Dido and Aeneas Z 626
The Scholars Baroque Ensemble, The Scholars of London, Kym Amps (Soprano), David van Asch (Bass), Anna Markland-Crookes (Soprano), Ghislaine Morgan (Soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (Mezzo-soprano), Angus Davidson (Countertenor), Robin Doveton (Tenor)
October 1994, East Finchley, All Saints Church
- 01:57Overture
Act I
- 01:05No. 1 Shake the cloud from off your brow (Belinda, Chorus)
- 03:50No. 2 Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment (Dido)
- 00:51No. 3-4 Grief increases by concealing - When monarchs unite (Belinda, Dido, Chorus)
- 01:59No. 5 Whence could so much virtue spring? (Dido, Belinda)
- 01:40No. 6. Fear no danger to ensue (Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus)
- 00:55No. 7 See, your Royal Guest appears (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)
- 00:32No. 8 Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)
- 00:26No. 9 If not for mine, for Empire's sake (Aeneas)
- 00:50No. 10 Pursue thy conquest, Love (Belinda)
- 00:40No. 10b A Dance gittars chacony (Guitar Dance: Chaconne)
- 01:05No. 11 To the hills and the vales (Chorus)
- 01:27No. 12 The Triumphing Dance
Act II
- 01:51No. 13 Prelude for the Witches – Wayward sisters, you that fright (Sorceress, First Witch)
- 00:13No. 14 Harms our delight and mischief all our skill (Chorus)
- 00:43No. 15-16 The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate - Ho! ho! ho! (Sorceress, Chorus)
- 01:53No. 17-18 Ruin'd ere the set of sun? - Ho! ho! ho! (Witches, Sorceress, Chorus)
- 01:08No. 19 But, ere we this perform (First Witch, Second Witch)
- 01:30No. 20 In our deep vaulted cell (Chorus)
- 01:21No. 21 Echo Dance of the Furies
- 00:46No. 22 Ritornelle
- 03:08No. 23 Thanks to these lonesome vales (Belinda, Chorus)
- 02:29No. 23b Gittar ground - a dance (Guitar Dance: Passacaille)
- 00:37No. 25 Behold, upon my bending spear (Aeneas, Dido)
- 00:46No. 26 Haste, haste to town (Belinda, Chorus)
- 03:52No. 27 Stay, Prince! and hear great Jove's command (Spirit, Aeneas)
Act III
- 01:33No. 28 Prelude - Come away, fellow sailors (Sailor, Chorus)
- 00:47No. 29 The Sailors' Dance
- 01:03No. 30a See, see the flags and streamers curling (Sorceress, Witches)
- 00:41No. 30b Our next motion must be to storm her lover (Sorceress)
- 00:32No. 31 Destruction's our delight (Chorus)
- 01:15No. 32 The Witches' Dance
- 04:01No. 33 Your counsel all is urg'd in vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
- 00:55No. 34 Great minds against themselves conspire (Chorus)
- 00:59No. 35 Thy hand, Belinda (Dido)
- 03:41No. 36 When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)
- 04:47No. 37 With drooping wings ye Cupids come (Chorus)
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