ArtistInfo
Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott
Dido & Aeneas
Album UK 1981 on Chandos label
Classical (Baroque, Opera)
Recorded at Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, on 3/4/5 January 1981 Digital recording; mastered and edited on Chandos Complete PCM Digital System Pitch: A-403; period instruments Gatefold cover
Musicians
 | Henry Purcell , 1659-1695 GB album by |
 | Emma Kirkby voc, acg, *1949 GB soprano vocals, dido, album by |
 | Judith Nelson acg, 1939-2012 US soprano vocals, belinda, album by |
 | David Thomas voc, *1943 GB vocals, aeneas, album by |
 | Taverner Choir , choir, album by |
 | Taverner Players voc, vn, GB orchestra, album by |
 | Andrew Parrott hps, org, *1947 GB conductor, album by |
 | Nahum Tate , 1652-1715 IE libretto by |
 | Jantina Noorman voc, g, mezzo-soprano vocals, sorceress |
 | Rachel Bevan voc, soprano vocals, enchantress, sailor |
 | Emily Van Evera fl, voc, rec, US soprano vocals, enchantress |
 | Judith Rees ss, soprano vocals, second woman |
 | Tessa Bonner voc, 1955-2008 GB soprano vocals, spirit |
 | John Holloway vn, *1948 GB violin, leader |
Producers
| Peter Nutter design, sleeve design |
| Ralph Couzens engineer |
| Richard Luckett liner notes |
| Claude Lorrain painting, front cover painting: detail of aeneas and dido at cartaghe |
| Brian Couzens producer |
Composers
| Henry Purcell |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overture And Act I (The Palace) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | 18:57 | |
| 2 | Overture | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 3 | Song (Belinda) & Chorus, Shake The Cloud From Off Your Brow | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 4 | Song (Dido), Ah! Belinda | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 5 | Recitative & Song (Belinda, Dido & Second Woman), Grief Increases By Concealing | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 6 | Chorus, When Monarchs Unite | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 7 | Duet (Belinda & Second Woman) & Chorus, Fear No Danger To Ensue | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 8 | Dance | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 9 | Recitative (Belinda, Aeneas & Dido), See, Your Royal Guest Appears | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 10 | Chorus, Cupid Only Throws The Dart | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 11 | Recitative (Aeneas), If Not For Mine, For Empire's Sake | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 12 | Song (Belinda), Pursue Thy Conquest, Love | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 13 | Dance (Guitar's Chacony) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 14 | Chorus, To The Hills And The Vales | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 15 | The Triumphing Dance | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 16 | Act Il Scene 1 (The Cave) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | 7:32 | |
| 17 | Prelude For The Witches | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 18 | Recitative (Sorceress), Wayward Sisters | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 19 | Chorus, Harm's Our Delight | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 20 | Recitative (Sorceress), The Queen Of Cartaghe, Whom We Hate | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 21 | Chorus, Ho Ho Ho | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 22 | Recitative (Enchantresses & Sorceress), Ruin'd Ere The Set Of Sun? | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 23 | Chorus, Ho Ho Ho | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 24 | Duet (Enchantresses), But Ere We This Perform | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 25 | Chorus, In Our Deep Vaulted Cell | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 26 | Echo Dance (Enchantresses & Furies) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 27 | Act Il Scene 2 (The Grove) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | 9:50 | |
| 28 | (Ritornelle) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 29 | Song (Belinda) & Chorus, Thanks To These Lonesome Vales | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 30 | Dance (Guitar Ground) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 31 | Song (Second Woman), Oft She Visits This Lone Mountain | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 32 | A Danse To Entertain Aeneas (Dido's Women) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 33 | Recitative (Aeneas & Dido), Behold, Upon My Bending Spear | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 34 | Song (Belinda) & Chorus, Haste, Haste To Town | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 35 | Recitative (Spirit & Aeneas), Stay, Prince | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 36 | Act Ill (The Ships) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | 19:34 | |
| 37 | (Prelude) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 38 | Song (Sailor) & Chorus, Come Away, Fellow Sailors | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 39 | The Sailor's Dance | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 40 | Recitative & Duet (Sorceress & Enchantresses), See The Flags And Streamers Curling | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 41 | Song (Sorceress), Our Next Motion | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 42 | Chorus, Destruction's Our Delight | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 43 | Dance (The Witches' Dance) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 44 | Recitative (Dido, Belinda & Aeneas), Your Counsel All Is Urg'd In Vain | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 45 | Chorus, Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 46 | Recitative (Dido), Thy Hand, Belinda | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 47 | Song (Dido), When I Am Laid In Earth | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 48 | Chorus, With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | ||
| 49 | Dance (Cupids) | Henry Purcell - Emma Kirkby • Judith Nelson • David Thomas, Taverner Choir • Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott |
Discogs
SpotifyArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.
Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Henry%20Purcell%20-%20Emma%20Kirkby%20%E2%80%A2%20Judith%20Nelson%20%E2%80%A2%20David%20Thomas%2C%20Taverner%20Choir%20%E2%80%A2%20Taverner%20Players%2C%20Andrew%20Parrott&title=Dido%20%26%20Aeneas
ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020
