by Claudio Monteverdi, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis · Virgin Veritas · CD · EAN 0724354529320
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«Complete Duets 1: Zefiro Torna» is the album by Claudio Monteverdi with Il Complesso Barocco and Alan Curtis, released in 2002 by Virgin Veritas on CD.
The album brings together sixteen vocal duets by Monteverdi drawn from his books of madrigals, with poetic love texts. Il Complesso Barocco and Alan Curtis use theorbo, harp, harpsichord, cello and organ as continuo, and in some numbers add violins. The piece that gives the volume its title is «Zefiro torna».
It corresponds to the first volume of a two-part series dedicated to Monteverdi's complete duets. European edition released on CD by the Virgin Veritas label.
For fans of the Italian madrigal and Baroque vocal music, with special interest in historically informed performances.
