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composer:Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:Nahum Tate
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II (number) (order: 8)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1952-03-15 – 1952-03-28Act II Scene 1: But, ere we this perform (1st and 2nd Witches)Henry Purcell1:15
1959-09-29 – 1959-09-30Dido and Aeneas: Act I, Scene II: The CaveliveJean Allister, Arda Mandikian, Rosemary Phillips, Purcell Singers, George Malcolm, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten8:33
1965-08-25 – 1965-08-27Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act I, Scene 2: The Cave of the Sorceress. “But, ere we this perform” (1st & 2nd Witches)Henry Purcell1:15
1967-10Dido and Æneas: “Ruinnd ere” / “Ho,ho,ho” / “But ere.” / “In our deep.”Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras2:48
1983-03Dido and Aeneas: Act II. "But ere we this perform" (Witches, Chorus)Erwin Ortner, Arnold Schönberg Chor, Helrun Gardow, Elisabeth von Magnus, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt2:13
1985-05Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene 1. “Wayward sisters” – “But ere we this perform”Patricia Kern, Helen Walker, Della Jones, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard4:59
1985-07Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene 1Les Arts Florissants, William Christie7:55
1988-07Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 2: "Ruin'd ere the set of sun" ... "But ere we this perform"The English Concert Choir, Elisabeth Priday, Nigel Rogers, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock2:22
1989-06 – 1989-07Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. "But ere we this perform"Henry Purcell1:12
1993-09Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)Christine Brandes, Ruth Rainero, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan1:10
1994-09But ere we this performTaverner Players, Andrew Parrott1:14
1994-12Dido and Aeneas: Act 2 - The Witshes's Scene. "But, ere we this perform"Benjamin Bevan, Sally Bruce-Payne, Andrew King, Catherine King, Meredith Hall, Helen Parker, Mark Rowlinson, Teresa Shaw, Angus Smith, Nicholas Hurndall Smith, Rosalind Waters, Roderick Williams, Musicians of The Globe, Philip Pickett1:18
1995-03-27 – 1995-03-29Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene 1. "But ere we this perform" (Witches)Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox1:08
1996-01-03 – 1996-01-05Dido and Aeneas: Act II. Scene I. The Cave: “But ere we this perform”Donna Ames, Margaret O’Keefe, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman1:13
2003-03-14 – 2003-03-16Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 1: The Cave. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm1:12
2007-04Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II: But Ere We This PerformTeodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna1:06
2021-09-07 – 2021-09-09Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 2 Scene 1, The Cave: But Ere We This Perform (Two Witches)Ana Vieira Leite, Julie Roset, Les Argonautes, Jonas Descotte1:14
1st & 2nd Witches: 'But, ere we this perform'Scholars Baroque Ensemble1:08
But e'er we thisSarah Pillow, Arlene Travis, I Musici di San Cassiano, Bradley Brookshire3:45
Dido & Aeneas Act II: But ere we this perform (Two Witches)Dominique Visse, Stephen Wallace, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, René Jacobs1:15
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II Scene 1: First & Second Witches - “But, ere we this perform”Henry Purcell1:08
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "Ruin'd ere the set of sun" … "But ere we this perform"Jürgen Jürgens, Margaret Baker, Patricia Johnson, Margaret Lensky, Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras2:44
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II: But, ere we this performHenry Purcell1:09
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "But ere we this perform" (Witches)Ellen Dales, Honor Sheppard, Helen Watts, Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra, Alfred Deller1:25
Dido and Aeneas: Act 2- But ere we this performHenry Purcell4:16
Dido and Aeneas: Act II Scene 1 (The Cave)Taverner Choir, Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players7:37
Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. "But ere we this perform" (Two Witches)Sophie Daneman, Gaëlle Méchaly, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie1:11
Dido and Aeneas: But ere we this performHenry Purcell1:11
Dido and Aeneas: The CavePhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Choir of Clare College, Nicholas McGegan6:31