
Giuliani: Music for Violin and Guitar
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The final Rondo of Giuliani's Serenade Op.127 includes a brief, evident citation of Papageno from Mozart's Magic Flute, a nod to his Viennese years.
Compositional Technique
Mauro Giuliani's Serenade Op.127, composed after his return to Italy, incorporates bel canto and Bellini-style melodies, reflecting the Italian audience's preference for operatic themes.
Composer Biography
Mauro Giuliani, the composer, based his brilliant career on the guitar, an instrument considered 'the poorest and most wretched' at the time.
Instruments
The violin used on this recording is an 'Augsburger' from the first half of the 18th century, while the guitar is a 2018 Gabriele Lodi copy of a 1939 Hermann Hauser instrument.
Composer Biography
Mauro Giuliani, the composer, was a soloist in Vienna's Burgtheater, performing his own Guitar Concerto on a program that also included Beethoven's Coriolano Overture and Symphony No. 4.
Composer Biography
Mauro Giuliani, the composer, was part of a 'musical triumvirate' with Rossini and Paganini, staying as a guest in Rossini's house in Rome.
Composer Biography
Mauro Giuliani, the composer, performed at Joseph Haydn's 76th birthday in Vienna alongside Hummel, Beethoven, and Kreutzer.
















