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Carcassi was born in Florence, Italy, and first studied the piano, but learned guitar when still a child. He quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso
concertguitarist.
He moved to Germany in 1810, gaining almost immediate success. In 1815, he was living in Paris, earning his living as a teacher of both the piano
andthe guitar. On a concert tour in Germany in 1819, he met his friend Antoine Meissonnier for the first time. Also a famous guitarist, Meissonnier
publishedmany of Carcassi's works in his Paris publishing house. For Meissonnier he also arranged a number of popular songs for ...read more
Carcassi was born in Florence, Italy, and first studied the piano, but learned guitar when still a child. He quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso
concertguitarist.
He moved to Germany in 1810, gaining almost immediate success. In 1815, he was living in Paris, earning his living as a teacher of both the piano
andthe guitar. On a concert tour in Germany in 1819, he met his friend Antoine Meissonnier for the first time. Also a famous guitarist, Meissonnier
publishedmany of Carcassi's works in his Paris publishing house. For Meissonnier he also arranged a number of popular songs for guitar that were
originally writtenfor piano, including works by Théodore Labarre and Loïsa Puget.
From 1820 on, Carcassi spent the majority of his time in Paris. In 1823, he performed an extremely successful series of concerts in London that
earnedhim great fame, both as a performing artist and as a teacher. However, in Paris, a long time passed before his talents were truly recognized,
partlybecause of the presence of Ferdinando Carulli.
Carcassi was in Germany again during autumn 1824. Afterwards he performed in London, where his reputation now gave him access to more
prestigiousconcert halls. Finally he returned to Paris. For several years, he made concert trips from here to the most important cultural towns of Europe,
includingLondon. After a short return to performing in 1836, he quit his concert practice around 1840 and died in Paris in 1853. « hide |
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