Giuliani / Baron / Scheidler / Carulli: Music for Flute and Guitar

Featuring

Gunilla von Bahr
Diego Blanco
Mauro Giuliani
Ernst Gottlieb Baron
Christian Gottlieb Scheidler
Ferdinando Carulli

Heinrich Aloys Präger
François-Joseph Gossec

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Compositional Technique

In the 18th century, the term 'concerto' did not always imply a virtuoso showcase, but could simply mean that musicians were playing 'together,' as seen in Ernst Gottlieb Baron's Concerto No. 1.

Performer Biography

Gunilla von Bahr, one of the leading flute soloists in the Nordic countries, is notable for playing all four types of flutes (from piccolo to bass flute) equally well.

Composer Biography

Fernando Carulli, one of the pioneers of the six-stringed classical guitar, developed a method for solo playing and was the first to compose and perform works for guitar and orchestra.

Composer Biography

Christian Gottlieb Scheidler, a composer who resisted publishing his works, achieved fame through the wide circulation of manuscript copies, though few have survived.

Composer Biography

Mauro Giuliani, a prolific Italian guitarist, was one of many musicians who found hospitable 'homes' for small-scale music-making in early 19th-century salons.

Composer Biography

Ernst Gottlieb Baron, a highly accomplished lutenist, studied the theorbo (a bass lute) with Sylvius Leopold Weiss, who was considered the greatest lutenist of his time.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mauro Giuliani often designated his duos for guitar with flute or violin, providing separate parts to accommodate the flute's smaller compass, and likely would not have objected to instrument substitutions.