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Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 3: "Your counsel all is urg'd in vain": "Great minds against themselves conspire"

Lynne Dawson, Choir of the English Concert, Anne Sofie von Otter, Stephen Varcoe, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Length 5:02Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus)Song: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 34. Recitative “But death, alas! I cannot shun” (Dido)

Who played and sang

Hans‐Peter SchweigmannbalanceSimon StandageconcertmasterTrevor PinnockconductorThe English Concertperforming orchestraCharlotte KrieschproducerDr. Andreas HolschneiderproducerDr. Gerd PloebschproducerAnne Sofie von OttervocalLynne DawsonvocalStephen VarcoevocalChoir of the English Concertvocal

On these albums

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Dido and AeneasHenry Purcell; Anne Sofie von Otter, Stephen Varcoe, Lynne Dawson, Nigel Rogers, The English Concert & Choir, Trevor Pinnock · 1989
The All-Baroque Box From Monteverdi to Bach
The All-Baroque Box From Monteverdi to BachVarious Artists · 1995
Dido & Aeneas / King Arthur / Dioclesian / Timon of Athens / 3 Odes
Dido & Aeneas / King Arthur / Dioclesian / Timon of Athens / 3 OdesPurcell; Choir of the English Concert, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock · 2003
Complete Recordings on Archiv Produktion
Complete Recordings on Archiv ProduktionThe English Concert, Trevor Pinnock · 2023

Source: MusicBrainz recording 10e05349-3f19-4413-993e-ab072cf8475b (CC0).