Aguado Dionisio
Born in Madrid, he studied with Miguel Garcia. In 1825, Aguado visited Paris, where he met and became friends with and for a while lived with Fernando Sor. Sor's duo "Les Deux Amis" ("The Two Friends") commemorated the friendship:... (
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Silvius Leopold Wiess
Silvius Leopold Weiss was born in 1687 , in Breslau, Silesia. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most technically accomplished lute players of all times. He learned to play the lute from his father, Johann Jakob, who w... (
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Stephan Rak
Štěpán Rak was born in 1945 at the end of World War II. He was found by Russian soldiers in Ukraine and taken to Prague where he was adopted and brought up by foster parents. His artistic aspirations were immediately noticed ... (
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Napoleon Coste
Napoléon Coste was born in 1806 in Amondans, France. He began his guitar studies under his mother’s tuition, who was an accomplished player. As a teenager he quickly became familiar with the instrument and its capabilities and ha... (
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