Carlo Barone (born in Vigevano in 1955) is a classical guitarist and conductor specializing in the performance practice of 19th-century music, especially 19th-century guitar works.
He is director of the Accademia "l'Ottocento" (Academy of Nineteenth-Century Music) a non-profit Association active since 1982, in Lecce (Italy) and France; which documents and publishes original 19th-century musical material and researches the performance practice of this musical era. Carlo Barone conducts international courses, masterclasses and lectures on the interpretation of 19th-century musical works, e.g. by composers such as Mauro Giuliani and Fernando Sor.
Barone is the conductor of Orchestra dell’Accademia l’Ottocento which performs on original classical period instruments.
As a performer Barone uses historical period guitars by luthiers such as Guadagnini, Soriot, Garganese, Lacôte, etc.
References
External links Biography (accademia800.org) Biography (goldbergweb.com)
Recordings Mauro Giuliani – Luigi Moretti (RUS 552053.2, Rugginenti Editions, Milan) - performed on an 1828 guitar by Gaetano Guadagnini
Publications Anatomia e fisiologia dell'esecuzione chitarristica A.G.I.F., Vigevano (1998)