As a faculty member at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, Castelnuovo-Tedesco taught notable pupils including Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, André Previn, and John Williams.
Composer Biography
Castelnuovo-Tedesco's interest in writing for the guitar began after meeting Andrés Segovia, a renowned guitarist, in 1932.
Performer Biography
Zoran Dukic, the guitarist on this recording, is the only guitarist to have won both Andrés Segovia competitions in Granada and Palma de Mallorca.
Performer Biography
Zoran Dukic has won more first prizes in international competitions than any other guitarist in the world.
Composition History
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco selected 23 pictures from Francisco Goya's Caprichos etchings, and one additional etching, as inspiration for these guitar solos, completing the work in 1961.
Composer Biography
Due to Mussolini's anti-Jewish edicts, Castelnuovo-Tedesco sought refuge in California in 1939, where he became a prolific film composer.
Composer Biography
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, born in Florence, studied composition and piano at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini and the Liceo Musicale of Bologna.
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