Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

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Avie Records
Release Date
May 1, 2014
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      PURCELL, HENRY
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Taverner Choir & Players
    • PERFORMER
      Van Evera, Parry, Parrott
    Product Details
    Works
    1. Overture

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    2. Act I: Shake the cloud from off your brow (Belinda, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Performer: Janet Lax

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    3. Act I: Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment (Dido)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Emily Van Evera

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    4. Act I: Grief increases by concealing (Belinda, Dido, Second Woman)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Janet Lax, Emily Van Evera, Hanne Mari Orbaek

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    5. Act I: When monarchs unite how happy their state (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    6. Act I: Whence could so much virtue spring? (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Emily Van Evera, Janet Lax, Hanne Mari Orbaek

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    7. Act I: Fear no danger to ensue (Belinda, Second Woman and Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Performer: Janet Lax, Hanne Mari Orbaek

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    8. Act I: Dance (Fear no danger to ensue)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    9. Act I: See, see your Royal Guest appears (Belinda, Aenas, Dido)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Janet Lax, Ben Parry, Emily Van Evera

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    10. Act I: Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    11. Act I: If not for mine, for Empire's sake (Aeneas)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Ben Parry

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    12. Act I: Pursue thy conquest, Love (Belinda)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Janet Lax

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    13. Act I: Dance: Gittars Chacony

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    14. Act I: To the hills and the vales (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    15. Act I: The Triumphing Dance

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    16. Act II: Prelude for the Witches - Wayward sisters, you that fright (Sorceress, Enchantress I)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Haden Andrews, Lucie Skeaping

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    17. Act II: Harm's our delight (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    18. Act II: The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate (Sorceress)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Haden Andrews

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    19. Act II: Ho Ho Ho, Ho Ho! (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    20. Act II: Ruin'd ere the set of sun? (Enchantress I, Enchantress II, Sorceress)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Haden Andrews, Kate Eckersley, Lucie Skeaping

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    21. Act II: Ho Ho Ho, Ho Ho! (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    22. Act II: But, ere we this perform (Enchantress II, Enchantress I)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Lucie Skeaping, Kate Eckersley

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    23. Act II: In our deep vaulted cell (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    24. Act II: Echo Dance of Furies

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    25. Act II: Ritornelle

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    26. Act II: Thanks to these lonesome vales (Belinda, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Performer: Janet Lax

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    27. Act II: Dance: Gitter Ground - Oft she visits this lone mountain (Second Woman)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Hanne Mari Orbaek

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    28. Act II: Behold, upon my bended spear (Aeneas, Dido)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Ben Parry, Emily Van Evera

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    29. Act II: Haste to town (Belinda, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Performer: Janet Lax

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    30. Act II: Stay, Prince! and hear great Jove's command (Spirit, Aeneas)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Sara Stowe, Ben Parry

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    31. Act II: Dance: Hornpipe from (The Married Beau)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    32. Act III: Prelude - Come away, fellow sailors (Sailor, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Performer: Douglas Wootton

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    33. Act III: Sailors' Dance

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    34. Act III: See, see the Flags ans Streamers curling (Sorceress, Enchantress I, Enchantress II)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Haden Andrews, Kate Eckersley, Lucie Skeaping

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    35. Act III: Our next motion (Sorceress)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Haden Andrews

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    36. Act III: Destruction's our delight (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    37. Act III: The Witches' Dance

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    38. Act III: Your counsel all is urg'd in vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Emily Van Evera, Janet Lax, Ben Parry

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    39. Act III: Great minds against themselves conspire (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    40. Act III: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me (Dido)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Emily Van Evera

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    41. Act III: When I am laid in earth (Dido)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Performer: Emily Van Evera

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    42. Act III: With drooping wings ye cupids come (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    43. Act III: Cupids' Dance

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Taverner Players

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott

    44. Pavan in G Minor, Z. 752

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Andrew Manze, Caroline Balding, Richard Gwilt, Mark Levy, Andrew Parrott

      Conductor: Andrew Parrott


In a performance that charms as well as moves in abundance (BBC Music), Andrew Parrott directs a hand-picked team of singers and instrumentalists in this classic recording. (Avie)