#4590, Theme & Variations: Purcell's "Dido's Lament"
It’s a theme and variations show on “When I am laid in earth," aka “Dido's Lament” from the 17th Century opera, Dido & Aeneas by Henry Purcell. Hear a version that skews trip-hop and jazz by versatile vocalist Theo Bleckmann with guitarist Ben Monder and pianist Dan Tepfner, recorded live at the 2020 On-Air Festival. Also, listen to a medley which is both Purcell and a bit 'White Flag’, the hit by English singer/songwriter Dido by operatic countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo with cabaret icon Justin Vivian Bond.
Veer into the world of electronic music with genre-fluid electro-acoustic composer William Brittelle's version of "Dido's Lament" featuring Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak with the Metropolis Ensemble. Plus, there's an instrumental adaptation by trumpeter Eric Vloeimans and the Dutch reed players of the Calefax Quintet along with an interpretation by classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein and songwriter Tift Merritt. And more. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4590, Theme & Variations: Purcell's "Dido's Lament" (First Aired 2/07/2022)
ARTIST: William Christie, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt & Les Arts Florissants
WORK: When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) [1:13]
RECORDING: Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
SOURCE: Erato
INFO: Available at Amazon.com, AppleMusic, Youtube, Spotify
ARTIST: Anthony Roth-Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond
WORK: Didos [5:43]
RECORDING: Only and Octave Apart
SOURCE: UMC - Decca Gold
INFO: Available at Amazon.com, AppleMusic, Youtube, Spotify
ARTIST: Donna McKevitt
WORK: Dido [3:06]
RECORDING: Cut (EP)
SOURCE: Donna McKevitt
INFO: Available at Amazon.com, Applemusic, Youtube, Spotify
ARTIST: Calefax Reed Quintet, Eric Vloeimans, Gulli Gudmundsson and Jasper van Hulten
WORK: Purcell: Dido's Lament / Recomposed by Raaf Hekkema [6:22]
RECORDING: Dido & Aeneazz – Calefax & Eric Vloeimans
SOURCE: Pentatone
INFO: calefax.nl
ARTIST: Theo Bleckmann, Ben Monder, Dan Tepfer
WORK: Dido's Lament / Teardrop [11:59]
RECORDING: OnAir Festival, Wythe Hotel, March 2020
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: theobleckmann.com | onairfest.com
ARTIST: William Brittelle, Metropolis Ensemble, Holland Andrews, Jenn Wasner
WORK: Purcell / arr. William Brittelle: Dido's Lament Revisited [10:11]
RECORDING: Dido’s Lament (Revisited)
SOURCE: New Amsterdam Records
INFO: williambrittelle.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Simone Dinnerstein, Tift Merritt
WORK: Dido's Lament [3:04]
RECORDING: Night
SOURCE: Sony Classical Records
INFO: Available at Amazon.co, Youtube Music, AppleMusic, Spotify
ARTIST: Areski Hamitouche
WORK: Traversee [5:23]
RECORDING: Derivé
SOURCE: Azanie
INFO: Out of print
