Bradford Werner

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.

Goran Krivokapić Plays Lauro

Goran Krivokapić performs the music of Antonio Lauro (1917-1986) on classical guitar. This comes via his Krivokapić’s YouTube channel. Recorded in the enchanting Abbaye de Marmoutier, Alsace, France.” Krivokapić is one of my favourite players and usually playing some pretty serious repertoire so it’s…

Evangelina Mascardi Plays Preludio e Fuga by Weiss

Evangelina Mascardi performs Preludio e Fuga in D Minor by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686–1750) on a 13-course Baroque lute in Bassano, Teverina, Italy. This comes via Mascardi’s amazing YouTube channel. Wonderful performance by Mascardi with beautiful flowing galant style and ornamentation. These were two of the first works…

Henderson – Farintosh Play Intermezzo No.2, Op.118 by Brahms

Canadian guitarists Drew Henderson and Simon Farintosh perform Intermezzo No.2, Op.118 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). This comes via Henderson’s excellent YouTube channel. Great performance with excellent ensemble balance by Henderson and Farintosh. The video is dedicated to the memory of guitarist Dr. Alexander Dunn, who passed away in…

Vals No.4 by Antonio Cano

Vals No.4 by Antonio Cano (1811-1897) for classical guitar with performance, lesson, and pdf sheet music. This comes from my sheet music collection Grade 1 Repertoire Supplement for Classical Guitar. Contains 10 works at the grade 1 level and is designed as…

Andantino Affectuoso by Meissonnier

Andantino Affectuoso by Jean-Racine Meissonnier (1794-1856) for classical guitar with performance, lesson, and pdf sheet music. This comes from my sheet music collection Grade 1 Repertoire Supplement for Classical Guitar. Contains 10 works at the grade 1 level and is designed as…

Etude No.23, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.23, Op.60 (Allegro) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This comes from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Includes both a notation edition with…

JoLuck A6 Classical Guitar Review

JoLuck A6 Cantabile Classical Guitar Review – I’ve really enjoyed testing and playing the A6 Cantabile classical guitar from JoLuck. They have a great line of small scale guitars at various price points and design options so check out their…

Cassie Martin Concert and Discussion

Classical guitarist Cassie Martin performs an online concert with discussions for Altamira Guitars in Paris, France with repertoire by Tedesco and Seixas. This comes via Altamira Guitars and their YouTube channel. Amazing performances by Martin, retaining beautiful phrasing and musicality during even the most difficult passages.…

Guitar Studio Recital at Curtis

The phenomenal students of Curtis Institute of Music with Muxin Li, Xingxing Yao, Radomir Romashkov-Danilov, and Ruqi Jiang perform a programme including solos, duets, and ensembles with the music of Tedesco, Lansky, Ponce, and Sessler. See the performer list and…

Fingals Hohle, Op.13 by Mertz

Fingals Höhle, Op.13 by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856). From Bardenklänge, Op.13, Héft 5. PDF sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. The level is late-intermediate (grade 7-8).…

Lovro Peretić Plays Vals de Primavera by Barrios

Lovro Peretić performs Vals de Primavera by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) on a 1966 Ignacio Fleta guitar. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel. Amazing performance filled with equal amounts of grace and technical prowess. I’m so impressed with his zippy articulation…

Prelude No.2, Op.114 by Carulli

Prelude No.2, Op.114 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) for classical guitar with performance, lesson, and pdf sheet music. This comes from my sheet music collection Grade 1 Repertoire Supplement for Classical Guitar. Contains 10 works at the grade 1 level and is designed…