Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6129EM
Composed
by Matteo Carcassi.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6129EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6129EM).
ISBN
9790365061297.
Carc
assi was born in
Florence, Italy, and
first studied the piano,
but learned guitar when
still a child. He quickly
gained a reputation as a
virtuoso concert
guitarist. He moved to
Germany in 1810, gaining
almost immediate success.
In 1815, he was living in
Paris, earning his living
as a teacher of both the
piano and the guitar. On
a concert tour in Germany
in 1819, he met his
friend Antoine
Meissonnier for the first
time. Also a famous
guitarist, Meissonnier
published many of
Carcassi's works in his
Paris publishing house.
For Meissonnier he also
arranged a number of
popular songs for guitar
that were originally
written for piano,
including works by
Théodore Labarre and
Loïsa Puget. From 1820
on, Carcassi spent the
majority of his time in
Paris. In 1823, he
performed an extremely
successful series of
concerts in London that
earned him great fame,
both as a performing
artist and as a teacher.
However, in Paris, a long
time passed before his
talents were truly
recognized, partly
because of the presence
of Ferdinando Carulli.
Carcassi was in Germany
again during autumn 1824.
Afterwards he performed
in London, where his
reputation now gave him
access to more
prestigious concert
halls. Finally he
returned to Paris. For
several years, he made
concert trips from here
to the most important
cultural towns of Europe,
including London. After a
short return to
performing in 1836, he
quit his concert practice
around 1840 and died in
Paris in 1853. His most
famous works are
collected in his 25
Etudes op. 60. In these,
he managed to blend
technical skills and
brilliant romantic music.
This is the reason his
music is still played by
so many classical
guitarists today.
Theodore Labarre
