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Handel: Ezio / Curtis, Prina, Hallenberg, Giustiniani, Gauvin, Andersen, Priante, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ezio, HWV 29
Performers: Andersen, Marianne; Gauvin, Karina; Giustiniani, Anicio Zorzi; Hallenberg, Ann; Priante, Vito; Prina, Sonia
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

The next installment in Alan Curtis' award-winning recordings of Handel's operas is a real rarity. Given only five performances in Handel's lifetime, this opera has...continue...

Handel: Alcina / Curtis, DiDonato, Beaumont, Gauvin, Cherici, Priante, Il Complesso Barocco, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Cherici, Laura; DiDonato, Joyce; Gauvin, Karina; Priante, Vito; Prina, Sonia; Rensburg, Kobie van
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

"This new recording is interesting partly for the casting of a mezzo-soprano in the title role. Anyone wondering about this aspect should worry no further:...continue...

Handel: Tolomeo / Curtis, Hallenberg, Gauvin, Basso, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-03-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tolomeo, rè d'Egitto, opera, HWV 25
Performers: Basso, Romina; Bonitatibus, Anna; Gauvin, Karina; Hallenberg, Ann; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Following highly acclaimed, award-winning recordings of Handel’s 'Rodelinda' and 'Floridante' and Vivaldi's 'Motezuma', Alan Curtis and his Il Complesso Barocco bring another neglected Baroque j...continue...

Handel: Floridante / Alan Curtis, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Floridante, HWV 14
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Invernizzi, Roberta; Mijanovic, Marijana; Novaro, Riccardo; Priante, Vito; Rostorf-Zamir, Sharon
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Pre-eminent Baroque specialist Alan Curtis sheds light on another neglected opera masterpiece. Following the critical acclaim of his milestone recording Rodelinda, Curtis turns his attention...continue...

Vivaldi: Montezuma / Curtis, Priante, Mijanovic, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-05-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Montezuma, opera in 3 acts, RV 723
Performers: Basso, Romina; Beaumont, Maite; Invernizzi, Roberta; Kalna, Inga; Mijanovic, Marijana; Priante, Vito
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

"The performance is stunning. Vivaldi augments the usual strings and winds with horns and trumpets, and Curtis leads a rich reading, filled with more drama...continue...