Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) - Petit concerto de société (1820)

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Composer: Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)
Work: Petit concerto de société, Op.140 (1820)
Performers: Pepe Romеro (guitar); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Iona Brown (1941-2004, conductor)

Petit concerto de société (1820)
1. Allegro 0:00
2. Largo 7:12
3. Allegro 10:10

Painting: Nicolai Wilhelm Marstrand (1810-1873) - Oktoberfesten Rom (1839)
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Ferdinando (M[aria?] Meinrado Francesco Pascale Rosario) Carulli [Karulli]
(Naples, 9 February 1770 - Paris, 14 February 1841)

Italian guitarist and composer. Son of Michele Carulli, a distinguished literator, secretary to the delegate of the Neapolitan Jurisdiction, he was taught the rudiments of music by his cello teacher, a priest, though around the age of 16 his interest shifted decisively to the guitar. Around 1801 he married a French woman, Marie-Josephine Boyer, and had a son with her. A few years later he started to compose in Milan, where he contributed to local publications. In 1808 he settled in Paris where he was at the centre of the phenomenon known as guitaromanie, establishing himself as a virtuoso, composer and teacher. For years he had practically no serious rival, except for his two fellow Italians Matteo Carcassi and Francesco Molino. His privileged position lasted at least until 1823, when Fernando Sor arrived in Paris. As a composer, his works number nearly 400 items, including concertos, quartets, trios, duos, fantasias, variations, and solos of all descriptions. In 1830 he composed a piece of program music for guitar entitled 'Les Trois Jours', descriptive of the days of the July 1830 revolution. He also published the method 'L'Harmonie appliquee a la guitarre' (Paris, 1825). His son Gustavo Carulli (1801-1876) was also a guitarist, teacher and composer active in Paris, London and Boulogne.