Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 (Live)

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Label
Walhall Eternity Series
Release Date
October 9, 2015
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      PURCELL, HENRY
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Orchestra Of The Conservatory Concert
    • PERFORMER
      Zouzay, Berganza, Steffek, Berbie, Chor Of Paris Conservatory
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 09, 2015
    • UPC
      4035122653267
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      WLCD0326
    • LABEL
      Walhall Eternity Series
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Opera / Operetta / Oratorio
    Works ⌄

    1. Overture

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

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

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Hanny Steffek

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

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

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Teresa Berganza

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    4. Act I: Grief increases by concealing (Dido, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Teresa Berganza

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

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

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Teresa Berganza, Hanny Steffek

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

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

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Hanny Steffek, Danielle Millet

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    7. Act I: See, your Royal guest appears (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Hanny Steffek, Gérard Souzay, Teresa Berganza

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

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

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    9. Act I: The Triumphing Dance

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    10. Act II Scene 1: Wayward sisters (Sorceress, First Witch, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Jane Berbié, Christiane Harbell

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    11. Act II Scene 1: The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate (Sorceress, Chorus, First and Second Witch)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Jane Berbié, Christiane Harbell, Edmee Sabran

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    12. Act II Scene 1: But, ere we this perform (First and Second Witch)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Christiane Harbell, Edmee Sabran

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    13. Act II Scene 1: In our deep vaulted cell (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    14. Act II Scene 1: Echo Dance of Furies

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

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

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Hanny Steffek

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    16. Act II: Guitar Dance: Oft she visits this lone mountain (Second Woman)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Danielle Millet

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    17. Act II: Behold, upon my bended spear (Aeneas, Dido, Belinda, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Gérard Souzay, Teresa Berganza, Hanny Steffek

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

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

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Gérard Souzay

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    19. Act III: Come away, fellow sailors (First Sailor, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Michel Lecocq

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    20. Act III: The Sailor's Dance

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    21. Act III: See, the flags and streamers curling (Sorceress, First and Second Witch, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Jane Berbié, Christiane Harbell, Edmee Sabran

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    22. Act III: The Witches' Dance

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

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

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Teresa Berganza, Hanny Steffek, Gérard Souzay

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    24. Act III: Thus On the Fatal Banks of Nile (Dido, Aeneas)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Teresa Berganza, Gérard Souzay

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    25. Act III: But Death, alas! I cannot shun (Dido, Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Teresa Berganza

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    26. Act III Scene 2: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me (Dido)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Teresa Berganza

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    27. Act III Scene 2: When I am laid in earth (Dido)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Performer: Teresa Berganza

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux

    28. Act III Scene 2: With drooping wings ye cupids come (Chorus)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chœurs de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

      Conductor: Pierre Dervaux


Performance of works from the age of Henry Purcell have changed considerably since this 1960 live recording from Aix en Provence given the exponential growth in all things historically-informed, but there is still enormous pleasure to be gotten from listening to great singers sing the great stage works of any age, even if they fall on today's ears as at least somewhat dated in style. Conductor Pierre Dervaux leads a cast featuring Teresa Berganza as Dido, Hanny Steffek and the great Gerard Souzay as Aeneas in Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, in good sound, 24bit/96kHz remastered.