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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Lorenzo Micheli Plays Passacaglia by Roncalli on Baroque Guitar

Lorenzo Micheli plays Passacaglia (1692) by Ludovico Roncalli (1654–1713) on Baroque guitar. Micheli is playing a guitar by Stephen Murphy after Stradivari’s Oxford guitar. This comes via Micheli’s absolutely fantastic YouTube channel. Audio and Video Recording by Drew Henderson. Great playing by…

Fantasia X by Mudarra for Guitar

Fantasía que contrahazee la harpa en la manera de Ludovico by Alonso Mudarra (c.1510–1580). Also known as Fantasia X or No. 10 from Tres libros de música en cifra para vihuela (1546). PDF sheet music edition with both notation-only edition and modern TAB edition. Arranged for guitar, relative…

Steve Cowan Plays Prelude No.1 by Ponce

Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan performs Prelude No.1 in C major by Manuel Ponce (1882-1948) on a Roberto Gomes (Brazil) guitar at the Grand Guitar Salon over in Montreal, Québec, Canada. This comes via the Salon’s great YouTube channel. Sound & video by Renaud Côté…

Daniel Lippel Plays Vigeland & Eckardt

Above: Daniel Lippel premieres House Music by Nils Vigeland (b.1950). This comes via Lippel’s YouTube channel where you can watch a ton of interesting new music projects and works. Lippel has done some amazing work over the years and has…

Matthew McAllister Plays Cantilène Espagnole by Ferrer

The great Matthew McAllister plays Cantilène Espagnole, No. 1 from Gerbe de Fleurs Quatre Pièces faciles pour Guitare Op. 41 by José Ferrer (1835–1916). This comes via his amazing YouTube Channel where he has recently been featuring a number of student level…

Francisco Correa Plays Bambuco by Adolfo Mejía

Colombian guitarist Francisco Correa plays Bambuco in E minor by Colombian composer Adolfo Mejía (1905-1973). This comes via his YouTube channel. If you’re interested Correa has an entire album of young Colombian composers which you can check out on his recordings…

Lesson: Left Hand Vertical Stretch Exercises

This exercise is from my book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much more. YouTube…

Seven Original Pieces for Solo Guitar by Bret Williams

Bret Williams - Seven Original Pieces for Solo Guitar

Seven Original Pieces for Solo GuitarBy Bret Williams Buy or Listen via: Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Nice to hear Bret Williams performing and composing on his new album, Seven Original Pieces for Solo Guitar. I’ve featured Bret on the site a…

Beijing Guitar Duo Play Tedesco

The fantastic Beijing Guitar Duo with Meng Su and Yameng Wang play Prelude and Fugue in B Major and E Major from Les Guitares bien tempérées (The Well-Tempered Guitars), Op. 199 which is 24 preludes and fugues in all 24 major…

Doris Ćosić Plays Fantasia, Op. 19 by Legnani

Slovenian guitarist Doris Ćosić plays Fantasia, Op. 19 by Luigi Legnani (1790–1877) on a classical guitar by Eric Sahlin. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel. A mix of beautiful phrasing, risky and aggressive playing but exciting and filled with…

Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op. 107 by Giuliani

Variations sur un Thême de G. F. Handel pour la Guitarre, Op. 107 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829). Sheet Music & Tab for Classical Guitar with both a Notation-Only Edition and Notation + TAB Edition. Left hand fingering. PDF Download. Depending on…

Cantabile in D by Mertz (Lesson, PDF)

Cantabile in D by Mertz - Sheet Music and Tab PDF

Cantabile in D Major by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856), No.7 from his method Schule für die Guitarre. Sheet Music or Tab for Classical Guitar with both a Notation-Only Edition and Notation + TAB Edition. Left hand fingering. PDF Download. Approximate…