| recordings |
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| 1952-03-15 – 1952-03-28 | Act I: Pursue thy conquest, Love (Belinda) | | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf | 0:49 |
| 1963-05-02 – 1963-05-09 | Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) | | Oriana Concert Choir, Honor Sheppard, Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Orchestra, Alfred Deller | 0:49 |
| 1965-08-25 – 1965-08-27 | Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act I, Scene 1: Dido's Court. “Pursue they conquest, Love” (Belinda) | | Heather Harper, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | 0:56 |
| 1967-10 | Dido and Æneas: “If not for mine” / “Pursue thy conquest, Love” | | Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras | 1:28 |
| 1983-03 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "See, your royal guest appears" (Belinda, Aeneas, Dido, Chorus) | | Erwin Ortner, Arnold Schönberg Chor, Ann Murray, Anton Scharinger, Rachel Yakar, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 4:04 |
| 1985-05 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “See, your royal guest appears” – “If not for mine” – “To the hills and the vales” – The Triumphing Dance | | Marie McLaughlin, Thomas Allen, Jessye Norman, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | 5:22 |
| 1985-11-18 – 1985-11-22 | Dido and Aeneas, opera in three acts: Act 1. “If not for mine, for empire's sake” (Aeneas) / “Pursue thy conquest, Love” (Belinda) / “To the hills and the vales” (chorus) | | René Falquet, Danielle Borst, Chœur duThéâtre Municipal de Lausanne, Per-Arne Wahlgren, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Michel Corboz | 2:31 |
| 1988-07 | Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1: "If not for mine, for empire's sake" ... "To the hills and the vales" | | Lynne Dawson, Choir of the English Concert, Stephen Varcoe, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 2:19 |
| 1989-06 – 1989-07 | Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. "See, your royal guest appears" / Chorus "Cupid only throws the dart" / "If not for mine..." / "Pursue thy conquest, love" | | Henry Purcell | 2:28 |
| 1992-09 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. “Pursue thy conquest, Love” | | Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | 0:51 |
| 1993-09 | Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I. “Pursue thy conquest, love” (Belinda) | | Lisa Saffer, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan | 0:45 |
| 1994-09 | Pursue thy conquest, love | | Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | 0:53 |
| 1995-03-27 – 1995-03-29 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Pursue your Conquest, Love" (Belinda) | | Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox | 0:47 |
| 1996-01-03 – 1996-01-05 | Dido and Aeneas: Act I. The Palace: “If not for mine, for empire’s sake” | | Russell Braun, Susannah Waters, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 1:12 |
| 2003-03-14 – 2003-03-16 | Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “If not for mine, for empire’s sake” (Aeneas, Belinda) | | Ian Bostridge, Camilla Tilling, Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm | 1:30 |
| 2007-04 | Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I: Pursue Thy Conquest | | Teodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna | 0:45 |
| 2008-06-23 – 2008-06-25 | “If not for mine, for Empire’s sake” – “Pursue thy conquest, love” | | Margaret Faultless, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment | 1:10 |
| 2021-09-07 – 2021-09-09 | Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 1 Scene, The Palace: If Not for Mine, for Empire's Sake (Æneas, Belinda) | | Renato Dolcini, Julie Roset, Les Argonautes, Jonas Descotte | 1:12 |
| 2022-11-16 – 2022-11-18 | Dido and Aeneas, Act 1: Cupid only throws the dart – If not for mine for Empire’s sake – Persue thy conquest Love | | Giulia Semenzato, Matthew Brook, La Nuova Musica, David Bates | 1:58 |
| Dido & Aeneas Act I: Pursue thy conquest (Belinda) | | Rosemary Joshua, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, René Jacobs | 0:47 |
| Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act I: Belinda - “Pursue thy conquest love” | | Henry Purcell | 0:48 |
| Dido and Aeneas, Opera in three acts (Highlights): 'Pursue thy conquest, Love' | | Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | 0:52 |
| Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 1: “If Not for Mine, for Empire’s Sake” – “Pursue Thy Conquest, Love” (Aeneas, Belinda) | | Michael Spyres, Fatma Said, Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev | 1:14 |
| Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 1. "If not for mine, for empire's sake" … "To the hills and the vales" | | Jürgen Jürgens, Sheila Armstrong, Barry McDaniel, Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras | 3:05 |
| Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 10. Aria “Pursue thy conquest, love” | | Henry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins | 0:49 |
| Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) | | Nathan Berg, Sophie Marin-Degor, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2:15 |
