Dido and Aeneas Z. 626: Act III. “Thy hand, Belinda” – “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)

Name: Dido and Aeneas Z. 626: Act III. “Thy hand, Belinda” – “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
Duration: 4 min 1 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.19	Dido and Aeneas: Thy Hand Belinda, When I Am Laid	4:01	Henry Purcell	Listen (brief fourth edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2000	Sony Music Special Products	A6A 27253, B 27257, B 27258, B 27259
1.17	Thy Hand, Belinda / When I Am Laid	4:01	Henry Purcell	Listen (brief fifth edition)	Joseph Kerman & Gary Tomlinson	Album + Compilation	US2004	Sony Music Custom Marketing Group	A 70173, A 70174, A 70175, A 70176, A6 70171, A70172
(unknown)
1.18	Thy Hand, Belinda / When I Am Laid	4:01	Henry Purcell	Listen (Sixth Edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2006	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)

mezzo-soprano vocals:	Lorraine Hunt (American soprano / mezzo)
orchestra:	Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
conductor:	Nicholas McGegan

recording of:	1. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) 2. Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)

composer:	Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:	Nahum Tate

part of:	Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III (number) (order: 10)
is the basis for:	Death Is Now a Welcome Guest

composer:	Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:	Nahum Tate

referred to in medleys:	Suite
part of:	Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III (number) (order: 11)
orchestrations:	Dido’s Lament Suite of Five Pieces: IV. When I am Laid in Earth (Stokowski orchestration)
arrangements:	Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III “Thy Hand Belinda” / Dido’s Lament “When I am Laid in Earth” (arr. Henry Wood) Dido and Aeneas: “When I am laid in earth” (Dido’s Lament) (catch‐all for arrangements) Remember Me When I Am Laid in Earth (arr. Wallen)