Purcell: Dido And Aeneas - Ann Murray, Anton Scharinger, Rachel Yakar, Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Opera Collection / Teldec Audio CD 1996 / 0630-13814-9

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Product Details

• Label: Teldec – 0630-13814-9
• Series: Opera Collection
• Format: CD, Album
• Country: Germany
• Released: 1996
• Genre: Classical
• Style: Baroque, Opera

Overview

This 1996 recording of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas features a stellar ensemble led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, with the renowned Concentus Musicus Wien and the Arnold Schoenberg Chor. A cornerstone of the Baroque operatic repertoire, Dido and Aeneas blends tragedy, love, and supernatural forces. Ann Murray’s portrayal of Dido, Rachel Yakar’s Belinda, and Anton Scharinger’s Aeneas bring out the emotional depth of this masterpiece. The opera is richly adorned with Purcell's intricate melodies and vibrant orchestration, capturing both the grandeur and poignancy of the work.

Track Listing

Dido and Aeneas, Opera, Z. 626

Act 1
1.1 Ouverture = Ouvertüre – 3:04
1.2 Belinda, Chorus – "Shake the Cloud from Off Your Brow"

1. Dido, Belinda, Chorus – "Ah! Belinda" – 8:52
2. Belinda, Aeneas, Dido, Chorus – "See, Your Royal Guest Appears" – 4:03
3. Triumphing Dance – 1:23

Act II

1. Sorceress, Chorus – "Wayward Sisters..." – 6:22
2. Two Witches, Chorus – "But Ere We This Perform" (Dance of Furies) – 2:10
3. Belinda, Chorus – "Thanks to These Lonesome Vales" – 2:14
4. Second Woman, Aeneas, Dido, Belinda – "Oft She Visits This Lov'd Mountain" – 3:00
5. Spirit, Aeneas – "Stay, Prince" – 3:01

Act III

1. Prelude, Sailor, Chorus – "Sailor's Dance" – 2:26
2. Sorceress, Witches, Chorus – "See the Flags and Streamers Curling" (Witches' Dance) – 3:41
3. Dido, Belinda, Aeneas, Chorus – "Your Counsel All Is Urged In Vain" – 5:46
4. Dido – "Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid in Earth" – 4:33
5. Chorus – "With Drooping Wings" – 2:51

Key Credits

• Composed By: Henry Purcell
• Libretto By: Nahum Tate
• Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
• Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien
• Chorus: Arnold Schoenberg Chor
• Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner
• Vocals:
  • Aeneas: Anton Scharinger
  • Belinda: Rachel Yakar
  • Dido, Elissa: Ann Murray
  • Sailor: Josef Köstlinger
  • Second Witch: Helrun Gardow
  • Second Woman and First Witch: Elisabeth Von Magnus
  • Sorceress: Trudeliese Schmidt
  • Spirit: Paul Esswood
• Producer: Heinrich J. Weritz