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.

Emma Rush Plays The tall grass bends to listen by Kruisbrink

Canadian guitarist Emma Rush performs The tall grass bends to listen by Annette Kruisbrink (b.1958). This comes via Rush’s YouTube channel. Kruisbrink is Dutch composer and guitarists with over 450 works which you can explore here. As Rush mentions, “The composition and video are in memory of…

Duo Diversitas Play Sonata BWV 1020 by Bach

Duo Diversitas with Marisa Minder (guitar) and Evgeniya Spalinger (Flute) perform the third movement Allegro from Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Minder’s YouTube channel.  This is originally for flute and obbligato harpsichord and arranged…

Carreiro-Williams Duo Siccas Guitars Concert

Carreiro-Williams Guitar Duo with Jose Carlos Carreiro and Torrin Williams perform a concert including repertoire by Bach, Rameau, Ponce, and Carulli. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel where you can also see which guitars are being played. Fantastic ensemble performance with nicely…

Manuelito and Bolero by Arcas

Manuelito and Bolero by Arcas

Manuelito and Bolero by Julián Arcas (1832-1882). 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. Late-Intermediate, approximately Grade 6-7 subject to tempo and…

Etude No.13, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.13, Op.60 (Andantino grazioso) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition…

Goran Krivokapić Plays Lauro

Goran Krivokapić performs the music of Antonio Lauro (1917-1986) on classical guitar. The above video is Angostura – Vals Venezolano. This comes via his Krivokapić’s YouTube channel. As he mentions, this is the “first in a series of videos of Lauro’s music, Angostura is…

Marcin Dylla Plays Sonata in D Minor by Weiss

Classical guitarist Marcin Dylla performs Sonata in D Minor by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750), originally for Baroque lute. This comes via Dylla’s YouTube channel. Great performance by Dylla with excellent pacing and attention to the flowing galant style of Weiss.…

Etude No.12, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.12, Op.60 (Andante mosso) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition…

Kossler Duo Play Prelude and Fugue by Gulda

Kossler Duo with John Kossler & Adam Kossler perform Prelude and Fugue in Eb minor by Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000). This comes via Adam Kossler’s YouTube channel. Gulda was an Austrian pianist who played and composed in both the classical and…

Etude No.11, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.11, Op.60 (Agitato) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with…

Simon Farintosh Plays Joyful Departure by Towner

Canadian guitarist Simon Farintosh performs Joyful Departure by Ralph Towner (b.1940) on an 8-string guitar by Jeff Sigurdson. This comes via Simon’s YouTube channel with recording by Drew Henderson. Great performance by Farintosh with lots of great rhythmic moments and handling of the playful texture. I…

Mystic Flute by Hovhaness (arr. Larget-Caplan)

Mystic Flute by Hovhaness

Mystic Flute, Op.22 by Alan HovhanessArranged for Guitar, Originally for PianoArranged by Aaron Larget-CaplanEdition Peters You can purchase the hardcopy sheet music from Edition Peters. Big thanks to Faber Music and Edition Peters for sending me this new edition and arrangement…