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Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman
Dido And Aeneas And Music For Plays & Masques
Album US 1996 on Telarc Digital label
Classical and Soundtrack (Baroque, Opera)
Recorded on 3-5 January 1996. Performed on period instruments. Includes 51-page booklet in English, French, and German which contains notes, synopsis, and the libretto.
Musicians
 | Henry Purcell , 1659-1695 GB album by |
 | Boston Baroque , *1973 orchestra, album by |
 | Martin Pearlman hps, *1945 US conductor, booklet editor, album by |
 | Russell Braun voc, *1965 CA baritone vocals, aeneas, a trojan prince |
 | Nahum Tate , 1652-1715 IE libretto by |
 | Nancy Maultsby , mezzo-soprano vocals, dido, queen of carthage |
 | Donna Ames mezzo-soprano vocals, second witch / spirit |
| Laura Tucker mezzo-soprano vocals, sorceress |
 | Susannah Waters , soprano vocals, belinda, dido's confidant |
| Margaret O'Keefe soprano vocals, first witch |
 | Sharon Baker voc, soprano vocals, second woman |
 | Richard Clement voc, tenor vocals, sailor |
 | Patricia Dussaux , text by, french translation |
 | Gila Fox , text by, german translation |
Producers
| Anida Carrasquillo art direction, cover, design |
| Kazuhiko Sano cover, painting |
| Rosalind Ilett editor |
| Jack Renner engineer, recording |
| Robert Woods executive-producer |
| Erica Brenner producer, assistance |
| James Mallinson producer, recording |
| Elaine Martone production manager |
| Thomas Knab technician, assistance |
Composers
| Henry Purcell |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overture | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:50 | |
| 2 | Act One: The Palace | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | ||
| 3 | "Shake The Cloud From Off Your Brow" - Belinda; "Banish Sorrow" - Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:04 | |
| 4 | "Ah! Belinda, I Am Prest With Torment" - Dido | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 3:35 | |
| 5 | "Grief Increases By Concealing" - Belinda, Dido / "When Monarchs Unite" - Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 0:47 | |
| 6 | "Whence Could So Much Virtue Spring" - Dido, Belinda | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:46 | |
| 7 | "Fear No Danger To Ensue" - Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:31 | |
| 8 | "See, Your Royal Guest Appears" - Belinda, Aeneas, Dido / "Cupid Only Throws The Dart" - Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:27 | |
| 9 | "If Not For Mine, For Empire's Sake" - Aeneas, Belinda | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:12 | |
| 10 | "To The Hills And The Vales" - Chorus / The Triumphing Dance | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 2:05 | |
| 11 | Act Two, Scene I: The Cave | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | ||
| 12 | Prelude For The Witches / "Wayward Sisters" - Sorceress, First Witch, Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 2:38 | |
| 13 | "Ruin'd Ere The Set Of Sun?" - Two Witches, Sorceress, First Witch, Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:10 | |
| 14 | "But Ere We This Perform" - Two Witches | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:13 | |
| 15 | "In Our Deep Vaulted Cell" - Chorus In The Manner Of An Echo / Echo Dance Of The Furies | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 2:20 | |
| 16 | Act Two, Scene II: The Grove | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | ||
| 17 | Ritornelle / "Thanks To These Lonesome Vales" - Belinda, Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 3:01 | |
| 18 | "Off She Visits This Lone Mountain" - Second Woman | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:34 | |
| 19 | "Behold, Upon My Bending Spear" - Aeneas, Dido / "Haste, Haste To Town" - Belinda, Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:20 | |
| 20 | "Stay. Prince, And Hear" - Spirit, Aeneas | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 2:24 | |
| 21 | Ritornelle | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 0:37 | |
| 22 | Act Three, Scene 1: The Ships | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | ||
| 23 | Prelude - "Come Away, Fellow Sailors" - Sailor, Chorus / The Sailors' Dance | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 2:16 | |
| 24 | "See The Flags And Streamers Curling" - Sorceress, Witches | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 0:57 | |
| 25 | "Our Next Motion" - Sorceress / "Destruction's Our Delight" - Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:09 | |
| 26 | The Witches' Dance | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:09 | |
| 27 | Act Three, Scene II: The Palace | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | ||
| 28 | "Your Counsel All Is Urged In Vain" - Dido, Belinda, Aeneas | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 3:20 | |
| 29 | "But Death, Alas, I Cannot Shun" - Dido / "Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire" - Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:19 | |
| 30 | "Thy Hand Belinda" / "When I Am Laid In Earth" - Dido | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 4:09 | |
| 31 | "With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come" - Chorus | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 4:20 | |
| 32 | Music For Plays & Masques | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | ||
| 33 | Overture (From Abdelazer, The Moor's Revenge) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 3:00 | |
| 34 | Rondeau (Abdelazer) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:22 | |
| 35 | Air (Abdelazer) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:19 | |
| 36 | Minuet (The Gordian Knot Unty'd) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:30 | |
| 37 | Air (The Gordian Knot Unty'd) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:12 | |
| 38 | Curtain Tune On A Ground (Timon Of Athens) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:57 | |
| 39 | Rondeau (The Fairy Queen) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:28 | |
| 40 | Hornpipe (The Fairy Queen) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 0:56 | |
| 41 | Overture (The Fairy Queen) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:26 | |
| 42 | Dance For The Fairies (The Fairy Queen) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:04 | |
| 43 | Chaconne (The Fairy Queen) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 2:34 | |
| 44 | Hornpipe On A Ground (The Married Beau) | Henry Purcell, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:24 |
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