"Janet Baker's ... Dido ... is truly memorable, from the lovely opening 'Ah! Belinda, I am prest' to the deeply moving closing Lament." Gramophone "La prise de rôle de Dame Janet en Didon ... est vraiment mémorable, depuis la merveilleuse "Ah! Belinda, I am prest" d'ouverture jusqu'à la Lamentation finale profondément émouvante." Gramophone "Janet Bakers .. . Dido ... ist wirklich denkwürdig - angefangen von dem schönen Anfang 'Ah! Belinda, I am prest' bis hin zu dem zutiefst bewegenden Schlußlamento." Gramophone Recorded in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, in October 1961 Producer: Ray Minshull - Recording engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson
曲目:
01 Henry Purcell - Overture
02 Henry Purcell - Act 1, Scene 1 - 'Shake the cloud..' (Belinda)
03 Henry Purcell - Act 1, Scene 1 - 'Ah, Belinda, I am prest ' (Dido)
04 Henry Purcell - Act 1, Scene 1 - 'Whence could so much..' (Dido)
05 Henry Purcell - Act 1, Scene 1 - 'Fear no danger...' (Belinda, and Second Woman)
06 Henry Purcell - Act 1, Scene 1 - 'See, your royal...' (Belinda)
07 Henry Purcell - Act 1, Scene 2 - 'Wayward sisters' (Sorceress)
08 Henry Purcell - Act 1, Scene 2 - 'Ruin'd ere the set of sun- ' (First Witch)
09 Henry Purcell - Act 2 - 'Ritornelle'
10 Henry Purcell - Act 2 - 'Oft she visits...' (Second Woman)
11 Henry Purcell - Act 2 - 'Behold, upon my bended spear' (Aeneas, Dido)
12 Henry Purcell - Act 2 - 'Stay, Prince' (Spirit)