Antonio Rugolo & Angelo Gillo - Lhoyer: Complete Guitar Duos (2021)
FLAC tracks / MP3 320 kbps | 4:40:37 | 638 Mb / 1,09 Gb
Genre: Classical / Label: Brilliant Classics
A notable first on record, and another valuable addition to the unrivalled library of guitar music across the ages from Brilliant Classics.Among the most significant composers of guitar duos in the early 19th century, Antoine De Lhoyer was born in September 1768 in Clermont-Ferrand. His musical talents manifested themselves from early on, and he trained in Paris. His teacher Vidal paid tribute to him as ‘the finest guitarist in Europe’. However, at the age of 20, de Lhoyer embarked on a military career as a member of the King’s Guards, shortly before the French Revolution. Life in France rapidly becoming uncongenial for someone with his loyalties, he left France in a hurry and eventually settled in Hamburg, where his compositions were first published at the turn of the 19th century.