Alberto Mesirca Plays Scarlatti and Gilardino

ByBradford Werner
2017

The amazing Italian guitarist Alberto Mesirca plays Sonata K239 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) and Studio n.49 – Paesaggio ligure from Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza by Angelo Gilardino (b. 1941). This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube channel series.PGF Series – Alberto Mesirca in Montmartre, another great video directed by Augustin Pesnon. Fantastic playing by Mesirca. The American Record Guide praised his Scarlatti as “The best Scarlatti I’ve heard on solo guitar.”

Sheet Music:
I love Fabio Zanon’s 30 Scarlatti arrangements via Amazon.
You can get the Gilardino Studi via Strings by Mail.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.