional depth of one of early music’s most celebrated theatrical works.
Spanning 41 tracks across a single disc, this full-length performance delivers a comprehensive rendering of the classic opera, bringing Purcell's timeless Baroque compositions to life with historical sensitivity and dynamic ensemble artistry.
Product Details:
- Composer: Henry Purcell
- Performer: The Scholars Baroque Ensemble
- Title: Dido and Aeneas (Opera in Three Acts)
- Label: Naxos
- Format: Audio CD (Single Disc)
- Genre: Classical / Baroque Opera
- Track Count: 41 tracks
- Release Year: 1997
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