Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Pinnock - Otter - Varcoe - Dawson - Rogers) CD Track Listing

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Henry Purcell Dido and Aeneas (Pinnock - Otter - Varcoe - Dawson - Rogers) (1989)
Dido - Anne Sofie von Otter\nAeneas - Stephen Varcoe\nBelinda - Lynne Dawson\nSorceress, First Sailor - Nigel Rogers\nFirst Witch - Elisabeth Priday\nSecond Witch - Carol Hall\nSecond Woman - Sarah Leonard\nSpirit - Kym Amps\n\nChoir of the English Concert\nThe English Concert\n(Leader/Konzermeister/Premier violon/Primo violino: Simon Standage)\n\nOn authentic instruments

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1. Henry Purcell - Overture (02:19)
2. Henry Purcell - I : Shake the cloud from off your brow (01:02)
   Scene: the Palace / Der Palast / Sc
3. Henry Purcell - I : Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment (04:43)
   "Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment" (Dido)\n"Grief increases by concealing..." (Belinda, Dido)\n"When monarchs unite, how happy their state" (Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nDIDO\nAh! Belinda, I am prest\nWith torment not to be Confest,\nPeace and I are stranger
4. Henry Purcell - I : Whence could so much virtue spring (03:32)
   "Whence could so much virtue spring" (Dido, Belinda)\n"Fear no danger to ensue" (Belinda, Second Woman; Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nDIDO\nWhence could so much virtue spring?\nWhat storms, what battles did he sing?\nAnchises' valour mixt with Venus' charms\nHow so
5. Henry Purcell - I : See, your royal guest appears (01:26)
   "See, your royal guest appears" (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)\n"Cupid only throws the dart" (Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nBELINDA\nSee, your Royal Guest appears,\nHow Godlike is the form he bears!\n\nAENEAS\nWhen, Royal Fair, shall I be blest\nWith cares of love and sta
6. Henry Purcell - I : If not for mine, for empire's sake (02:18)
   "If not for mine, for empire's sake" (Aeneas)\n"Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda)\n"To the hills and the vales, to the rocks and the mountains" (Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nAENEAS\nIf not for mine, for Empire's sake,\nSome pity on your lover take;\nAh! make no
7. Henry Purcell - I : The Triumphing Dance (01:17)
8. Henry Purcell - II : Prelude for the Witches (02:33)
   Prelude for the Witches\n"Wayward sister, you that fright" (Sorceress, First Witch)\n"Harm's our delight and mischief all our skill" (Chorus)\n"The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate" (Sorceress)\n"Ho, ho, ho" (Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nACT THE SECOND\n\nScene [I]
9. Henry Purcell - II : Ruin'd ere the set of sun (02:21)
   "Ruin'd ere the set of sun" (Witches, Sorceress)\n"Ho, ho, ho" (Chorus)\n"But ere we this perform" (Witches)\n\n-----\n\nTWO WITCHES\nRuin'd ere the set of sun?\nTell us, how shall this be done?\n\nSORCERESS\nThe Trojan Prince, you know, is bound\nBy Fate
10. Henry Purcell - II : In our deep-vaulted cell the charm we'll prepare (01:41)
    "In our deep-vaulted cell the charm we'll prepare" (Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nCHORUS [in the manner of an echo.]\nIn our deep vaulted cell the charm we'll prepare, \nToo dreadful a practice for this open air.
11. Henry Purcell - II : Echo Dance of Furies (00:56)
    Echo Dance of Furies\nScene: the Grove / Der Hain / Sc
12. Henry Purcell - II : Ritornelle; Thanks to these lonesome vales (03:19)
    Ritornelle\n"Thanks to these lonesome vales" (Belinda; Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nScene [II]: The Grove\n[enter Aeneas, Dido, Belinda, and their train]\n\nRITORNELLE [Orchestra]\n\nBELINDA [Repeated by Chorus]\nThanks to these lovesome vales,\nThese desert hills
13. Henry Purcell - II : Oft she visits this lone mountain (02:16)
    "Oft she visits this lone mountain" (Second Woman)\nRitornelle\n\n-----\n\nSECOND WOMAN\nOft she visits this lov'd mountain,\nOft she bathes her in this fountain; \n Here Actaeon met his fate, \nPursued by his own hounds, \nAnd after mortal wounds \n
14. Henry Purcell - II : Behold, upon my bending spear (01:22)
    "Behold, upon my bending spear" (Aeneas, Dido)\n"Haste, haste to town" (Belinda; Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nAENEAS\nBehold, upon my bending spear\nA monster's head stands bleeding, \nWith tushes far exceeding \nThose did Venus' huntsman tear.\n\nDIDO\nThe skies
15. Henry Purcell - II : Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove's command (02:46)
    "Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove's command" (Spirit, Aeneas)\n\n-----\n\n[The Spirit of the Sorceress descends to Aeneas in the \nlikeness of Mercury] \n\nSPIRIT\nStay, Prince and hear great Jove's command; \nHe summons thee this Night away.\n\nAENEAS\n
16. Henry Purcell - III : Prelude (01:32)
    Scene: the Shipps / Die Schiffe / Sc
17. Henry Purcell - III : The Sailors' Dance (01:42)
    The Sailors' Dance\n"See the flags and streamers curling" (Sorceress; Witches)\n\n-----\n\nTHE SAILORS' DANCE\n\nSORCERESS\nSee the flags and streamers curling\nAnchors weighing, sails unfurling.\n\nFIRST WITCH\nPhoebe's pale deluding beams\nGuilding more
18. Henry Purcell - III : Our next motion (01:13)
    "Our next motion" (Sorceress)\n"Destruction's our delight" (Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nSORCERESS\nOur next Motion\nMust be to storme her Lover on the Ocean!\nFrom the ruin of others our pleasures we borrow,\nElissa bleeds tonight, and Carthage flames tomorrow.\n
19. Henry Purcell - III : The Witches' Dance (01:12)
20. Henry Purcell - III : Your counsel all is urg'd in vain (05:01)
    Scene: the Palace / Der Palast / Sc
21. Henry Purcell - III : Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me (04:21)
    "Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me" (Dido)\n"When I am laid in earth" (Dido)\n\n-----\n\nDIDO\n[Cupids appear in the clouds o're her tomb]\nThy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me,\n On thy bosom let me rest,\n More I would, but Death invades me;
22. Henry Purcell - III : With drooping wings ye Cupids come (04:53)
    "With drooping wings ye Cupids come" (Chorus)\n\n-----\n\nCHORUS\nWith drooping wings you Cupids come,\nTo scatter roses on her tomb.\nSoft and Gentle as her Heart\nKeep here your watch, and never part.\n\nCUPIDS DANCE\n\nFINIS