Here’s one of those pieces that stays with you long after it ends. Dido’s Lament (“When I am laid in earth”) is the emotional heart of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and in this performance, Lea Desandre brings a quiet intensity that really draws you in. She’s joined by Thomas Dunford and the Jupiter Ensemble, with the soft sound of the lute adding to the intimacy.
The video was produced by Warner Classics and filmed by LGM Studio, and it’s part of their upcoming album Songs of Passion, which mixes music by Henry Purcell and John Dowland — two English composers born nearly a century apart but both masters at capturing deep emotion.
It’s a short, concentrated dose of beauty. Definitely worth a listen.
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