Born in Naples, Ferdinando Carulli wrote the first complete classical guitar method, which continues to be used today. From among his more than 400 guitar pieces come several transcriptions with operatic associations, including those of Beethoven’s Variations on an aria by Mozart and several Rossini overtures. His son, Gustavo, also enjoyed a successful career as a guitarist and teacher. Franz and Débora Halász have been praised as “a young and exciting team … that persuasively combines piano and guitar” American Record Guide