Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Flagstad, Schwarzkopf, Hemsley) (1952) – Kirsten Flagstad, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell & Johann Sebastian Bach

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

3:08

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Shake the cloud from off your brow (Belinda, Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:10

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment (Dido)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

3:26

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Grief increases by concealing (Belinda, Dido, Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:58

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Whence could so much virtue spring? (Dido, Belinda)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

2:12

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Fear no danger to ensue (Belinda, 2nd Woman and Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:41

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: See, your Royal guest appears (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:18

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Cupid only throws the dart (Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:36

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: If not for mine, for Empire's sake (Aeneas)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:25

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Pursue thy conquest, Love (Belinda)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:50

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: To the hills and the vales (Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:16

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: The Triumphing Dance

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:20

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 1: Prelude for the Witches

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:27

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 1: Wayward sisters (Sorceress, 1st Witch)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:36

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 1: Harm's our delight (Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:19

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 1: The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate (Sorceress, Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:48

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 1: Ruin'd ere the set of sun? (1st and 2nd Witches, Sorceress, Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:30

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 1: But, ere we this perform (1st and 2nd Witches)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:15

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 1: In our deep vaulted cell (Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:17

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 1: Echo Dance of Furies

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:02

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 2: Ritornelle

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:29

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 2: Thanks to these lonesome vales (Belinda, Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:44

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 2: Oft she visits this lone mountain (2nd Woman)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

2:07

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 2: Behold, upon my bended spear (Aeneas, Dido)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:37

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 2: Haste to town (Belinda, Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:47

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 2: Stay, Prince! and hear great Jove's command (Spirit, Aeneas)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

2:44

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II Scene 2: Then since our Charm's have sped (Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:10

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 1: Prelude - Come away, fellow sailors (Sailor, Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:46

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 1: The Sailor's Dance

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:44

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 1: See, the flags and streamers curling (Sorceress, 1st and 2nd Witches)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:57

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 1: Our next motion (Sorceress)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:42

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 1: Destruction's our delight (Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

0:36

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 1: The Witches' Dance

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:32

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 2: Your counsel all is urg'd in vain (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

4:42

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 2: Great minds against themselves conspire (Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:13

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 2: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me (Dido)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

1:08

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 2: When I am laid in earth (Dido)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

3:59

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III Scene 2: With drooping wings ye cupids come (Chorus)

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eilidh McNab & Arda Mandikian

4:37

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St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: Aria: Erbarme dich, mein Gott

Kirsten Flagstad & Johann Sebastian Bach

8:45

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Serse, HWV 40: Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Frondi tenere e belle… Ombra mai fu, "Largo"

Kirsten Flagstad & George Frideric Handel

4:35

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Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth

Kirsten Flagstad & Henry Purcell

4:58