Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment”

~ Recording by Julianne Baird, Catherine Bott, Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment”4:13Henry PurcellDido & AeneasHenry Purcell; Bott, Kirkby, Ainsley, Thomas, Chance, Baird, Priday, Stowe, Lochmann, Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
  • FR1994-06-14
L’Oiseau‐Lyre436 992-2
1.3Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment"4:13Henry PurcellDido & AeneasHenry Purcell; Bott, Kirkby, Ainsley, Thomas, Chance, Baird, Priday, Stowe, Lochmann, Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
L’Oiseau‐Lyre436 992-2
1.3Act I. "Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment"4:13Henry PurcellDido & AeneasHenry Purcell; Bott, Kirkby, Ainsley, Thomas, Chance, Baird, Priday, Stowe, Lochmann, Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only), L’Oiseau‐Lyre475 7195
20.3Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment”4:13Henry PurcellThe Decca SoundVarious ArtistsOther + Compilation
  • XW2011-10-03
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)478 2826
1.3Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment”4:13Henry PurcellDido & AeneasHenry Purcell; Bott, Kirkby, Ainsley, Thomas, Chance, Baird, Priday, Stowe, Lochmann, Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
  • XE2014-02-14
L’Oiseau‐Lyre
3.3Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment"4:13Henry PurcellEnglish MusicPurcell, Arne, Boyce, Byrd; The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher HogwoodAlbum + Compilation
  • -2015
L’Oiseau‐Lyre4823259

Relationships

vocals:Julianne Baird (soprano) (in 1992-09)
Catherine Bott (soprano) (in 1992-09)
Emma Kirkby (soprano) (in 1992-09)
orchestra:Academy of Ancient Music (in 1992-09)
conductor:Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1992-09)
recorded at:Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1992-09)
recording of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 2. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido) (in 1992-09)

Related works

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 2. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido)

composer:Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:Nahum Tate
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I (number) (order: 2)
is the basis for:Peace and I Are Strangers Grown