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.

Hannah Murphy Plays Hungarian Fantasy by Mertz

Hungarian Fantasy Op. 65 No. 1 by Johann Kaspar Mertz performed by classical guitarist Hannah Murphy on a Altamira Vienna guitar. This comes via her YouTube channel. Great playing by Hannah Murphy with some beautiful phrasing. I’ve been following her online…

Canción para ti by Aureo Puerta Carreño

Canción para ti by Aureo Puerta CarreñoSheet Music for Canción para ti (via Huitrón)Composer’s Youtube Aureo Puerta Carreño is a Venezulean composer now living in Miami, USA. A great guitarist himself and budding composer, he has recently received much praise…

Lessons and Conversations with David Russell (CGR)

David Russell in conversation with Classical Guitar Retreat director Matthew McAllister during the 2018 retreat in Scotland. FYI, the twelfth Classical Guitar Retreat takes place in the summer of 2020 at the Cathedral of the Isles on the Island of Cumbrae off the west coast…

Homenaje, Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy by Manuel de Falla

Homenaje, Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946). Played by Sanel Redžić on a 1961 Hermann Hauser II via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. This is one of the gems of modern works for the guitar filled with…

Mademoiselle Tiroloise by Weiss (PDF, Lesson)

Mademoiselle Tiroloise (SW28) by Weiss for Guitar (Sheet Music, Tab)

Mademoiselle Tiroloise (SW28) in D Major from the London Manuscript by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750). Sheet Music and/or Tab for Classical Guitar. Comes with both a notation only edition and a notation + tab edition. Left hand fingering. PDF Download.…

Napoleonian Guitar Sonatas with Pascal Valois

Napoleonian Guitar Sonatas

Napoleonian Guitar Sonatas with Pascal Valois (romantic guitar) and Jacques-André Houle (violin) Release date: January 17th, 2020 Label: Centaur Records Buy or Listen on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, Apple, hbdirect or his website. Great to hear this new album of solos…

Ara Dinkjian Plays Oud via The Met

First Video: Keesher Bar (Night Dance), written and performed by Ara Dinkjian. Featured oud (ūd): Manol by Emmanuel Venios (Greek, active Turkey, 1838–1915/16), Ūd, 1916, Istanbul, Turkey. Spruce, mulberry, various woods, mother-of-pearl, mastic. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,…

Moran Wasser Plays Bach – 11 String Guitar

Moran Wasser plays the Prélude from Cello Suite No.6, BWV 1012 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) on an 11 String Guitar. This comes via his YouTube channel. Just add more strings. Going from a cello work for 4 strings to…

Fernando Sor Sheet Music for Classical Guitar

Fernando Sor (1778–1839) – PDF sheet music or tab for classical guitar with free videos and lessons of his studies, etudes, and pieces. Modern and public domain sheet music PDF’s of Sor’s classical guitar works from easy to advanced. Sor…

Five Bagatelles for Guitar by Sir William Walton

Five Bagatelles for Guitar - William Walton

Five Bagatelles for Guitar by English composer Sir William Walton (1902-1983) were written for Julian Bream and dedicated to Malcolm Arnold “with admiration and affection for his 50th birthday.” Julian Bream gave a complete premiere the work on Jan 21, 1973…

Lesson: Robin Hoode (Easy Anonymous Lute Work)

This is a lesson from my eBook: Easy Classical Guitar Pieces- Volume One – 15 Easy Songs Ranging from Renaissance to Romantic. PDF Download with Notation & Notation + TAB Edition, Fingering, Online Video Lessons for Each Piece. Approximate Grade Level: Post-Method Book…