| recordings |
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| 1952-03-15 – 1952-03-28 | Act II Scene 1: But, ere we this perform (1st and 2nd Witches) | | Henry Purcell | 1:15 |
| 1959-09-29 – 1959-09-30 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I, Scene II: The Cave | live | Jean Allister, Arda Mandikian, Rosemary Phillips, Purcell Singers, George Malcolm, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten | 8:33 |
| 1965-08-25 – 1965-08-27 | Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act I, Scene 2: The Cave of the Sorceress. “But, ere we this perform” (1st & 2nd Witches) | | Henry Purcell | 1:15 |
| 1967-10 | Dido and Æneas: “Ruinnd ere” / “Ho,ho,ho” / “But ere.” / “In our deep.” | | Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras | 2:48 |
| 1983-03 | Dido 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 Harnoncourt | 2:13 |
| 1985-05 | Dido 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 Leppard | 4:59 |
| 1985-07 | Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene 1 | | Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 7:55 |
| 1988-07 | Dido 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 Pinnock | 2:22 |
| 1989-06 – 1989-07 | Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. "But ere we this perform" | | Henry Purcell | 1:12 |
| 1993-09 | Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches) | | Christine Brandes, Ruth Rainero, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan | 1:10 |
| 1994-09 | But ere we this perform | | Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | 1:14 |
| 1994-12 | Dido 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 Pickett | 1:18 |
| 1995-03-27 – 1995-03-29 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene 1. "But ere we this perform" (Witches) | | Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox | 1:08 |
| 1996-01-03 – 1996-01-05 | Dido and Aeneas: Act II. Scene I. The Cave: “But ere we this perform” | | Donna Ames, Margaret O’Keefe, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:13 |
| 2003-03-14 – 2003-03-16 | Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 1: The Cave. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches) | | Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm | 1:12 |
| 2007-04 | Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II: But Ere We This Perform | | Teodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna | 1:06 |
| 2021-09-07 – 2021-09-09 | Dido 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 Descotte | 1:14 |
| 1st & 2nd Witches: 'But, ere we this perform' | | Scholars Baroque Ensemble | 1:08 |
| But e'er we this | | Sarah Pillow, Arlene Travis, I Musici di San Cassiano, Bradley Brookshire | 3:45 |
| Dido & Aeneas Act II: But ere we this perform (Two Witches) | | Dominique Visse, Stephen Wallace, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, René Jacobs | 1:15 |
| Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II Scene 1: First & Second Witches - “But, ere we this perform” | | Henry Purcell | 1:08 |
| 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 Mackerras | 2:44 |
| Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II: But, ere we this perform | | Henry Purcell | 1:09 |
| 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 Deller | 1:25 |
| Dido and Aeneas: Act 2- But ere we this perform | | Henry Purcell | 4:16 |
| Dido and Aeneas: Act II Scene 1 (The Cave) | | Taverner Choir, Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players | 7:37 |
| Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. "But ere we this perform" (Two Witches) | | Sophie Daneman, Gaëlle Méchaly, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1:11 |
| Dido and Aeneas: But ere we this perform | | Henry Purcell | 1:11 |
| Dido and Aeneas: The Cave | | Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Choir of Clare College, Nicholas McGegan | 6:31 |
