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About the conductor Alan Curtis

Following an academic career divided between the University of Berkeley (California) and Europe, the conductor and harpsichordist Alan Curtis now devotes his time to performing dramatic music from Monteverdi to Mozart. As a student in the 1950s he was the first modern harpsichordist to address the problems of Louis Couperin’s unmeasured preludes and he subsequently recreated operas by composers such as Monteverdi and Rameau, using period instruments and choreography based on original sources. He commissioned both the first modern copy of a chitarrone and the first chromatic (split-key) harpsichord to be built in the twentieth century and, in a production of Handel’s Admeto in 1978, he made the first successful attempt to revive Handel’s opera orchestra, including the now widely accepted use of the archlute. Three of Alan Curtis’ previous recordings have won the International Handel Recording Prize, a remarkable achievement: Arminio in 2002, Deidamia in 2004 and Radamisto in 2006.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor Alan Curtis

CATALOGUE NR: SOMM244  (barcode: 0748871324428)
RECORD LABEL: Somm
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85
RELEASE DATE: 14-May-2010

COMPOSER: Aaron Copland  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Clarinet Concerto. Appalachian Spring - chamber ensemble version (Copland). Clarinet Concerto in C minor opus 31. Romance for Strings in E flat opus 11 (Finzi).
ORCHESTRA: Orchestra of the Swan
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Sarah Williamson      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4790823  (barcode: 0028947908234)
RECORD LABEL: Archiv
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 12-Nov-2012

COMPOSER: Agostino Steffani
TITLE: Duetti da camera
TRACKS: Daniela Mazzucato / John Elwes - Tu m'aspettasti al mare. Carolyn Watkinson / Paul Esswood - M'hai da piangere un di. Daniela Mazzucato John Elwes - Io voglio provar. Carolyn Watkinson / Paul Esswood - Placidissime catene. Carolyn Watkinson Paul Esswood - Gia tu parti. Daniela Mazzucato John Elwes - E perche non m'uccidete. Paul Esswood / John Elwes - No no no non voglio se devo amare. Daniela Mazzucato / Carolyn Watkinson - Liberta! Liberta!.
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Daniela Mazzucato   John Elwes   Carolyn Watkinson   Paul Esswood

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CATALOGUE NR: 4775996  (barcode: 0028947759966)
RECORD LABEL: Archiv
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54
RELEASE DATE: 13-Feb-2006

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Motezuma RV723 - complete
ORCHESTRA: Il Complesso Barocco
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Roberta Invernizzi   Vito Priante   Marijana Mijanovic   Maite Beaumont

- Apr-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 33525  (barcode: 8007144335250)
RECORD LABEL: Dynamic
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 31-Dec-2007

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Ercole su'l Termodonti - complete
ORCHESTRA: Il Complesso Barocco
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Marina Bartoli   Mary Ellen Nesi   Luca Dordolo   Zachary Stains

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC / Sound Format: DTS 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1 PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: live 2003

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CATALOGUE NR: 33586  (barcode: 8007144335861)
RECORD LABEL: Dynamic
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.50
RELEASE DATE: 27-Jun-2011

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Motezuma - complete
TRACKS: Extras: Interviews with cast.
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Vito Priante   Mary Ellen Nesi   Laura Cherici   Il Complesso Barocco

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: LPCM 2.0 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 153 minutes + extras / Recorded: at Teatro Comunale Ferrara Jan-2008 sung in Italian / Subtitles: French English German Spanish Italian / Booklet Notes: Italian English French German

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CATALOGUE NR: V5273  (barcode: 0822186052730)
RECORD LABEL: Naive
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.39
RELEASE DATE: 03-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: Indispensable Vivaldi
TRACKS: La Senna festeggiante RV693 Sinfonia RV117 : Allegro. Gloria RV589 'Gloria in excelsis deo'. 'Et in terra pax hominibus'. Orlando furioso RV728 'Nel profondo'. Nisi Dominus RV608 Cum dederit. Amen. Concerto for flute in G minor La Notte RV439 Largo. Fantasmi presto. Largo. Presto. Il sonno largo. Allegro. La Fida ninfa RV714 'Alma oppressa'. Le Quattro Stagioni: Concerto Summer RV315 Allegro non molto - Allegro. Adagio - Presto - Adagio. Presto. Tigrane 'Care Pupille'. Farnace RV711-D Sinfonia -Allegro. Sinfonia - Andante - Allegro. 'Ricordati che sei'. Concerto for strings in A major RV159 Allegro. La Senna festeggiante RV693 'Della Senna in su le sponde'. Le Quattro Stagioni: Concerto Spring RV269 Allegro. Largo. Danza pastorale. Dorilla in Tempe 'Dell'aura al sussurrar'.
ORCHESTRA: Concerto Italiano and Il Complesso Barocco
CONDUCTOR: Rinaldo Alessandrini and Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Sandrine Piau   Ensemble Matheus   Marie Nicole Lemieux   Karina Gauvin

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CATALOGUE NR: 102055  (barcode: 0807280205596)
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 02-Jan-2007

COMPOSER: Carlo Gesualdo
TITLE: Gesualdo - Death of Five Voices
TRACKS: directed by Werner Herzog.
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Il Complesso Barocco   Gesualdo Consort    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 101 minutes / Subtitles: EN-DE-FR-ES-IT

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CATALOGUE NR: PC10229  (barcode: 7619990102293)
RECORD LABEL: Pan Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 10-Jan-2011

COMPOSER: Carlo Gesualdo Da Venosa
TITLE: Sesto libro de madrigali
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Il Complesso Barocco      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1994 - Apr-2011 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 0709292  (barcode: 5099907092923)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 15.49
RELEASE DATE: 05-Sep-2011

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck
TITLE: Ezio - complete
ORCHESTRA: Il Complesso Barocco
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Sonia Prina   Max Emanuel Cencic   Ann Hallenberg   Julian Pregardien

- Dec-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 5624162  (barcode: 0724356241626)
RECORD LABEL: Veritas Twofers
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 02-Aug-2004

COMPOSER: Claudio Monteverdi
TRACKS: Zefiro torna. Ion son pur vezzosetta. Vorrei baciarti. O sia tranquillo il mare.; Bel pastor - Aminta e Clori. O viva fiamma. Voi ch’ascoltate. O come vaghi. Lamento della ninfa. Se vittorie si belle. Or che ‘l ciel.
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Il Complesso Barocco      

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CATALOGUE NR: 3788772  (barcode: 0094637887721)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 20-Aug-2007

COMPOSER: Francesco Conti
TITLE: David - complete
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Marijana Mijanovic   Simone Kermes   Furio Zanasi   Il Complesso Barocco

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CATALOGUE NR: 5456282  (barcode: 0724354562822)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jun-2004

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Operatic Duets - Amor e Gelosia
TRACKS: Poro : Duet 'Caro/Dolce amico amplesso'. Rinaldo : Duet 'Scherzano/Ridono'. Rodelinda : Recit 'Non ti bastò consorte' / 'Io t'abbraccio'. Silla : Recit 'Mio deletto che pensi?' / 'Sol per te'. Sosarme : Duet 'Per le porte del tormento'. Faramondo : Recit 'Del destin non mi lagno' / 'Caro/Cara tu m'accendi'. Atalanta : Recit 'Amarilli, Amarilli?' / 'Amarilli/Oh Dei'. Muzio Scevola : Duet 'Vivo senz' alma'. Orlando : Duet 'Finché prendi'. Poro : Recit 'Perfidi! Ite de Poro a ricercar nel campo' / 'Se mai più' - Di Donato. Poro : Recit 'Macedoni guerrieri tornate a vostro re' / 'Se mai turbo' - Ciofi. Poro : Sinfonia to Act 3. Serse : Duet 'Gran pena è gelosia'. Poro : Recit 'Lode agli dei!' / 'Se mai turbo/Se mai più'. Admeto : Duet 'Alma mia/Dolce ristoro'. Flavio : Duet 'Ricordati mio ben'. Teseo : Duet 'Addio'.
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Patrizia Ciofi   Joyce DiDonato   Il Complesso Barocco  

- Oct-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Oct-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Treat upon treat: Handel's inspired, deeply sensuous duets are beautifully sung here' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5181792  (barcode: 5099951817923)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Recommends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.25
RELEASE DATE: 11-Feb-2008

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Operatic Duets - Amor e Gelosia
TRACKS: Poro : Duet 'Caro / Dolce amico amplesso'. Rinaldo : Duet 'Scherzano / Ridono'. Rodelinda : Recit 'Non ti basto consorte' / 'Io t'abbraccio'. Silla : Recit 'Mio deletto che pensi?' / 'Sol per te'. Sosarme : Duet 'Per le porte del tormento'. Faramondo : Recit 'Del destin non mi lagno' / 'Caro / Cara tu m'accendi'. Atalanta : Recit 'Amarilli, Amarilli?' / 'Amarilli / Oh Dei'. Muzio Scevola : Duet 'Vivo senz' alma'. Orlando : Duet 'Finché prendi'. Poro : Recit 'Perfidi! Ite de Poro a ricercar nel campo' / 'Se mai piu' - Di Donato. Poro : Recit 'Macedoni guerrieri tornate a vostro re' / 'Se mai turbo' - Ciofi. Poro : Sinfonia to Act 3. Serse : Duet 'Gran pena è gelosia'. Poro : Recit 'Lode agli dei!' / 'Se mai turbo/Se mai piu'. Admeto : Duet 'Alma mia/Dolce ristoro'. Flavio : Duet 'Ricordati mio ben'. Teseo : Duet 'Addio'.
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Joyce DiDonato   Patrizia Ciofi   Il Complesso Barocco  

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4776566  (barcode: 0028947765660)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54
RELEASE DATE: 19-Feb-2007

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Floridante - complete
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Marijana Mijanovic   Joyce DiDonato   Roberta Invernizzi   Il Complesso Barocco

- May-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 101375  (barcode: 0807280137590)
RECORD LABEL: Arthaus Musik
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.99
RELEASE DATE: 26-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Barockstar
TRACKS: Special Features : Notes and commentaries by Donald Burrows / Alan Curtis / Christopher Hogwood / Andrea Marcon / Martin Wild and others. Excerpts from Handel House Museum London / Bartholomauskirche Halle and The Foundling Museum / About 'Handel and Ruspoli' / The Handel organ in Vallerano / 'Handel and Hendrix'.
ORCHESTRA: Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin and Handel-Festspielorchester Halle
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis and Christopher Hogwood
ARTISTS: Il Complesso Barocco   Sandrine Piau   Christine Schafer   Trevor Pinnock

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: Dolby Digital 2.0 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 60 minutes + 18 minutes bonus / Recorded: A film by Ulrich Meyszies / Subtitles: Italian French Japanese

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CATALOGUE NR: 5613692  (barcode: 0724356136922)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 20.41
RELEASE DATE: 04-May-1998

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Admeto
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Il Complesso Barocco   Rene Jacobs    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: first time on CD for this recording - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Jill Gomez as Antigona steals first honours, with magnificent singing, sweet, pure and strong of tone, with ornamentation beautifully crisp'

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CATALOGUE NR: 88697318712  (barcode: 0886973187128)
RECORD LABEL: RCA
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.95
RELEASE DATE: 06-Oct-2008

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Sento Brillar
TRACKS: Ottone re di Germania HWV15 : Dove sei dolce mia vita! / Un disprezzato affetto. Arianna in Creta HWV32 : O patria! O citadini! / Sol ristoro di mortali / Bella sorge la speranza. Il Pastor fido HWV8c : Sento brillar nel sen / Caro amor sol per momenti. Ariodante HWV33 : Overture Ballet / O felice mio core / Con l'ali di costanza / E vivo ancora? / Scherza infida in grembo al drudo / Numi! Lasciami vivere. Alcina HWV34 : Mi lusinga il dolce affetto / Verdi prati selve amene.
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Vesselina Kasarova   Il Complesso Barocco    

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CATALOGUE NR: 3654832  (barcode: 0094636548326)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 20.17
RELEASE DATE: 05-Feb-2007

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Fernando re di Castiglia - complete
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Lawrence Zazzo   Veronica Cangemi   Marianna Pizzolato   Il Complesso Barocco

- Mar-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4775391  (barcode: 0028947753919)
RECORD LABEL: Archiv
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54
RELEASE DATE: 13-Jun-2005

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Rodelinda HWV19 - complete
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Simone Kermes   Marijana Mijanovic   Steve Davislim   Il Complesso Barocco

- Proms-2005 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2005 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'An abundance of good things from Curtis and colleagues' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4778073  (barcode: 0028947780731)
RECORD LABEL: Archiv
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54
RELEASE DATE: 06-Apr-2009

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Ezio HWV29 - complete
ORCHESTRA: Il Complesso Barocco
CONDUCTOR: Alan Curtis
ARTISTS: Ann Hallenberg   Sonia Prina   Karina Gauvin   Marianne Andersen

- Jul-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Jun-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice '… this is a performance of elegance, life and some marvellous singing …' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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