G. E. 42 Carmelo Rizzuti 1955 CD $17.00
Carmelo Rizzuti was born in 1889 in Buenos Aires. He began to play the guitar in 1895. He joined the Academia de Guitarra "Prat" in 1912. Domingo Prat was the first student of Francisco Tarrega to arrive in Buenos Aires in 1908. With the perfected style Carmelo made a tour in 1917 of the interior cities of Argentina with another student of Francisco Tarrega, Hilarion Leloup-director of the Academia de Guitarra "Tarrega". The cover photo is from that period of time. Maestro Rizzuti taught for over 50 years, having began in 1911.
All the compositions are written by Maestro Rizzuti. Songs #s 10, 11, 14 16 and 18 were published in the 1920's and were included in the 1931 Antigua Casa Nuñez catalog.
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