Julian Byzantine

Classical guitarist, 1945–2026

We announce the passing of Julian Byzantine in April 2026. His artistry, heard in 77 countries, endures through his recordings and publications.

Discography

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Popular Guitar Classics

Albéniz, Falla, Granados, Rodrigo, Tárrega, Torroba, Villa-Lobos
EMI Classics for Pleasure, CFP 1402

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Study No. 1 in E minor (Villa-Lobos)Track 13 Download mp3

Serenata española (Malats)Track 17 Download mp3

The Miller's Dance (Farruca), from The Three-Cornered Hat (Falla)Track 19 Download mp3

Track listing

Suite española No. 1, Op. 47 (Albéniz)

  1. Granada (Serenata)
  2. Sevilla (Sevillanas)
  3. Asturias (Leyenda)
  1. Rumores de la Caleta, Op. 71 No. 6 (Albéniz, arr. Byzantine)
  2. Torre bermeja, Op. 92 No. 12 (Albéniz)
  3. Madroños (Torroba)
  4. Capricho árabe (Tárrega)
  5. La Alborada (Cajita de música) (Tárrega)
  6. Vals venezolano No. 3 (Vals criollo) (Lauro)
  7. Choro No. 1 in G (Villa-Lobos)

Five Preludes (Villa-Lobos)

  1. No. 1 in E minor
  2. No. 2 in E major
  1. Study No. 1 in E minor (Villa-Lobos)
  2. En los trigales (Rodrigo)
  3. Vals venezolana (Borges)
  4. Andaluza (Playera), Op. 37 No. 5 (Granados)
  5. Serenata española (Malats)

The Three-Cornered Hat (Falla)

  1. The Corregidor's Dance
  2. The Miller's Dance (Farruca)
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Guitar Music from Argentina

Pujol, Piazzolla, Merlín
Meridian, CDE 84447

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Chau París (Piazzolla)Track 4 Download mp3

Evocación, from Suite del Recuerdo (Merlín)Track 8 Download mp3

Joropo, from Suite del Recuerdo (Merlín)Track 13 Download mp3

Track listing

Máximo Diego Pujol: Tres Piezas Rioplatenses

  1. Don Julián
  2. Septiembre
  3. Rojo y Negro

Astor Piazzolla

  1. Chau París
  2. Otoño Porteño
  3. Invierno Porteño
  4. Calambre

José Luis Merlín: Suite del Recuerdo

  1. Evocación
  2. Zamba
  3. Chacarera
  4. Carnavalito
  5. Evocación
  6. Joropo

Astor Piazzolla

  1. Milonga del Ángel
  2. Primavera Porteña
  3. Verano Porteño
  4. Adiós Nonino
  5. La Muerte del Ángel
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Villa-Lobos Guitar Music

With music by Antonio Lauro, Manuel Ponce and Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
EMI Classics for Pleasure, CFP 6046

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Prelude No. 2 in E major (Villa-Lobos)Track 2 Download mp3

Campo, from Sonatina meridional (Ponce)Track 7 Download mp3

Valse No. 3, Natalia (Lauro)Track 11 Download mp3

Track listing

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Five Preludes

  1. No. 1 in E minor
  2. No. 2 in E major
  3. No. 3 in A minor
  4. No. 4 in E minor
  5. No. 5 in D major
  1. Choros No. 1 (Villa-Lobos)

Manuel Ponce

  1. Campo (Sonatina meridional)

Eduardo Sainz de la Maza

  1. Homenaje a la guitarra

Antonio Lauro

  1. Danza negra (Suite venezolana)
  2. Valse (Suite venezolana)
  3. Valse No. 3, Natalia
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Isaac Albéniz: Suite española No. 1, Op. 47 and Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71

Arranged by Julian Byzantine
EMI Classics for Pleasure, CFP 4631

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Asturias, from Suite españolaTrack 5 Download mp3

Aragón, from Suite españolaTrack 6 Download mp3

Puerta de Tierra, from Recuerdos de viajeTrack 13 Download mp3

Track listing

Suite española No. 1, Op. 47 (arr. Byzantine)

  1. Granada
  2. Cataluña
  3. Sevilla
  4. Cádiz
  5. Asturias
  6. Aragón
  7. Castilla
  8. Cuba

Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71 (arr. Byzantine)

  1. En el mar
  2. Asturias
  3. Alborada
  4. En la Alhambra
  5. Puerta de Tierra
  6. Rumores de la Caleta
  7. En la playa
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Baroque Guitar Music

Bach, Scarlatti, Weiss
EMI Classics for Pleasure, CFP 9014

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Gigue, from Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV 996 (Bach)Track 6 Download mp3

Sonata in E major, K. 380 (Scarlatti)Track 11 Download mp3

Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in D major, BWV 998 (Bach)Track 12 Download mp3

Track listing

J. S. Bach: Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV 996

  1. Praeludium: Presto
  2. Allemande
  3. Courante
  4. Sarabande
  5. Bourrée
  6. Gigue

S. L. Weiss

  1. Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy
  2. Fantasie
  3. Passacaille, from Suite XIV

D. Scarlatti

  1. Sonata in A major, K. 322 (L. 485)
  2. Sonata in E major, K. 380 (L. 23)

J. S. Bach

  1. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in D major, BWV 998
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Music of the New Worlds

Byzantine–Mallon Duo, with Gerhard Mallon, flute
Walsingham Classics, WAL 8034-2

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San Telmo, from Suite Buenos Aires (Pujol)Track 3 Download mp3

Cave Painting, from From the Dreaming (Houghton)Track 5 Download mp3

Bordel 1900, from Histoire du Tango (Piazzolla)Track 8 Download mp3

Track listing

Máximo Diego Pujol: Suite Buenos Aires

  1. Pompeya
  2. Palermo
  3. San Telmo
  4. Microcentro

Philip Houghton: From the Dreaming

  1. Cave Painting
  2. Wildflower
  3. Gecko

Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango

  1. Bordel 1900
  2. Café 1930
  3. Night Club 1960
  4. Concert d'aujourd'hui

Richard Charlton: Three Sentimental Scenes

  1. Last Waltz
  2. Serenade
  3. Butterfly Dreams

Peter Sculthorpe: Simori

  1. Yu 1
  2. Wani
  3. Kamu
  4. Pota
  5. Yu 2
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The Musical Legacy of Frederick the Great

C. P. E. Bach, Frederick the Great, Quantz, Benda
Meridian, CDE 84558

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Allegro ma non molto, from Sonata in A major, Nr. 117 (Frederick the Great)Track 10 Download mp3

Presto, from Sonata No. 4 in D major (Quantz)Track 16 Download mp3

Presto, from Sonata in E minor (Benda)Track 23 Download mp3

Track listing

C. P. E. Bach

  1. Sonata in G major, Hamburger Sonata: Allegretto
  2. Rondo: Presto
  3. Sonata in E minor, H. 551: Adagio
  4. Allegro
  5. Menuet
  6. Sonata in G major, H. 550: Andante
  7. Allegro
  8. Menuet

Frederick the Great

  1. Sonata in A major, Nr. 117: Grave ed affettuoso
  2. Allegro ma non molto
  3. Tempo giusto
  4. Sonata in G major, Nr. 144: Largo
  5. Allegro
  6. Allegro

Johann Joachim Quantz

  1. Sonata No. 4 in D major: Grave e sostenuto
  2. Presto
  3. Allegro
  4. Sonata No. 5 in E minor: Cantabile
  5. Presto
  6. Vivace

František Benda

  1. Sonata in E minor: Largo, ma un poco andante
  2. Arioso, un poco allegro
  3. Presto