Evening Masterworks: Mauro Giuliani's Guitar Concerto in A Op. 30 for October 1, 2023

By the time the 19th Century rolled around, most people were not interested in the guitar, which is a bit surprising if you consider that in the Renaissance and Baroque eras the guitar was immensely popular. It was thanks to guitarist and composer Mauro Giuliani that the guitar made a resurgence, and he basically did it all by himself. He also composed what may be the first true guitar concerto. We’ll hear it tonight at 7: our Evening Masterwork on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.