ed. Alan Curtis
"During the more than fifteen years I worked with Alan Curtis and Il Complesso Barocco, the orchestra presented numerous baroque and classical masterpieces. A great number of editions have been prepared for concerts and CD recordings of Il Complesso Barocco by Alan Curtis, who is not only an accomplished musician but also a musicologist of great renown and one of the world's leading experts on the music of the baroque and classic periods. I am delighted that now, with the help and expertise of Boosey & Hawkes, his editions will be made available to performers and music lovers worldwide." (Donna Leon)
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Selected Works:
'Drama Queens'
A clearly defined theme: strong, triumphant, but also forsaken and suffering protagonists, all of royal blood, have their say in a series of arias, from the early Baroque up to the early Classical period, that cover the enormous range of musical soul-searching and character drawing. It was to be an attractive mixture of the well-known and the unknown for a new CD project with Il Complesso Barocco. Arias with which the celebrated American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato could show all facets of her mastery. Alan Curtis, pioneer of historical performance practice, outstanding interpreter, and musicologist, set out to find unknown treasures for her, treasures that, alongside the highlights of the repertoire, also provide for surprises. Joyce DiDonato and Alan Curtis's "Drama Queens" became an exciting foray through two centuries of opera history, from the dawn of the young genre in the early seventeenth up to the end of the eighteenth century.
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Vivaldi: Catone in Utica
This edition is currently in preparation.
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Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea
This edition is currently in preparation.
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New Recording
The exciting CD album which marks the start of our new series: Accalimed mezzo Joyce DiDonato sings selected arias from the early Baroque to the early Classic periods, accompanied by the specialist ensemble Il Complesso Barocco under the baton of Alan Curtis who also is leading our editon. Music by Cesti, Giacomelli, Handel, Hasse, Haydn, Keiser, Monteverdi, Orlandini and Porta – all 13 pieces are included in our piano-vocal score.
