Offer,Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Véronique Gens, Nathan Berg, Sophie Marin-Degor, Claire Brua, Sophie Daneman, Gaëlle Mechaly
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
William Christie's reading of Dido is very much in terms of the reputed French influence on Purcell. Overdotting, reverse dotting and inégalité are used throughout; the lines are often heavily... — More…
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
- Gaëlle Mechaly (soprano), Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor), Véronique Gens (soprano), Sophie Marin-Degor (soprano), Nathan Berg (baritone), Claire Brua (mezzo-soprano), Sophie Daneman (soprano)
- Les Arts Florissants, Choeur des Arts Florissants
- William Christie
Overture
Act I "Shake the cloud from off your brow" [Belinda, Chorus]
Act I "Ah Belinda, I am press'd with torment" [Dido]
Purcell: When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas)
- Véronique Gens (soprano)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas : Act 3 "With drooping wings" [Chorus]
- Choeur des Arts Florissants, Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie