Purcell: Didon et Énée (Mono Version)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, The Mermaid Orchestra, Geraint Jones

• Released on 01/01/1953 by BNF Collection
• Main artists: Kirsten Flagstad Elisabeth Schwarzkopf The Mermaid Orchestra Geraint Jones
• Genre: Miscellaneous

Digital booklet

1 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626: Overture

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:03:03

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer

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2 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Aria and Chorus. "Shake the Cloud from Off Your Brow" (Belinda, Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:08

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

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3 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Aria. "Ah! Belinda" (Dido)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:03:24

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Kirsten Flagstad, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

4 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Recitative. "Grief Increases by Concealing" (Belinda, Dido)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:39

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - Kirsten Flagstad, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

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5 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Chorus. "When Monarchs Unite" (Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:16

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

6 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Recitative. "Whence Could so Much Virtue Spring?" (Dido, Belinda)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:02:10

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Kirsten Flagstad, Performer, Soloist - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

7 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Duet and Chorus. "Fear No Danger" (First Woman, Handmaid, Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:39

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Eilidh McNab, Performer, Soloist - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

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8 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Recitative. "See, Your Royal Guest Appears" (Belinda, Æneas, Dido)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:16

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - Thomas Hemsley, Performer, Soloist - Kirsten Flagstad, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

9 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Chorus. "Cupid Only Throws the Dart" (Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:34

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

10 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Recitative. "If Not for Mine, for Empire's Sake" - Aria. "Pursue Thy Conquest, Love" (Æneas, Belinda)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:12

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Thomas Hemsley, Performer, Soloist - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

11 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Chorus. "To the Hills and the Vales" (Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:14

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

12 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act I: Triumphal Dance

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:17

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

13 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Wayward Sisters" (Sorceress, First Witch)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:03:00

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Arda Mandikian, Performer, Soloist - Sheila Rex, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

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14 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Chorus. "Harm's Our Delight" (Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:18

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

15 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "The Queen of Carthage" (Sorceress, Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:47

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Arda Mandikian, Performer, Soloist - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

16 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Recitative. "Ruin'd Ere the Set of Sun?" (First Witch, Second Witch, Sorceress)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:28

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Sheila Rex, Performer, Soloist - Anna Pollak, Performer, Soloist - Arda Mandikian, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

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17 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Duet. "But Ere We This Perform" (First Witch, Second Witch)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:13

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Sheila Rex, Performer, Soloist - Anna Pollak, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

18 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Chorus. "In Our Deep Vaulted Cell" (Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:15

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

19 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 1: Echo Dance of the Furies

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:58

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

20 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 2: Ritornello

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:29

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

21 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 2: Aria and Chorus. "Thanks to These Lonesome Vales" (Belinda, Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:44

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

22 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 2: Aria. "Oft She Visits This Lone Mountain" (Handmaid)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:02:05

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

23 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 2: Recitative. "Behold, Upon My Bending Spear" - Aria and Chorus. "Haste, Haste to Town" (Æneas, Dido, Belinda, Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:22

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Thomas Hemsley, Performer, Soloist - Kirsten Flagstad, Performer, Soloist - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

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24 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 3: Recitative. "Stay, Prince" (Spirit, Æneas)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:02:41

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - Thomas Hemsley, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

25 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 3: Chorus. "Then Since Our Charmes Have Sped" (Sorceress, Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:33

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Arda Mandikian, Performer, Soloist - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

26 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act II, Scene 3: Groves' Dance

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:32

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

27 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Prelude

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:37

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

28 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Aria and Chorus. "Come Away, Fellow Sailors" (First Sailor, Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:07

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - David Lloyd, Performer, Soloist - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

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29 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Sailors' Dance

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:42

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

30 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Recitative and Duet. "See the Flags and Streamers Curling" (Sorceress, First Witch, Second Witch)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:55

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Arda Mandikian, Performer, Soloist - Sheila Rex, Performer, Soloist - Anna Pollak, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

31 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Aria. "Our Next Motion" (First Witch)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:40

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Sheila Rex, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

32 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Chorus. "Destruction's Our Delight" (Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:00:34

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

33 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 1: Sorceresses' Dance

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:29

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

34 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Your Counsel All Is Urged in Vain" (Dido, Belinda, Æneas)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:04:39

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Kirsten Flagstad, Performer, Soloist - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Performer, Soloist - Thomas Hemsley, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

35 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 2: Chorus. "Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire" (Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:12

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

36 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 2: Recitative. "Thy Hand, Belinda" (Dido)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:01:06

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Kirsten Flagstad, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

37 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 2: Lament. "When I Am Laid in Earth" (Dido)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:03:57

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - Kirsten Flagstad, Performer, Soloist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

38 Dido and Æneas, Z. 626, Act III, Scene 3: "Chorus. "With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come"" (Choir)

The Mermaid Orchestra 00:04:27

The Mermaid Orchestra, Orchestra, Performer - Geraint Jones, Conductor, Performer - The Mermaid Chorus, Orchestra, Performer - Henry Purcell, Composer - Nahum Tate, Writer

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015

About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
• Total length: 00:57:42
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artists: Kirsten Flagstad Elisabeth Schwarzkopf The Mermaid Orchestra Geraint Jones
• Composer: Henry Purcell
• Label: BNF Collection
• Genre: Miscellaneous
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Digital booklet

1953 - BNF Collection 2015 1953 - BNF Collection 2015