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Alan Curtis
Bach's Instrumental & Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Box Sets
Recordings of Vocal Works
Recordings of Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach

Alan Curtis - Short Biography
Il Complesso Barocco - Short History

Discography

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


K-1

J.S. Bach: Goldberg-Variationen [K-1]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [76:10]
14 Canons on the first 8 fundamental notes of the aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 1087 []

Alan Curtis (Harpsichord) [original 1728 Christian Zell harpsichord from Hamburg]

EMI 1C-151-30710/11
EMI Electrola CDM-763062-2

Sep 20-23, 1976

2-LP / TT:
CD / TT: 76:10

Recorded at Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany.
Producer: Gerd Berg; Engineer: Johann-Nikolaus Matthes.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [80:41]
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K-2

Bach: English and French Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (Bach-2000 Vol. 101)

English Suites No. 1 BWV 806 [22:02], No. 2 BWV 807 [21:47]
French Suites No. 1 BWV 812 [8:11], No. 2 BWV 813 [6:41]

Alan Curtis (Harpsichord) [original 1728 Christian Zell harpsichord from Hamburg]

Teldec

Jul 1979

CD / TT: 58:41

Recorded at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany. Included in Box Sets [B-1], [B-2], [B-3].
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K-3

Bach: English and French Suites Nos. 3 & 4 (Bach-2000 Vol. 102)

English Suites No. 3 BWV 808 [17:45], No. 4 BWV 809 [21:59]
French Suites No. 3 BWV 814 [9:57], No. 4 BWV 815 [7:28]

Alan Curtis (Harpsichord) [original 1728 Christian Zell harpsichord from Hamburg]

Teldec

Jun 1979

CD / TT: 57:09

Recorded at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany. . Included in Box Sets [B-1], [B-2], [B-3].
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K-4

Bach: English and French Suites Nos. 5 & 6 (Bach-2000 Vol. 103)

English Suites No. 5 BWV 810 [20:46], No. 6 BWV 811 [26:07]
French Suites No. 3 BWV 816 [11:52], No. 4 BWV 817 [10:04]

Alan Curtis (Harpsichord) [original 1728 Christian Zell harpsichord from Hamburg]

Teldec / Apex

Jul 1979

CD / TT: 68:49

Recorded at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany. . Included in Box Sets [B-1], [B-2], [B-3].
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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, 1061, 1063 & 1064 (Bach-2000 Vol. 137)

10. Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1061 [18:43]
12. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1063 [14:03]
13. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064 [16:50]

Gustav Leonhardt

Leonhardt Consort

Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord) [1-14]; Eduard Müller (Harpsichord) [9, 11, 14]; Anneke Uittenbosch (Harpsichord) [10, 12-14]; Alan Curtis (Harpsichord) [12-14]

Teldec

Oct 1963

CD / TT: 72:00

Included in Box Sets [B-1], [B-2], [B-4], [B-5].
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Box Sets


B-1

Bach 2000: The Complete Bach Edition [Box Set]

 

Includes: [K-2], [K-3], [K-4], [O-1]

V/A

V/A

V/A, including Alan Curtis (Harpsichord)

Teldec

1963-1979

170-CD

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B-2

Bach 2000 Light: The Complete Bach Edition (without Sacred Cantatas) [Box Set]

 

Includes: [K-2], [K-3], [K-4], [O-1]

V/A

V/A

V/A, including Alan Curtis (Harpsichord)

Teledc

1963-1979

110-CD

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B-3

Bach 2000 Vol. 9: Keyboard Works 1 [Box Set]

Includes: [K-2], [K-3], [K-4]

V/A

V/A

V/A, including Alan Curtis (Harpsichord)

Teldec

1979

11-CD

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B-4

Bach 2000 Vol. 12: Orchestral Works [Box Set]

Includes: [O-1]

V/A, including Alan Curtis (Harpsichord)

Teldec

1963

10-CD

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B-5

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos [Box Set] [O-6]

Includes: [O-1]

1. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 [22:17]
2. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053 [21:12]
3. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054 [16:05]
4. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055 [13:40]
5. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 [9:34]
6. Concerto for harpsichord, 2 recorders, strings & continuo No. 6 in F major, BWV 1057 [16:04]
7. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 [13:18]
8. Concerto for harpsichord, oboe, strings & continuo No. 8 in D minor (incomplete), BWV 1059 [11:02]
9. Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C minor, BWV 1060 [14:12]
10. Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1061 [18:43]
11. Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C minor, BWV 1062 [14:51]
12. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1063 [14:03]
13. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064 [16:50]
14. Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor (after Vivaldi, RV 580), BWV 1065 [10:27]

Gustav Leonhardt

Leonhardt Consort

Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord) [1-14]; Eduard Müller (Harpsichord) [9, 11, 14]; Anneke Uittenbosch (Harpsichord) [10, 12-14]; Alan Curtis (Harpsichord) [12-14]

Teldec

Oct 1963

4-CD / TT: 212:18

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B-6

J.S. Bach: The English and French Suites

Includes: [K-2], [K-3], [K-4]

Alan Curtis (Harpsichord)

Telefunken

1979

4-LP / TT:

 

Recordings of Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach


P-1

Handel: Alcina

G.F. Handel: Opera Alcina, HWV 34, edited by Alan Curtis [202:43]

Alan Curtis

Il Complesso Barocco

Mezzo-soprano [Alcina]: Joyce DiDonato; Mezzo-soprano [Ruggiero]: Maite Beaumont; Soprano [Morgana]: Karina Gauvin; Contralto [Bradamante]: Sonia Prina; Tenor [Oronte]: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass [Melisso]: Vito Priante; Soprano [Oberto]: Laura Cherici; Soprano: Marina Bartoli

Archiv Produktion 477737

Sep 2007

3-CD / TT: 202:43

Recorded at Chiesa di Sant' Agostino, Tuscania, near. Viterbo, Italy.
Listen on YouTube:
G.F. Handel: Opera Alcina, HWV 34: Complete Opera [200:18]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2006 - May 2022)
Thanks to contrbutors: Teddy Kaufman (January 2007)

Alan Curtis: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental & Vocal Works


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