Hannah Murphy: Vienna in the 19th Century - Mertz, Giuliani, Matiegka

 "Around the 19th Century Guitar World!"

This Week: Vienna in the 19th Century - Mertz, Giuliani, Matiegka

Vienna was a hub for all classical music in the 19th century. Home to Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, among others, the classical guitar was alive and well in the 19th century. In Vienna in the 19th century classical guitar composers were heavily influenced by orchestral composers and had relationships with them; Giuliani played cello in the premiere of Beethoven’s 7th symphony and Mertz arranged Schubert’s Songs for Piano and Voice on guitar.

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