Artist Website: eddiehealy.comListen to recordings via ReverbNation Publisher, Sales, Samples: Les Productions d’OZ:Quartet or Imminent Loss Direction by Eddie Healy (via Amazon) – Healy also put out this recording which contains both of these works as well as numerous other compositions. The albums sounds…
The excellent Duo Cavatina play Sonata E Major for flute and continuo, BWV 1035, by Johann Sebastian Bach. Eugenia Moliner, flute and Denis Azabagic – guitar. Live recording at the International Gliwice Guitar Festival. Nice realization of the continuo line for guitar. If you are unfamiliar…
elemental Frank Wallacehis own new works, vol. IIIRecorded: September 2013 at the Hillsborough Center Congregational Church, NHEngineering and mastering: Frank WallaceArt, photography and design: Nancy KnowlesLabel: GYRERelease Date: April 1, 2014 Artist WebsiteLabel WebsiteListen to SamplesRead Wallace’s Notes: Of particular interest…
Scott Morris gives a small performance and then talks about how to prepare a piece. Likely best for beginners but surely also a relevant reminder to intermediate and advanced players. This comes via Guitar Salon International on YouTube. He talks…
Checking out more of Sanja Plohl‘s videos via her YouTube channel and found this piece by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977, Brasil) which one of my students is currently playing. It’s a nice piece of medium difficulty to play but just in need…
These youth guitarists are doing great. I believe Noah Kim is a student of Scott Tennant. Not sure who the other studies with but great work to both of them. Piazzolla (1921-1992)Augustus Woodrow-Tomizuka, guitar I | Noah Kim, guitar II…
Slovenian-born guitarist Sanja Plohl plays Rondeña by Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896 –1981, Spain). Live performance in Ljubljana (Zavod Sv. Stanislava). Nice video work by Boris Bizjak and Sanja plays with a clear and defined sound. Thanks to her…
Harp–lute, ca. 1815 Edward Light (English, active 1780–1820) London Wood, lacquered and gilded; H. 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm); W. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm) The harplike pillar supports diatonically tuned bass strings to extend the range of the fretted strings. The pitch…
Sonata by Cesar RojasArtist Website: cesarrojasguitar.com Highlights: The Dowland is beautiful with great shaping and phrasing. The Dyens is played with ease which is no easy feat. Columbian born guitarist Cesar Rojas is currently based out of Toronto, Canada. I recall…
Via the online magazine Si Corde! Thomas Viloteau talks about filing and shaping the right hand finger nails. He shapes his nails in the opposite direction to mine. See my full article on fingernails: Fingernails for Classical Guitar: How I Shape My…
I enjoy posting a few videos every month on youth guitarists both to support them and to see how the younger generation is approaching the instrument and culture. One of the youth I’ve featured before and here again is Korean…
Gohar Vardanyan Suite in A minor by Manuel Maria Ponce (1882-1948). This is one of those imitation Baroque works Ponce wrote for Segovia. If you know the gossip, there is even a prelude by Ponce that was passed off as…