Mauro Giuliani circa 1830 from a portrait by Stubenrauch

Mauro Giuliani circa 1830 from a portrait by Stubenrauch, lithographed by Fugel, and published by Artaria of Vienna.

...Whether or not Sor left Paris again is a question for which no definite answer can yet be provided. There is a possibility that Sor returned to London and engaged in a rivalry there with Mauro Giuliani. Many references attest to this famous and colorful, if questionable, "rivalry" of Sor and Giuliani. There is ample room for doubt that such an incident ever occurred...

This guitar article is inside the 1962 June Guitar Review #26 Classical Guitar Magazine Back-Issue
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