Mauro Giuliani

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Mauro Giuliani (1781–1829) was a guitarist and composer, considered to be one of the leading guitar virtuosi of the nineteenth century. Born in Bisceglie, Italy, Giuliani studied in Barletta where he moved with his brother Nicola in the first years of his life. His first instrumental training was on the cello - an instrument which he never completely abandoned - and he probably also studied the violin. Subsequently he devoted himself to the guitar, becoming a very skilled performer on it in a short time. The names of his teachers are unknown, and we cannot be sure of his exact movements in Italy. In Vienna he became acquainted with the classical instrumental style. In 1807 Giuliani began to publish compositions in the classical style. His concert tours took him all over Europe. Everywhere he went he was acclaimed for his virtuosity and musical taste. He achieved great success and became a musical celebrity, equal to the best of the many instrumentalists and composers who were active in the Austrian capital city at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Giuliani defined a new role for the guitar in the context of European music. He was acquainted with the highest figures of Austrian society and with notable composers such as Rossini and Beethoven, and cooperated with the best active concert musicians in Vienna. In 1815 he appeared with Johann Nepomuk Hummel (followed later by Ignaz Moscheles), the violinist Joseph Mayseder and the cellist Joseph Merk, in a series of chamb

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GIULIANI: Guitar Music, Vol. 2

GIULIANI: Flute and Guitar Duets

Giuliani: Variations

Mauro Giuliani: Selected Studies for Guitar - Vol.2

Sor / Giuliani: Guitar Works

GIULIANI: Guitar Music, Vol. 2

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In the Groove - Lounge Classics

Guitar Recital: Smits, Raphaella - Mertz, J. / Giuliani

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Sor & Giuliani: Works for Guitar

Giuliani: Scottish & Irish Songs - Studies & Rossiniana

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Música Clássica: Relaxante

Mauro Giuliani: Selected Studies for Guitar - Vol.1

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