Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / Ritornelle

~ Aria

Annotation

often also as “Oft she visits this lov’d mountain”

Relationships

composer:Henry Purcell (in 1689)
librettist:Nahum Tate
part of:Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II (number) (order: 13)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1952-03-15 – 1952-03-28Act II Scene 2: Oft she visits this lone mountain (2nd Woman)Elisabeth Schwarzkopf2:06
1959-09-29 – 1959-09-30Dido and Aeneas: Act II: The GrovelivePatricia Clark, John Hahessy, Peter Pears, Purcell Singers, Jeannette Sinclair, Claire Watson, George Malcolm, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten11:12
1965-08-25 – 1965-08-27Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Act II: A Grove during the middle of a Hunt. “Oft she visits this lov'd moiuntain” (Second Woman)Elizabeth Robson, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli2:41
1975-12Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Oft she visits this lov'd mountain"Aldeburgh Festival Strings, Steuart Bedford2:29
1983-03Dido and Aeneas: Act II. "Oft she visits this lov'd mountain (2nd Woman, Aeneas, Dido, Belinda)Erwin Ortner, Arnold Schönberg Chor, Elisabeth von Magnus, Ann Murray, Anton Scharinger, Rachel Yakar, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt3:01
1985-05Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene 2. “Oft she visits” – “Behold, upon my bending spear”Elizabeth Gale, Thomas Allen, Jessye Norman, Marie McLaughlin, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard3:25
1985-07Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene 2Les Arts Florissants, William Christie9:59
1985-11-18 – 1985-11-22Dido and Aeneas, opera in three acts: Act 2, Scene 2. “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman)Françoise Destembert, Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne, Michel Corboz2:25
1988-07Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 2: "Oft she visits"Sarah Leonard, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock2:17
1989-06 – 1989-07Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. "Oft she visits" - RitornelleHenry Purcell2:03
1992-09Dido and Aeneas: Act II. “Oft she visits” / RitornelleJulianne Baird, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood1:36
1993-09Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. “Oft she visits this lov’d mountain” (Second Woman)Donna Deam, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan2:27
1994-09Dance (Oft she visits)Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott2:24
1995-03-27 – 1995-03-29Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene 2. "Oft she visits this lov'd mountain" (Second Woman)Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox1:53
1995“Oft she visits”Caitríona O’Leary, I Musici di San Cassiano, Bradley Brookshire3:52
1996-01-03 – 1996-01-05Dido and Aeneas: Act II. Scene II. The Grove: “Oft she visits this lone mountain”Sharon Baker, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman1:34
2003-03-14 – 2003-03-16Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 2: The Grove. “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman)Cécile De Boever, Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm2:18
2004-09-13 – 2004-09-14Dido and Aeneas: Act 2. Oft she visits this lone mountain,Musica ad Rhenum, Jed Wentz1:52
2007-04Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II: Oft She VisitsTeodor Currentzis, MusicAeterna1:54
2008-06-23 – 2008-06-25“Oft she visits this lone mountain”Margaret Faultless, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment1:48
2021-09-07 – 2021-09-09Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act 2 Scene 2, The Grove: Oft She Visits This Lone Mountain (Second Woman)Ana Vieira Leite, Les Argonautes, Jonas Descotte2:05
2022-11-16 – 2022-11-18Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: Gitter Ground at Dance – Often she visitsHilary Cronin, La Nuova Musica, David Bates3:01
Dido & Aeneas Act II: Oft she visits this lov'd mountain (Second Woman)María Cristina Kiehr, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, René Jacobs2:19
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act II Scene 2: Second Woman - “Oft she visits this lone mountain”Henry Purcell1:47
Dido & Aeneas: Act II, Scene: The Grove. “Oft She Visits” (Second Woman)Henry Purcell; Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet2:35
Dido & Aeneas: RitournelleGeoffrey Lancaster, Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players0:31
Dido and Aeneas, Act 2: "Oft she visits"Elisabeth Priday (Second Woman), English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner2:07
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 2: “Oft She Visits This Loved Mountain” (Attendant)Carlotta Colombo, Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev1:51
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 2. "Oft she visits"Jürgen Jürgens, Margaret Baker, Kammerorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Charles Mackerras2:45
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” / RitornelleHenry Purcell, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir · Ivars Taurins1:56
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II. "Oft she visits this lov'd mountain" (Second Woman)Ellen Dales, Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Orchestra, Alfred Deller2:09
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Aria “Oft She Visits This Lone Mountain”Anna Prohaska, Il giardino armonico, Giovanni Antonini1:49
Dido and Aeneas: Act 2: Oft she visitsHenry Purcell2:34
Dido and Aeneas: Act II Scene 2 (The Grove)Taverner Choir, Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players10:38
Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene II. "Oft she visits this lone mountain" (Second Woman)Sophie Daneman, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie1:56
Guitar Dance, 2nd Woman: 'Oft she visits this lone mountain'Scholars Baroque Ensemble2:28
Oft Sha Visits This Lov’d MountainDorothee Mields, Henry Purcell?:??
Oft She VisitscoverGhost Twin4:17
Oft She Visits This Lov'd MountainHenry Purcell2:13