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Napoleon Coste (1806-1883)
Scherzo et Pastorale Op. 10
Edition: Ratzkowski/Thomsen Edition Das Duo, Noetzel
Edition/Wilhelmshafen, cemmy.
Napoleon Coste is considered to be the
most significant French guitarist of the
l9th century. Biographical information
about him is unfortunately scarce. It is
known that his mother played the guitar a
bit. and gave him his first instruclions on
the instrument. After having lived for a
time in Valenciennes, he established
himself around 1830 in Paris, at that time
the Mecca fbr guitarists. Here he studied
under Femando Sor, one of the most
famous guitarists of his time, and intensified
his knowledge of harmony and
(ounterpoint. In a variety of his compositions
is a strong influence of his friend and
teacher to be recognized. His great capacity
for musical expressions is already
particularly noticeable in his early works,
exemplified by the opus 10, Scherzo and
Pastorale.
Maria Antonio Nava (c1775-c1828)
Divertissements, Op. 52,2
Excerpt fromr Rischel & Birket Smith's Collection,
Royal Library of Copenhagen.
A native of Milan, this guitarist and singer
travelled for many years throughout
northern Italy. He also spent time in Paris
and London, important cities for guitarists
at that time. As a composer Nava is today
relatively unknown although his works for
the solo-guitar extend all the way to opus
70, not to mention his countless works fbr
chamber music, particularly for flute or
violin and guitar.
Femando Carulli ( 1770-1 84 I )
Andante Yari6 et Rondeau Op. 155
From Sonata A-flat Major Op. 26 by
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Excerpt from: Rischel & Birket Smith's Collecrion,
Royal Library of Copenhagen.
Femando Carulli was one of the most
important guitar vifiuosi of his days. He
was also extraordinarily productive as a
composer. Nearly 400 works are attributed
to him. He composed solo works, duos,
chamber music, educational works as well
as concerli for guitar and orchestra. He
also wrote transcriptions of his contemporaries,
an example of which is the