Mauro Giuliani was born in Bisceglie Italy in 1781. He was one of the most famous guitarists and composers in the early 19th century. In 1806 he settled in Vienna where he was celebrated as a virtuoso composer and teacher and stayed there until 1819. Via Venice and Rome he came to Naples where he spent the last five years of his life until he died on the 8th May 1829. From his vast oeuvre comprising about 220 works the two Duets for Flute or Violin and Guitar Op.25 and Op.85 are his key works from the genre that have been most played and recorded.This edition of the Grand Duo Concertant Op.85 for Flute or Violin and Guitar has been editedby Henner Eppel and Volker Höh.The solo flute (or violin) part is also included on a separate insert.

Guitar Part-Performed by Christian Reichert guitar Accompaniment: Katarzyna Bury flute Two seminal pieces for guitar and flute duet. Castelnuovo-Tedesco's 20th-century masterpiece of the genre his Sonatina is a brilliant piece cast in three movements (I. Allegretto grazioso; II. Tempo di Siciliana; III. Scherzo-Rondo/Allegretto con spirito). Giuliani's Serenata is a perfect distillation of this 19th-century master's distillation of Italian and Viennese Early Romantic style. This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version of each of these classics to help you get up to speed. Includes an authoritative newly engraved solo part printed on high-quality ivory paper; a digitalstereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with guitar and flute and a second performance minus you the guitar soloist; and a second compact disc containing a full-speed version of the complete version as well as a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. Each piece is indexed for your practice and performance convenience.