Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (1994)

Teldec's 1983 recording of Dido and Aeneas features Nikolaus Harnoncourt leading the Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Concentus Musicus Wein, two exceptionally accomplished ensembles. The choir, especially, performs with distinction, vividly characterizing the various groups it portrays, the minions of the Sorceress, sailors, and members of the court of Carthage. Ann Murray is a regal, intense, and passionate Dido, singing with fluidity, warmth, and fullness. Rachel Yakar is a sweet-voiced and empathetic Belinda. Best of all, ... Read More

Teldec's 1983 recording of Dido and Aeneas features Nikolaus Harnoncourt leading the Arnold Schoenberg Choir and Concentus Musicus Wein, two exceptionally accomplished ensembles. The choir, especially, performs with distinction, vividly characterizing the various groups it portrays, the minions of the Sorceress, sailors, and members of the court of Carthage. Ann Murray is a regal, intense, and passionate Dido, singing with fluidity, warmth, and fullness. Rachel Yakar is a sweet-voiced and empathetic Belinda. Best of all, though, is Trudeliese Schmidt, a deliciously wicked Sorceress. The slight accent she brings to the role gives her just the right degree of separation from the moral world of the other characters. She bends her pitches with a wonderfully gleeful deviousness that's ideal for a character who creates mischief just for the fun of it. Paul Esswood's nearly whispered Spirit is genuinely spooky and it's no wonder Aeneas takes his dire admonitions to heart. Harnoncourt's musical differentiation... Read Less

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