Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from British Columbia, Canada. He owns and edits the online publication This is Classical Guitar and sheet music store Werner Guitar Editions. He has taught a wide range of students from dedicated youth, hobbyists adults, and emerging young professionals in collage programs. Bradford taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced and performed in Greater Victoria for 20 years. He adjudicates festivals, and has given exams and masterclasses for The Alberta Provincial Festival, Mount Royal University, Calgary Guitar Society, and many more. Also see his work with the Quelus Guitar Duo, and the Victoria Guitar Trio with Michael Dias and Adrian Verdejo. The trio has commissioned numerous premieres and recorded an album on RedShift Records showcasing contemporary Canadian composers. See more at his personal website.
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Ryosuke Sakamoto Plays Mass for Three Voices by Byrd

Ryosuke Sakamoto performs his own intabulation of the Mass for Three Voices by William Byrd (c.1540-1623) on Renaissance lute. This comes via Sakamoto’s YouTube channel. I’ve been subscribed to Sakamoto for a long time especially to see all his videos of Francesco da…

Andante in C, No.2, Op.241 by Carulli (Free PDF)

Andante in C, No.2, Op.241 by Carulli, Free PDF Sheet Music

Andante in C Major, No.2, Op.241 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841). Free PDF sheet music, performance, and lesson video for mid to late-beginner or easy-intermediate classical guitar. I recommend playing this work either during or after my Method Book Volume 2. Free PDF…

Carcassi Op.60 Studies (Harb Edition)

Carcassi Etudes Op.60 (Tariq Harb Edition)

Matteo Carcassi, Op.60: 25 Melodic & Progressive Studies Tariq Harb EditionDe Oro Music, 2019 I’ve been working on my own edition of the 25 studies, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) and whenever I work on a collection I purchase every edition…

Lesson on Memorization Using Pattern Recognition

Graham Fitch gives a lesson on how to memorize using pattern recognition in music. This comes via Pianist Magazine on thier YouTube. He gives a brief explanation of muscle memory and memory by ear but then dives into personalized pattern recognition. This is all…

Francisco Correa Plays Serenity (Prelude No.5) by Goss

Francisco Correa performs Serenity (Prelude #5) from 12 Winterbourne Preludes by Stephen Goss (b.1964). This comes via Correa’s YouTube channel. You can find the sheet music for this work at Les Productions d’OZ. Beautiful performance by Correa with such calm pacing and charming tone. As Correa mentioned…

Daniel Ramjattan Plays Sonata No.1 by Brouwer

Canadian classical guitarist Daniel Ramjattan performs Sonata No.1 (1990) by Leo Brouwer (b.1939) on a Kolya Panhuyzen guitar in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Canada. Produced and edited by Drew Henderson. This comes via Ramjattan’s YouTube channel. Excellent…

Allegretto in C Major, Op.59 by Carcassi (Free PDF)

Allegretto in C Major, Op.59 by Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853). Free PDF sheet music, performance, and lesson video for mid to late-beginner or easy-intermediate classical guitar. I recommend playing this work either during or after my Method Book Volume 2. Free PDF Sheet…

Evangelina Mascardi and Lincoln Almada Play Santiago de Murcia

Evangelina Mascardi and Lincoln Almada Play Santiago de Murcia

Evangelina Mascardi (Baroque guitar) and Lincoln Almada (harp and percussion) perform works by Santiago de Murcia (1682-1739) at the Auditorium Pittaluga del Conservatorio di Alessandria, Italy. This comes via Edoardo Lambertenghi’s excellent YouTube channel. Beautiful performance as usual from Evangelina Mascardi and a…

Sowicz and Ilie Play Água e Vinho by Gismonti

Sowicz and Dragos Ilie perform Água e Vinho by Egberto Gismonti (b.1947).

Emmanuel Sowicz and Dragos Ilie perform Água e Vinho by Brazilian guitarist and composer Egberto Gismonti (b.1947). Performed in Kijima Hall, Tokyo. This comes via Sowicz’s YouTube. Beautiful little piece and performance with excellent tone and phrasing throughout. They met…

Nadja Janković Plays Un sueño en la floresta by Barrios

Nadja Janković plays Un Sueno En La Floresta by Agustin Barrios

Nadja Janković performs Un sueño en la floresta by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944). This comes via Stefan Schmidt and his YouTube with video work by Jakob Schmidt. Wonderful performance with some beautiful phrasing and tone throughout. Un sueño en la floresta (A Dream in the…

Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208 by Bach

Sheep May Safely Graze (Schafe können sicher weiden) from Cantata Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). PDF sheet music and video for arranged for solo classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with…

Emma Rush Plays Variazioni Op. 9 by Emilia Giuliani Guglielmi

Canadian guitarist Emma Rush performs Variazioni su un tema de Mercadante Op.9 by Emilia Giuliani Guglielmi (1813-1850). This comes via Rush’s YouTube channel. You can also find this work on her album Wake the Sigh. Wonderful playing by Rush on a…