United KingdomWe all know these, but they are relatively infrequent in the classical arena. But this is decidedly one. Dido's lament (Track 16) - When I am laid in Earth', sung sublimely by the great mezzo Janet Baker, has justly become a classic of recorded music, whether of the gramophone or any other era. If you do not weep - if only a bit - you must be made of stone. It does tend to overshadow the rest of this fine album, however. The early 60's Decca/Éditions de l'Oiseau-Lyre is superb, also, making this an indispensable purchase.
Description:
Title: Henry Purcell Dido And Aeneas
Artist(s): Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Anthony Lewis
Chorus – The St. Anthony Singers
Chorus Master – John McCarthy
Harpsichord [Continuo]
Violoncello [Continuo] – Terence Weil
Vocals [Aeneas] – Raimund Herincx
Vocals [Belinda] – Patricia Clark
Vocals [Dido] – Janet Baker
Vocals [First Sailor] – John Mitchinson
Vocals [First Witch] – Rhianon Jones
Vocals [Second Witch] – Catherine Wilson
Vocals [Second Woman] – Eileen Poulter
Vocals [Sorceress] – Monica Sinclair
Vocals [Spirit] – Dorothy Dorow
Recording Info:
Engineer – Kenneth Wilkinson
Producer – Ray Minshull
Recorded 20-21 Oct 1961 at Walthamstow Assembly Hall by Decca (L'Oiseau-Lyre)
1 Overture 2:14
Act One, Scene One
2 Shake The Cloud From Off Your Brow 1:03
3 Ah! Belinda, I Am Prest 4:41
4 Whence Could So Much Virtue Spring? 2:00
5 Fear No Danger To Ensue 1:33
6 See, Your Royal Guest Appears 4:46
Act One, Scene Two
7 Wayward Sisters 3:05
8 Ruin'd Ere The Set Of Sun? 4:55
Act Two
9 Ritornelle 3:26
10 Oft She Visits This Lov'd Mountain 2:23
11 Behold, Upon My Bended Spear 1:21
12 Stay, Prince 2:39
Act Three
13 Come Away, Fellow Sailors 2:24
14 See The Flags And Streamers Curling 3:24
15 Your Counsel All Is Urg'd In Vain 3:26
16 But Death, Alas!... When I Am Laid To Earth 6:28
17 With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come 2:41
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