After a piano and composition degree, Giuseppe Grazioli learnt orchestral conducting with Gianluigi Gelmetti, Leopold Hager, Franco Ferrara, Peter Maag and Leonard Bernstein. Among his recordings are some rarities of 20th century by De Falla, Auric, Martinu, Casella, Malipiero, Rieti, Lambert, Bax, Bartok, the first world recording of Zandonai's Quadri di Segantini, as well as several works of Nino Rota: La Visita Meravigliosa, Lo Scoiattolo in gamba, Cristallo di Rocca and the first world recording of Napoli milionaria. In summer 2011 he has started recording for DECCA the Complete Symphonic Works of Nino Rota with Orchestra Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi. In 2017 he has recorded for DECCA a tribute to Gino Marinuzzi's music.