19th Century Guitar Music

Featuring

Luigi Attademo
Guiseppe Anelli
Mauro Giuliani
Luigi Legnani
Fernando Sor
Dionisio Aguado y García

Napoléon Coste

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Interpretation

The works on this album are performed on period instruments, aiming to provide a deeper understanding of the styles and sound quality typical of guitar playing in the early 19th century.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album aims to provide a representative overview of how the guitar developed during the first half of the 19th century.

Historical Context

Between 1770 and the end of the 18th century, the guitar underwent significant changes, adopting single strings, abandoning double-string tuning, and introducing a sixth string.

Performer Biography

Luigi Attademo, the performer on this album, won third prize at the 'Concours International d'Exécution Musicale' in Geneva in 1995.

Composer Biography

Mauro Giuliani, a composer featured on this album, was considered in Vienna as early as 1808 not only the most important guitarist, but one of the city's outstanding musicians.

Historical Context

The first half of the 1800s is considered the 'golden age of the guitar' due to significant musical output, famous guitarist-composers, and advancements in lutherie.

Instruments

Napoléon Coste, a French composer and student of Fernando Sor, proposed a new seven-stringed guitar, built by luthier René Lacôte, to achieve greater timbric and harmonic potential.