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Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani (27 July 1781 – 8 May 1829) was an Italian guitarist, cellist, singer, and composer, born in Bisceglie and raised in Barletta. Trained first on cello, he became a leading guitar virtuoso, moving to Vienna by 1806, where he mingled with composers including Beethoven and Rossini, played cello in the 1813 premiere of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, and served as the official concert artist for the 1815 Congress of Vienna celebrations. He later returned to Italy, living in Rome and then Naples, where he performed frequently in duo with his daughter Emilia, a fellow guitarist, before his death in Naples in 1829.
Widely regarded as one of the founding virtuosos of the classical guitar repertoire, Giuliani was praised by contemporaries for a sustained, singing tone that “made the instrument sing” — a hallmark of the roughly 150 opus-numbered works, including concertos, sonatas, and the celebrated Rossiniane, that form the core of early-Romantic guitar literature.
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Gran Sonata Eroica, Op. 150c. 1826
Allegro Spiritoso (from Sonata in C Major, Op. 15)— Emma-Shay Gallenti-Guilfoyle
Performed by Emma-Shay Gallenti-Guilfoyle
6 Preludes for Guitar, Op. 83: No. 4. Andantino con espressione— Wulfin Lieske
Performed by Wulfin Lieske
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30: I. Allegro maestoso— Julian Bream
Performed by Julian Bream
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30: II. Andante siciliano— Julian Bream
Performed by Julian Bream
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30: II. Andantino siciliano— Julian Bream
Performed by Julian Bream
Concerto for Guitar and Strings, I. Allegro maestoso (3D Sound Remaster)— Julian Bream
Performed by Julian Bream
Concerto for Guitar and Strings, II. Andantino siciliano (3D Sound Remaster)— Julian Bream
Performed by Julian Bream
Concerto for Guitar and Strings, III. Alla polacca (3D Sound Remaster)— Julian Bream
Performed by Julian Bream
Sei Cavatine, Op. 39: No. 1, Par che di giubilo l’alma deliri— Jadran Duncumb
Performed by Jadran Duncumb
Sei Cavatine, Op. 39: No. 2, Confuso, smarrito spiegarti vorrei— Jadran Duncumb
Performed by Jadran Duncumb
Sei Cavatine, Op. 39: No. 4, Ah! Non dir che non t’adoro— Jadran Duncumb
Performed by Jadran Duncumb
Sei Cavatine, Op. 39: No. 5, Ch’io sent’amor per femmine— Jadran Duncumb
Performed by Jadran Duncumb
6 Ariette, Op. 95: No. 4, Le dimore amor non ama— José Miguel Moreno
Performed by José Miguel Moreno
Giuliani: Guitar Sonata in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro spiritoso— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Giuliani: Guitar Sonata in C Major, Op. 15: II. Adagio con espressione— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Giuliani: Guitar Sonata in C Major, Op. 15: III. Allegro vivace— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Sonate brillante in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro spirituoso— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Sonate brillante in C Major, Op. 15: II. Adagio con espressione— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30: II. Andantino siciliano— Karl Scheit
Performed by Karl Scheit
Giuliani: Guitar Concerto No. 1 In A, Op. 30: 1. Allegro maestoso— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Giuliani: Guitar Concerto No. 1 In A, Op. 30: 2. Andantino siciliano— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Giuliani: Guitar Concerto No. 1 In A, Op. 30: 3. Alla polacca (Allegretto)— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Giuliani: Guitar Sonatina in D Major, Op. 71 No. 3: I. Andantino sostenuto – Tempo di Marcia— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Giuliani: Guitar Sonatina in D Major, Op. 71 No. 3: II. Scherzo con moto— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Giuliani: Guitar Sonatina in D Major, Op. 71 No. 3: III. Finale. Allegro— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Duo Concertrant, Op. 25 (arr. M. Moller) : II. Theme and Variations— Lars Hannibal
Performed by Lars Hannibal
Duo Concertrant, Op. 25 (arr. M. Moller) : IV. Rondeau: Allegretto— Lars Hannibal
Performed by Lars Hannibal
Gran duetto concertante, Op. 52: II. Menuetto – Trio – Menuetto— Lars Hannibal
Performed by Lars Hannibal
Introduction and Variations in A Major on Paisiello’s “Nel cor più non Mi sento”, Op. 113— Alon Sariel
Performed by Alon Sariel
Balli Nazionali, Op. 24: Allegro – La Monferrina – La Monaco— David Jacques
Performed by David Jacques