Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (3 April 1895 – 16 March 1968) was an 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 immigrated 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 3, 1895 (Florence), Died March 16, 1968 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-81352 10-in. 2/3/1934 Sea murmurs Jascha Heifetz ; Arpad Sandor Violin solo, with piano composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102520.

Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102520.

"Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102520

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