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Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center CD 11344
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- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Dido (Legendary character)--Drama.
- Dido.
- Dido (Legendary character).
- Aeneas (Legendary character)--Drama.
- Aeneas.
- Aeneas (Legendary character).
- Overtures (Violins (2), violas (2), continuo).
- Quartets (Violins (2), viola, continuo).
- Incidental music--Excerpts.
- Incidental music.
- Chaconnes (Violins (2), viola, continuo).
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Sound recordings.
- Excerpts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Title on container: Dido & Aeneas
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ont., Canada : CBC Records, [1995]
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- 1.4 m/s
- digital recording
- Contents:
- Dido and Aeneas : opera Z.626 (55:17)
- Overture a 5 in G minor, Z.772 (3:45)
- Four dances from Abdelazar : Z.570 (3:44)
- Chacony a 4 in G minor, Z.730 (4:16).
- Participant:
- In the opera: Ann Monoyios, Shari Saunders, Meredith Hall, sopranos; Jennifer Lane, mezzo soprano; Benjamin Butterfield, tenor; Russell Braun, baritone; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Jeanne Lamon, conductor. In the instrumental works: Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists (2 violins, 1 or 2 violas, and continuo (violoncello and harpsichord)).
- Notes:
- Opera in 3 acts, and instrumental music; the 3rd work from incidental music.
- Libretto by Nahum Tate.
- Recorded Apr. 26 and 28-29, 1995, at Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Toronto.
- Compact disc.
- Program notes and biographical notes on the performers, in English and French, and libretto with French translation ([28] p.) inserted in container.
- Contains:
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Dido and Aeneas.
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Overtures, violins (2), violas (2), continuo, Z. 772, G minor
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Abdelazer. Selections
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Chaconnes, string instruments (4), Z. 730, G minor
- OCLC:
- 36926113
- Publisher Number:
- 059582514726
- SMCD 5147 CBC Records
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