{"product_id":"263959","title":"Taverner Choir\/parrott - Purcell: Dido \u0026 Aeneas [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sumptuous reissue of Andrew Parrott's and his Taverner Choir \u0026amp; Players seminal recording of Purcell's Dido \u0026amp; Aeneas features pristine solo turns by baritone Ben Parry as Aeneas, the Trojan king, and soprano Emily Van Evera as Dido, the abandoned Queen of Carthage.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvie continues to mine the rich catalogue of recordings made by Andrew Parrott and his Taverner Choir \u0026amp; Players. The performance is as fresh as when the recording was made in 1994, with baritone Ben Parry as the Trojan hero Aeneas, and soprano Emily Van Evera as the abandoned Queen of Carthage, delivering an interpretation of Dido's Lament that is as dignified as it is sublime.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Emily Van Evera (soprano), Ben Parry (baritone), Andrew Parrott (director), Taverner Choir \u0026amp; Players\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritical acclaim for Andrew Parrott's and the Taverner Consort's Dido \u0026amp; Aeneas:\u003c\/p\u003e \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Places the accent on giving meaning and colour to every word of the text...Parrott directs the excellent Taverner Players in a performance that charms as well as moves in abundance.' - BBC Music Magazine, * * * * * \/ * * * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'For all the performances available out there, the listener could not do better than this vividly dramatic reading...as Dido, Emily Van Evera is the standout. Her death scene is a marvel of...expiring passion.' - Newark Star Ledger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDido and Aeneas, Overture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACT I \\xb7 Scene: The Palace, Shake the cloud from off your brow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAh! Belinda, I am pressed with torment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrief increases by concealing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen monarchs unite, how happy their state\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhence could so much virtue spring?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFear no danger to ensue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDance [Fear no danger to ensue]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee, see, your royal guest appears\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCupid only throws the dart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf not for mine, for empire's sake\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePursue thy conquest, Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDance: 'Gittars Chacony'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the hills and the vales\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Triumphing Dance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACT II \\xb7 Scene: The Cave, Prelude for the Witches ?Wayward sisters, you that fright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarm's our delight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Queen of Carthage, whom we hate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHo ho ho!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuined ere the set of sun?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHo ho ho!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut ere we this perform\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn our deep vaulted cell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcho Dance of Furies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRitornelle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to these lonesome vales\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDance: 'Gitter Ground'; Oft she visits this lone mountain; A Dance to entertain Aeneas by Dido's women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehold, upon my bending spear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaste, haste to town!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStay, Prince, and hear great Jove's command\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Dance: Hornpipe from The Married Beau] ?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACT III \\xb7 Scene: The Ships, Prelude - Come away, fellow sailors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sailors' Dance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee the flags and streamers curling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur next motion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDestruction our delight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Witches' Dance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour counsel all is urg'd in vain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat minds against themselves conspire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I am laid in earth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith drooping wings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCupids' Dance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePavan in G minor z752 for three violins and continuo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55182899544449,"sku":"263959","price":16.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51GfRxqFNdL._SL1500.jpg?v=1768250952","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/263959","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}