Person

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 wr…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Italy
Born
April 3rd, 1895
Died
March 16th, 1968
Genres
Labels
Naxos
MCA Records
Hyperion
Deutsche Grammophon
Brilliant Classics
Last updated: September 12th, 2019