Dido & Aeneas / Ode for St. Cecilia's Day

~ Release by Henry Purcell; John Eliot Gardiner (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Ode for St Cecilia's Day, "Welcome to all the pleasures", Z339 - original version: Welcome to all pleasures
alto vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor) (in 1990-07)
bass vocals:
George Mosley (Classical baritone-bass singer) (in 1990-07)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
tenor vocals:
Paul Tindall (tenor) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339: Welcome to all the Pleasures
part of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339
Henry Purcell3:35
2Ode for St Cecilia's Day, "Welcome to all the pleasures", Z339 - original version: Here the Deities approve
alto vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor) (in 1990-07)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
partial recording of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339: Here the deities approve / While joys celestial
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339
Henry Purcell3:45
3Ode for St Cecilia's Day, "Welcome to all the pleasures", Z339 - original version: While joys celestial
alto vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor) (in 1990-07)
bass vocals:
George Mosley (Classical baritone-bass singer) (in 1990-07)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
soprano vocals:
Ruth Holton (soprano) (in 1990-07) and Nicola Jenkin (soprano) (in 1990-07)
tenor vocals:
Paul Tindall (tenor) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
partial recording of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339: Here the deities approve / While joys celestial
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339
Henry Purcell2:56
4Ode for St Cecilia's Day, "Welcome to all the pleasures", Z339 - original version: Beauty thou scene of love
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
tenor vocals:
Paul Tindall (tenor) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339: Beauty thou scene of love
part of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day "Welcome to All the Pleasures", Z. 339
Henry Purcell4:06
5Dido and Aeneas: Overture
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Henry Purcell2:02
6Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: "Shake the cloud from off your brow"
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Ruth Holton (Belinda) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 1. Aria “Shake the cloud from off your brow” (Belinda) – “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
Henry Purcell1:01
7Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: "Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment"
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (Dido) (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1990-07) and Ruth Holton (Belinda) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 2. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
Henry Purcell4:12
8Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: "Whence could so much virtue spring?" - "Fear no danger"
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (Dido) (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1990-07), Elisabeth Priday (Second Woman) (soprano) (in 1990-07) and Ruth Holton (Belinda) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 5. Recitative “Whence could so much virtue spring?” (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
Henry Purcell3:30
9Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: "See, your Royal Guest appears" - "If not for mine"
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (Dido) (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1990-07), George Mosley (Aeneas) (Classical baritone-bass singer) (in 1990-07) and Ruth Holton (Belinda) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 7. Recitative “See, your royal guest appears” (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
Henry Purcell2:33
10Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: Ciaccona
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
Henry Purcell1:00
11Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: "To the hills and the vales" - The Triumphing Dance
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 11. “To the hills and the vales” (Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I
Henry Purcell2:15
12Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Prelude for the Witches - "Wayward sisters"
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Donna Deam (First Witch) (soprano) (in 1990-07), Shauna Beesley (Second Witch) (soprano) (in 1990-07) and Teresa Shaw (Sorceress) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
Henry Purcell5:04
13Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: "In our deep vaulted cell" - Echo Dance of the Furies
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 20. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
Henry Purcell2:01
14Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Ritornelle - "Thanks to these lonesome vales"
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Ruth Holton (Belinda) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas: Act II. Ritornelle / "Thanks to these lonesome vales"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
Henry Purcell3:15
15Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Folías
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
Henry Purcell0:58
16Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: "Oft she visits"
vocals:
Elisabeth Priday (Second Woman) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / Ritornelle
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
Henry Purcell2:07
17Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: "Behold, upon my bending spear"
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (Dido) (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1990-07), George Mosley (Aeneas) (Classical baritone-bass singer) (in 1990-07), Jonathan Peter Kenny (Spirit) (countertenor) (in 1990-07) and Ruth Holton (Belinda) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II
Henry Purcell4:25
18Dido and Aeneas, Act 3: Prelude - "Come away, fellow sailors" - Sailor's Dance
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Paul Tindall (First Sailor) (tenor) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell2:14
19Dido and Aeneas, Act 3: "See the flags" - Destruction's our delight - The Witches' Dance
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Donna Deam (First Witch) (soprano) (in 1990-07), Shauna Beesley (Second Witch) (soprano) (in 1990-07) and Teresa Shaw (Sorceress) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
Henry Purcell3:16
20Dido and Aeneas, Act 3: "Your counsel all is urged in vain"
vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (Dido) (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1990-07), George Mosley (Aeneas) (Classical baritone-bass singer) (in 1990-07) and Ruth Holton (Belinda) (soprano) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
Henry Purcell3:17
21Dido and Aeneas, Act 3: "But death, alas!"
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (Dido) (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 34. Recitative “But death, alas! I cannot shun” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell1:16
22Dido and Aeneas, Act 3: "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"
vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (Dido) (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell4:06
23Dido and Aeneas, Act 3: "With drooping wings"
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1990-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (in 1990-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Saint George’s, Bristol (Brandon Hill) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell4:14

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