24 Préludes op. 11

Born in Naples on the 20th February, 1770, Ferdinando Carulli enjoyed great fame both as a composer and as a guitarrist. He began his concert career at a very early age; it was in fact in Paris in 1808 that he achieved his first great successes. The purity of his tone and his spectacular virtuosity placed him among the most acclaimed performers on the guitar of 1800. After having been successful throughout Europe, he settled in Paris and dedicated himself almost exclusively to teaching and to composition. He died in Paris in 1841.