Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Connolly, Finley, Crowe, Ainsley; OAE (Chandos Chaconne CHAN0757)

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"Fine, too, is Gerald Finley as a masculine but sensitive Aeneas, another demonstration of this artist's flexibility and breadth of repertoire . . ..

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"Recordings of Dido are numerous, and in all honesty I can't say that this is uniformly superior to all the others. Nevertheless, it's a worthy contribution to the catalogue and will be indispensable listening for those who love the piece."--Dominic McHugh, MusicalCrticism.com

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"Connolly sings Dido in a doom-laden mezzo ringing with tragic premonitions. She sings Dido's Lament with heavy, slow, tantalising beauty over its inexorable ground-bass. Gerald Finley is an heroic Aeneas, while the soprano Lucy Crowe as Belinda is bright, supple and optimistic. She is the future, on or off the disc."--Rick Jones, The Times

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