Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Guitar Quintet Op. 143 | Mov. 1/4 (Score)

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) was a Jewish-Italian composer, pianist and writer. He was known as one of the foremost guitar composers in the twentieth century with almost one hundred compositions for that instrument. In 1939 he emigrated to the United States and became a film composer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for some 200 Hollywood movies for the next fifteen years. He also wrote concertos for Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky. Guitar Quintet, Op. 143 (1950). Movement 1 - Allegro, vivo e schietto. Performers: Guitar: Manuel López Ramos and the Parrenin String Quartet.