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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Susan Graham (Dido), Ian Bostridge (Aeneas), Camilla Tilling (Belinda), Cécile de Boever (Second Woman), Felicity Palmer (Sorceress), David Daniels (Spirit), Paul Agnew (Sailor) & Emmanuelle Haïm (harpsichord & direction)

Le Concert d’Astrée & European Voices

Haïm's continuo group plays a vital role in the vibrancy of the performance: six of em...constantly changing colour in an organic tapestry that's continually evolving, improvised in response... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 27th January 2004 More…
  • Release Date: 19th Oct 2009
  • Catalogue No: 9668212
  • Label: Erato
  • Series: The Opera Series
  • Length: 52 minutes

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Contents

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas: Overture

Work length2:15
$1.30
$1.70
  • Le Concert d'Astrée
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2003-03-16
  • Recording Venue: 14-16th March, 2003. Arsenal de Metz.

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, ACT 1

Work length15:17
$15.60
$20.40
  • Emmanuelle Haïm/Susan Graham/Ian Bostridge/Camilla Tilling/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Camilla Tilling/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Ian Bostridge/Camilla Tilling/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, Emmanuelle Haïm/Susan Graham/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Susan Graham/Camilla Tilling/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Camilla Tilling/Cécile de Boever/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Simon Halsey (director), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Cécile De Boever (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée, European Voices
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2003-03-16
  • Recording Venue: 14-16th March, 2003. Arsenal de Metz.

Scene: The Palast: Shake the Clouds from off your Brow (Belinda)

Track length0:36
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: Banish Sorrow, banish care (Chorus)

Track length0:31
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment (Dido)

Track length4:06
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: Grief increases by concealing (Belinda-Dido)

Track length0:34
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: When Monarchs unite how happy their state (Chorus)

Track length0:15
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: Whence could so much virtue spring? (Dido-Belinda)

Track length1:41
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: Fear no danger to ensue (Belinda-Second Woman-Chorus)

Track length2:14
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: See, your Royal Guest appears (Belinda-Aeneas-Dido)

Track length0:47
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)

Track length0:35
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: If not for mine, for Empire's sake (Aeneas-Belinda)

Track length1:29
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: To the Hills and the Vales (Chorus)

Track length1:03
$1.30
$1.70

Scene: The Palast: The Triumphing Dance

Track length1:26
$1.30
$1.70

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, ACT 2, Scene 1

Work length7:56
$7.80
$10.20
  • Emmanuelle Haïm/Felicity Palmer/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, Simon Halsey (director), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée, European Voices
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2003-03-16
  • Recording Venue: 14-16th March, 2003. Arsenal de Metz.

The Cave: Wayward sisters, you that fright (Sorceress) / Harm's our Delight (Chorus)

Track length2:11
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The Cave: The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate (Sorceress) / Ho Ho Ho (Chorus)

Track length0:39
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The Cave: Ruin'd ere the set of sun? (Two Witches-Sorceress) / Ho Ho Ho (Chorus)

Track length1:09
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The Cave: But ere we this perform (Two Witches)

Track length1:12
$1.30
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The Cave: In our deep vaulted cell (Echo Chorus)

Track length1:28
$1.30
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The Cave: Echo Dance of Furies

Track length1:17
$1.30
$1.70

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, ACT 2, Scene 2

Work length9:47
$7.80
$10.20
  • Emmanuelle Haïm/Camilla Tilling/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, Emmanuelle Haïm/Cécile de Boever/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Susan Graham/Ian Bostridge/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Ian Bostridge/David Daniels/Le Concert d`Astrée, Simon Halsey (director), Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Cécile De Boever (soprano), Camilla Tilling (soprano), David Daniels (countertenor), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée, European Voices
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2003-03-16
  • Recording Venue: 14-16th March, 2003. Arsenal de Metz.

The Grove: Ritornelle

Track length0:43
$1.30
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The Grove: Thanks to these lonesome vales (Belinda-Chorus)

Track length3:15
$1.30
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The Grove: Oft she visits this lone mountain (Second Woman)

Track length2:18
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The Grove: Behold, upon my bending spear (Aeneas-Dido)

Track length0:29
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The Grove: Haste, haste to town (Belinda-Chorus)

Track length0:44
$1.30
$1.70

The Grove: Stay, Prince, and hear Great Jove's Command (Spirit-Aeneas)

Track length2:18
$1.30
$1.70

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, ACT 3, Scene 1

Work length6:03
$7.80
$10.20
  • Emmanuelle Haïm/Paul Agnew/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Felicity Palmer/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, Emmanuelle Haïm/Felicity Palmer/Le Concert d`Astrée, Paul Agnew (tenor), Simon Halsey (director), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée, European Voices
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2003-03-16
  • Recording Venue: 14-16th March, 2003. Arsenal de Metz.

The Ships: Come away fellow Sailors (First Sailor-Chorus)

Track length1:35
$1.30
$1.70

The Ships: The Sailors' Dance

Track length0:50
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The Ships: See the flags and streamers curling (Sorceress-Two Witches)

Track length1:02
$1.30
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The Ships: Our next Motion (Sorceress)

Track length0:42
$1.30
$1.70

The Ships: Destruction's our delight (Chorus)

Track length0:32
$1.30
$1.70

The Ships: The Witches' Dance

Track length1:22
$1.30
$1.70

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, ACT 3, Scene 2

Work length5:14
$3.90
$5.10
  • Emmanuelle Haïm/Susan Graham/Ian Bostridge/Camilla Tilling/Le Concert d`Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée/European Voices, Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano), Simon Halsey (director), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée, European Voices
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2003-03-16
  • Recording Venue: 14-16th March, 2003. Arsenal de Metz.

Your Counsel all is urg'd in vain (Dido-Belinda-Aeneas)

Track length3:27
$1.30
$1.70

Great minds against themselves conspire (Chorus)

Track length0:50
$1.30
$1.70

Thy hand Belinda; Darkness shades me (Dido)

Track length0:57
$1.30
$1.70

Purcell: When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas)

Work length4:00
$1.30
$1.70
  • Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2003-03-16
  • Recording Venue: 14-16th March, 2003. Arsenal de Metz.

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, ACT 3, Scene 2: With drooping wings (Chorus)

Work length2:16
$1.30
$1.70
  • Emmanuelle Haïm/Le Concert d`Astrée, Simon Halsey (director)
  • Le Concert d'Astrée, European Voices
  • Emmanuelle Haïm
  • Recorded: 2003-03-16
  • Recording Venue: 14-16th March, 2003. Arsenal de Metz.

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