Dido and Aeneas

~ Release by Purcell; Baker, Clark, Sinclair, Herincx, English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Lewis (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

On disc label: BIEM/Stemra

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-22 12:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell2:16
2Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Shake the cloud from off your brow" (Belinda)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Belinda]:
Patricia Clark (Scots operatic soprano, fl. late 20c) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell1:03
3Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment" (Dido)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Belinda]:
Patricia Clark (Scots operatic soprano, fl. late 20c) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell4:41
4Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Whence could so much virtue spring?" (Dido)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Belinda]:
Patricia Clark (Scots operatic soprano, fl. late 20c) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell2:00
5Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Fear no danger to ensue" (Belinda, Second Woman)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Belinda]:
Patricia Clark (Scots operatic soprano, fl. late 20c) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Second Woman]:
Eileen Poulter (Soprano) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell1:33
6Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "See, your royal guest appears" (Belinda)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Aeneas]:
Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone) (in 1961-10)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Belinda]:
Patricia Clark (Scots operatic soprano, fl. late 20c) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell4:52
7Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. Prelude for the Witches - "Wayward sisters" (Sorceress)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Sorceress]:
Monica Sinclair (Operatic contralto) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [First Witch]:
Rhianon James (soprano) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Second Witch]:
Catherine Wilson (British classical mezzo-soprano) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell3:06
8Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Ruin'd ere the set of sun" (First Witch)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Sorceress]:
Monica Sinclair (Operatic contralto) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [First Witch]:
Rhianon James (soprano) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Second Witch]:
Catherine Wilson (British classical mezzo-soprano) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell4:59
9Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. Ritornelle - "Thanks to these lonesome vales" (Belinda)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Belinda]:
Patricia Clark (Scots operatic soprano, fl. late 20c) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell3:26
10Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Oft she visits this lone mountain" (Second Woman)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
soprano vocals [Second Woman]:
Eileen Poulter (Soprano) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell2:23
11Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Behold, upon my bending spear" (Aeneas)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Aeneas]:
Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone) (in 1961-10)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell1:22
12Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove's command" (Spirit)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Aeneas]:
Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Spirit]:
Dorothy Dorow (soprano) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell2:44
13Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. Prelude - "Come away, fellow sailors" (First Sailor)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
tenor vocals [First Sailor]:
John Mitchinson (tenor) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell2:24
14Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "See the flags and streamers curling" (Sorceress)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Sorceress]:
Monica Sinclair (Operatic contralto) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [First Witch]:
Rhianon James (soprano) (in 1961-10)
soprano vocals [Second Witch]:
Catherine Wilson (British classical mezzo-soprano) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell3:25
15Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "Your counsel all is urg'd in vain" (Dido)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Aeneas]:
Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone) (in 1961-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell3:27
16Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "But Death, alas! ... When I am laid in earth" (Dido)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido]:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
Henry Purcell6:28
17Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III. "With drooping wings ye Cupids come" (Chorus)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1961-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
St. Anthony Singers (in 1961-10)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) (in 1961-10)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-10)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus) (in 1961-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell2:40

Credits

Release

manufactured in:West Germany
printed in:West Germany
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
STEMRA (Netherlands rights society for composers and music publishers)
part of:Serenata (Decca/London Classics) (order: 3)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6144902 [info]
https://www.discogs.com/release/20719084 [info]