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Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Edition I: Dido And Aneas · King Arthur · The Fairy Queen
Compil. FR 2009 on Warner Classics & Jazz label
Classical (Baroque)
Packaging: CDs housed in individual cardboard wallets Total timing 4h. 23' 52'' Ⓟ 1995 Erato Disques (CD1 & CD2) Ⓟ 1995 Teldec Classics (CD3 & CD4) Ⓒ 2009 Warner Classics & Jazz Made in the EU
Musicians
 | Henry Purcell , 1659-1695 GB album by |
 | William Christie hps, org, *1944 FR conductor, album by |
 | Nikolaus Harnoncourt vc, gam, 1929-2016 AT conductor, album by |
 | Arnold Schoenberg Chor , AT choir |
 | Wenceslaus Hollar , 1607-1677 GB cover, print |
 | Concentus Musicus Wien , ensemble |
 | Les Arts Florissants , *1979 FR ensemble |
 | Jean-Claude Poyet , liner notes, translated by |
 | Richard Evidon , liner notes, translated by |
Producers
| Darren Lewis art direction |
| Anne Schneider liner notes |
Composers
| Henry Purcell |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dido & Aeneas | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | ||
| 2 | Overture | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:57 | |
| 3 | Act I "Shake The Cloud From Off Your Brow" [Belinda, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:03 | |
| 4 | Act I "Ah Belinda, I Am Press'd With Torment" [Dido] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:38 | |
| 5 | Act I "Grief Increases By Concealing" [Belinda, Dido] "When Monarchs Unite, How Happy Their State" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:42 | |
| 6 | Act I "Whence Could So Much Virtue Spring?" [Dido, Belinda] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:55 | |
| 7 | Act I "Fear No Danger To Ensue" [Belinda, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:34 | |
| 8 | Act I "See Our Royal Guest Appears" [Belinda, Aeneas] "Cupid Only Throws The Dart" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:10 | |
| 9 | Act I "If Not For Mine, For Empire's Sake" [Aeneas] "Pursue Thy Conquest, Love" [Belinda] "To The Hills And The Vales" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:15 | |
| 10 | Act I "The Triumphing Dance" | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:14 | |
| 11 | Act 2 Prelude For The Witches "Wayward Sisters, You That Fright" [Sorceress] "Harm's Our Delight" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:15 | |
| 12 | Act 2 "The Queen Of Carthage" ... "Ho! Ho! Ho!" [Sorceress, First Witch, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:53 | |
| 13 | Act 2 "But Ere We This Perform" [First Witch, Second Witch] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:11 | |
| 14 | Act 2 "In Our Deep Vaulted Cell... Echo Dance Of Furies" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:23 | |
| 15 | Act 2 "Ritornelle" "Thanks To These Lonesome Vales" [Belinda, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:36 | |
| 16 | Act 2 "Oft She Visits This Lone Mountain" [Second Woman] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:56 | |
| 17 | Act 2 "Behold Upon My Bending Spear" [Aeneas, Dido] "Haste, Haste To Town" [Belinda, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:13 | |
| 18 | Act 2 "Stay Prince" [Spirit, Aeneas] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:05 | |
| 19 | Act 2 "Then Since Our Chorus Have Sped" [Chorus] "The Grove's Dance" | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:28 | |
| 20 | Act 3 "Come Away" [Sailor, Chorus] "The Sailors' Dance" | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:21 | |
| 21 | Act 3 "See, See The Flags" [Sorceress, First Witch] "Our Next Motion" [Sorceress] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:41 | |
| 22 | Act 3 "Destruction's Our Delight" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:31 | |
| 23 | Act 3 "The Witches' Dance" | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:36 | |
| 24 | Act 3 "Your Counsel All Is Urged In Vain" [Dido, Belinda, Aeneas] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:36 | |
| 25 | Act 3 "Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire" [Chorus] "Thy Hand, Belinda" [Dido] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:03 | |
| 26 | Act 3: "When I Am Laid In Earth" (Dido) | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:47 | |
| 27 | Act 3 "With Drooping Wings" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:50 | |
| 28 | King Arthur | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | ||
| 29 | Overture To Act 1 | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:53 | |
| 30 | Air | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:32 | |
| 31 | Act 1 "Woden, First To Thee" [Bass, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:50 | |
| 32 | Act 1 "The White Horse Neigh'd Aloud" [Bass, Tenor, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:22 | |
| 33 | Act 1 "The Lot Is Cast, And Tanfan Pleas'd" [Soprano] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:33 | |
| 34 | Act 1 "Brave Souls, To Be Renown'd In Story" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:46 | |
| 35 | Act 1 "I Call You All To Woden's Hall" [Tenor, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:08 | |
| 36 | Act 1 "Come If You Dare" [Tenor, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 4:14 | |
| 37 | Act 2 "Hither, This Way, This Way Bend" [Soprano, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:06 | |
| 38 | Act 2 "Let Not A Moonborn Elf Mislead Ye" [Bass] "Hither This Way, This Way Bend" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:53 | |
| 39 | Act 2 "Come, Follow Me" [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:23 | |
| 40 | Act 2 "How Blest Are Shepherds" [Tenor, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 5:19 | |
| 41 | Act 2 "Shepherd, Shepherd, Leave Decoying" [Sopranos] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:54 | |
| 42 | Act 2 "Come, Shepherds, Lead Up A Lively Measure" [Chorus] Hornpipe | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:38 | |
| 43 | Air | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:08 | |
| 44 | Act 3 Prelude | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:25 | |
| 45 | Act 3 "What Ho! Thou Genius Of This Isle" [Soprano] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:59 | |
| 46 | Act 3 "What Power Art Thou" [Bass] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 4:08 | |
| 47 | Act 3 "Thou Doting Fool" [Soprano] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:38 | |
| 48 | Act 3 "Great Love, I Know Thee Now" [Bass] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:56 | |
| 49 | Act 3 "No Part Of My Dominion" [Soprano] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:56 | |
| 50 | Act 3 Prelude | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:45 | |
| 51 | Act 3 "See, See, We Assemble" [Chorus] Dance | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:28 | |
| 52 | Act 3 "Tis I That Have Warm'd Ye" [Soprano] "Tis Love That Has Warm'd Us" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:59 | |
| 53 | Act 3 "Sound A Parley" [Soprano, Bass] "Tis Love That Has Warm'd Us" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 4:01 | |
| 54 | Act 3 Hornpipe | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:48 | |
| 55 | Act 4 "Two Daughters Of This Aged Stream Are We" [Sopranos] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:31 | |
| 56 | Act 4 "How Happy The Lover" [Tenor, Chorus] Ritornello "For Love Every Creature" [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] "In Vain Are Our Graces" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 7:13 | |
| 57 | Act 4 Air | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:41 | |
| 58 | Act 5 Trumpet Tune | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:47 | |
| 59 | Act 5 "Ye Blust'ring Brethren Of The Skies" [Bass] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:24 | |
| 60 | Act 5 Symphony | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:43 | |
| 61 | Act 5 "Round Thy Coast" [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:20 | |
| 62 | Act 5 "For Folded Flocks, And Fruitful Plains" [Tenors, Bass] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:01 | |
| 63 | Act 5 "Your Hay It Is Mow'd" [Bass, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:28 | |
| 64 | Act 5 "Fairest Isle" [Soprano] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 4:43 | |
| 65 | Act 5 "You Say 'tis Love" [Soprano, Bass] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 5:27 | |
| 66 | Act 5 Trumpet Tune - Warlike Consort | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:36 | |
| 67 | Act 5 "Saint George" [Soprano, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:06 | |
| 68 | Act 5 "Our Natives Not Alone Appear" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:06 | |
| 69 | Act 5 Chaconne | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:31 | |
| 70 | The Fairy Queen | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | ||
| 71 | Prelude To Act 1 | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:41 | |
| 72 | Air | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:14 | |
| 73 | Overture To Act 1 | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:27 | |
| 74 | Act 1 "Come, Let Us Leave The Town" [Soprano, Bass] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:14 | |
| 75 | Act 1 "Scene Of The Drunken Poet" [First Fairy, Second Fairy, Drunken Poet, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 6:07 | |
| 76 | Act 1 Jig | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:24 | |
| 77 | Act 2 "Come All Ye Songsters Of The Sky" [Tenor] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:14 | |
| 78 | Act 2 "May The God Of Wit Inspire" [Counter-Tenor, Tenor, Bass] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:48 | |
| 79 | Act 2 "Now Join Your Warbling Voices All" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:37 | |
| 80 | Act 2 "Sing While We Trip It" [Chorus, Soprano] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:58 | |
| 81 | Act 2 "See, Even Night Herself Is Here" [Night] "I Am Come To Lock All Fast" [Mystery] "One Charming Night" [Secrecy] "Hush, No More" [Sleep, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 11:36 | |
| 82 | Act 2 Air | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:19 | |
| 83 | Act 3 "If Love's A Sweet Passion" [Dryad, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:55 | |
| 84 | Act 3 Symphony While The Swans Come Forward | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:56 | |
| 85 | Act 3 Dance For The Fairies | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:24 | |
| 86 | Act 3 Dance For The Green Men | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:17 | |
| 87 | Act 3 "Ye Gentle Spirits Of The Air" [Soprano] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 4:47 | |
| 88 | Act 3 "Now The Maids And The Men" [Coridon, Mopsa] Dance For The Haymakers | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 4:39 | |
| 89 | Act 3 "When I Have Often Heard" [Nymph] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:10 | |
| 90 | Act 3 "A Thousand, Thousand Ways" [Chorus, Counter-Tenor] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:32 | |
| 91 | Act 3 Hornpipe | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:02 | |
| 92 | Act 4 Symphony | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 6:05 | |
| 93 | Act 4 "Now The Night Is Chased Away" [Attendant, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:09 | |
| 94 | Act 4 "Let The Fifes And The Clarions" [Tenor, Counter-Tenor] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 1:15 | |
| 95 | Act 4 "When A Cruel Long Winter" [Phoebus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:33 | |
| 96 | Act 4 "Hail! Great Parent Of Us All" [Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 10:43 | |
| 97 | Act 5 "Thrice Happy Lovers" [Juno] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 3:49 | |
| 98 | Act 5 "O Let Me Ever, Ever Weep" [Soprano] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 7:52 | |
| 99 | Act 5 "Thus The Gloomy World" [Chinese Man] "Thus Happy And Free" [Chinese Woman, Chorus] "Yes, Daphne" [Chinese Man] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 9:28 | |
| 100 | Act 5 Monkey's Dance | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 0:50 | |
| 101 | Act 5 "Hark! How All Things" [First Woman] "Hark! The Echoing Air" [Second Woman, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 4:28 | |
| 102 | Act 5 "Sure The Dull God Of Marriage" [First Woman, Second Woman, Chorus] Prelude "See, I Obey" [Hymen] "Turn Then Thine Eyes" [First Woman, Second Woman] "My Torch Indeed" [Hymen] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 5:22 | |
| 103 | Act 5 Chaconne | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:42 | |
| 104 | Act 5 "They Shall Be As Happy As They're Fair" [First Woman, Second Woman, Hymen, Chorus] | Henry Purcell · William Christie · Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 2:00 |
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