Eduard Mezzacapo

Eduardo Mezzacapo (1832-1898) was an Italian mandolinist, recognized as a virtuoso. He was also a composer, and a performer, organizing and playing in a mandolin quartet in France. Although he died before recording technology, his quartet did get recorded between 1905 and 1910. He was also the founder of "l'Ecole de mandoline française" (The French Mandolin School).