Sonate In A Minuetto by Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) Anton (or Antonio) Diabelli was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer of Italian descent. Best known in his time as a publisher, he is most familiar today as the composer of the waltz on which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his set of thirty-three Diabelli Variations.
Sonata in D (Arranged by Julian Bream) by Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) was one of the principal Italian composers of comic operas. He began his career with the comic opera Le Stravaganze del conte, From 1784 to 1787 Cimarosa lived in various Italian cities, composing both serious and comic operas. Cimarosa was a …
Orient Blue by Al Di Meola (1954-) Al Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date.
Bajo el Cielo Iamesis by Celso Machado (1953-) Celso Machado is a Brazilian world music guitarist, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Vancouver, Canada. For over forty years he has performed on concert stages throughout Brazil, Western Europe and Canada, as well as in the United States. He is active as a teacher, composer and …
Bajo el Cielo Iamesis by Luis Antonio Calvo (1882-1945) Luis Antonio Calvo was one of the greatest figures of Colombian music. The work of Luis Antonio Calvo is formed by an enormous amount of musical compositions in various genres, Colombia and abroad.
Why Not by Peppino DAgostino (1951-) Giuseppe “Peppino” D’Agostino was born in Messina in 1951. He was first drawn to the guitar after watching his cousin perform during church services in his hometown of Torino; the self-taught musician began picking out tunes by ear, and inspired by legends like Paco de Lucia, Leo Kottke and …
Beautiful Dreamer by Steven Foster (1826-1864) Stephen Collins Foster known as the “father of American music”, was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century. His songs — such as “Oh! Susanna”, “Camptown Races”, “Old Folks at Home” (“Swanee River”), “Hard Times Come Again No More”, “My Old Kentucky Home”, “Old Black …
Caprice Opus 20 No 2 by Luigi Legnani (1790-1877) Luigi Rinaldo Legnani was an Italian guitarist, singer, composer and luthier. He is perhaps best known for his 36 Caprices for the guitar, which cover all the major and minor keys, and which were probably inspired by Paganini’s 24 Caprices for the violin.
Under The Same Sky by Peppino DAgostino (1951-) Giuseppe “Peppino” D’Agostino was born in Messina in 1951. He was first drawn to the guitar after watching his cousin perform during church services in his hometown of Torino; the self-taught musician began picking out tunes by ear, and inspired by legends like Paco de Lucia, Leo …
Cancion Y Danza No 1 by Antonio Ruiz-Pipo (1934 – 1997) The virtuoso pianist and composer Antonio Ruiz Pipó was born in Granada, Spain. He studied the piano with Alicia de Larrocha and composition with Salvador Bacarisse and others. The latter part of his productive life was spent in France where, in addition to pursuing …
