Notes and Editorial Reviews
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants attain Baroque superiority yet again in this release of Henry Purcell's much-admired Dido & +†neas. "This version - with single strings, an excellent small choir and a slightly obtrusive harpsichord - stands well alongside what is otherwise available: if you prefer Dido in the French manner this is the record you will want; if not, you will probably still want it as a different view of a major work" (Gramophone, 1995)
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants attain Baroque superiority yet again in this release of Henry Purcell's much-admired Dido & +†neas. "This version - with single strings, an excellent small choir and a slightly obtrusive harpsichord - stands well alongside what is otherwise available: if you prefer Dido in the French manner this is the record you will want; if not, you will probably still want it as a different view of a major work" (Gramophone, 1995) Read less
Works on This Recording
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Dido and Aeneas, Z 626 by Henry Purcell
Performer:
Steve Dugardin (Countertenor),
Jonathan Arnold (Bass Baritone),
Sophie Marin-Degor (Soprano),
Véronique Gens (Soprano),
Claire Brua (Mezzo Soprano),
Sophie Daneman (Soprano),
Nathan Berg (Bass Baritone),
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (Tenor),
William Christie (Harpsichord)
Conductor:
William Christie
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Les Arts Florissants
Period: Baroque
Written: 1689; England
Date of Recording: 11/1994
Venue: Théâtre-Opéra de Massy, Essonne, France
Length: 51 Minutes 54 Secs.
Language: English
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