Alan Curtis (harpsichordist)

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Alan Curtis at home, Florence 2006

Alan Curtis (November 17, 1934 – July 15, 2015) was an American

baroque opera
.

Born in

Rameau and the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, such as his recording of the Goldberg Variations made on a 1728 Christian Zell
harpsichord.

Following an academic career divided between

period instruments and authentic choreography.[3]

In the late 1970s, Curtis founded the European ensemble Il complesso barocco, with which he made a number of commercial recordings for such labels as Virgin Classics,[4][5] Deutsche Grammophon (Archiv),[6][7][8] and Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.[9]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-19-516945-4
    .
  2. ^ "Alan Curtis, scholar, harpsichordist and conductor, has died". Gramophone. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  3. ^ Clive Paget (2015-07-16). "Alan Curtis has died". Limelight Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  4. ^ Andrew Clements (2007-08-23). "Conti: David, Mijanovic/ Kermes/ Prina/ Il Complesso Barocco/ Curtis". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  5. ^ Andrew Clements (2011-09-15). "Gluck: Ezio – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  6. ^ Andrew Clements (2007-03-02). "Handel: Floridante, Mijanovic/ DiDonato/ Invernizzi/ Priante/ Il Complesso Barocco/ Curtis". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  7. ^ Andrew Clements (2008-02-21). "Handel: Tolomeo, Hallenberg/Gauvin/Bonitatibus/Il Complesso/Barocco/Curtis". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  8. ^ Tim Ashley (2009-04-09). "Handel: Alcina: DiDonato/ Gauvin/ Beaumont/ Prina/ Van Rensburg/ Il Complesso/ Barocco/ Curtis". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  9. ^ Andrew Clements (2014-08-21). "Gluck: La Clemenza di Tito review – highly energised concert recordings of Gluck's opera". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-18.

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