Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, European Voices - Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (2004)
Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, European Voices - Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (2003)
EAC | APE | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 265 Mb | Total time: 52:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Veritas | # 5 45604 2 | Recorded: 2003
EAC | APE | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 265 Mb | Total time: 52:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Veritas | # 5 45604 2 | Recorded: 2003
Despite its brevity, Purcell's Dido and Aeneas holds many charms for audience and performers alike, so it's no wonder that there has recently been something of a boomlet in recordings and reissues (certainly, it doesn't hurt that this mini-sized opera fits easily on one disc). This particular traversal is helmed by the rising young French conductor and harpsichordist Emmanuelle Haïm, whose snap and vigor in this repertoire is immensely appealing. Another real pleasure is getting to know the stylish Concert d'Astrée, whose poise and elegance is a welcome addition to the roster of Baroque ensembles.
Haïm keeps the work zipping along at a terrific clip but still gives her soloists plenty of room to luxuriate–and what soloists she has! As Dido, Susan Graham blends her signature warmth with a great deal of sweet wistfulness, particularly in the famous aria "Dido's Lament", in which her melancholy is matched by a chromatically descending bass line. As sung by Ian Bostridge, Aeneas is a soulful warrior, and Felicity Palmer's Sorceress offers plenty of venom without resorting to the nasal vamping that many others singing this role have used. David Daniels' brief turn as the Spirit deserves a special salute for a wonderfully funny caricature (imagine a minor, wheedling office clerk from the bureaucratic pantheon). The sound is as full and rich as the mythic portrayals, making this an easy recommendation.–Anastasia Tsioulcas
Performer:
Dido – Susan Graham
Aeneas – Ian Bostridge
Belinda – Camilla Tilling
Second Woman – Cécile de Boever
Sorceress – Felicity Palmer
Spirit – David Daniels
A Sailor – Paul Agnew
European Voices
Le Concert d'Astrée
Emmanuelle Haïm, direction & harpsichord
Tracklist
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
01. Overture
02. Acte 1, The Palace : Shake The Cloud From Off Your Brow
03. Acte 1, The Palace : Banish Sorrow, Banish Care
04. Acte 1, The Palace : Ah! Belinda, I Am Pressed With Torment
05. Acte 1, The Palace : Grief Increases By Concealing
06. Acte 1, The Palace : When Monarchs Unite, How Happy Their State
07. Acte 1, The Palace : Whence Could So Much Virtue Spring?
08. Acte 1, The Palace : Fear No Danger To Ensue
09. Acte 1, The Palace : See, Your Royal Guest Appears
10. Acte 1, The Palace : Cupid Only Throws The Dart
11. Acte 1, The Palace : If Not For Mine, For Empire'S Sake
12. Acte 1, The Palace : To The Hills And The Vales
13. Acte 1, The Palace : The Triumphing Dance
14. Acte 2, Scène 1, The Cave : Wayward Sisters, You That Fright
15. Acte 2, Scène 1, The Cave : The Queen Of Carthage, Whom We Hate
16. Acte 2, Scène 1, The Cave : Ruined Ere The Set Of Sun?
17. Acte 2, Scène 1, The Cave : But Ere We This Perform
18. Acte 2, Scène 1, The Cave : In Our Deep Vaulted Cell
19. Acte 2, Scène 1, The Cave : Echo Dance Of Furies
20. Acte 2, Scène 2, The Grove : Ritornelle
21. Acte 2, Scène 2, The Grove : Thanks To These Lonesome Vales
22. Acte 2, Scène 2, The Grove : Oft She Visits This Lone Mountain
23. Acte 2, Scène 2, The Grove : Behold, Upon My Bending Spear
24. Acte 2, Scène 2, The Grove : Haste, Haste To Town
25. Acte 2, Scène 2, The Grove : Stay, Prince, And Hear Great Jove'S Command
26. Acte 3, Scène 1, The Ships : Come Away, Fellow Sailors
27. Acte 3, Scène 1, The Ships : The Sailor'S Dance
28. Acte 3, Scène 1, The Ships : See The Flags And Streamers Curling
29. Acte 3, Scène 1, The Ships : Our Next Motion
30. Acte 3, Scène 1, The Ships : Destruction'S Our Delight
31. Acte 3, Scène 1, The Ships : The Witches' Dance
32. Acte 3, Scène 2 : Your Counsel All Is Urged In Vain
33. Acte 3, Scène 2 : Great Minds, Against Themselves Conspire
34. Acte 3, Scène 2 : Thy Hand, Belinda, Darkness Shades Me
35. Acte 3, Scène 2 : When I Am Laid In Earth
36. Acte 3, Scène 2 : With Drooping Wings
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Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, European Voices - Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (2004)
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