British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Asturias (Leyenda) – No. 5 from Suite Española, Op. 47 by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). This comes via her YouTube channel. Nice clean and direct performance of the first section with a beautiful contrasting expressive section. I’ve posted a number of videos of Whittingham back…
Armrests for Classical Guitar – I really like armrests on guitars. The idea seemed undesirable to me at first because the armrest further extends the guitar outward away from the shoulder(only millimetres though) which is an ergonomic problem for some…
Tariq Harb plays Danza Brazilera by Jorge Morel (b.1931). This comes via Harb’s fantastic YouTube Channel. Great playing as usual from Harb and I love seeing these somewhat casual videos where the playing is so extroverted and energetic. Cool shots of the right…
Dreams Laid Down by Alan RinehartRavello Records 2018& PARMA RecordingsBuy or Learn More at Ravello | Amazon | iTunes | Spotify Check out a great story and interview about Alan and the album via Parma. Congrats to Canadian guitarist Alan…
YouTube HD Video Link Bradford’s small scale guitar from the video: check out my article and video on my new small scale guitar: My new 2018 Small Scale Douglass Scott Guitar What is small scale? When talking about scale length…
Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) – Here’s a free PDF edition of Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra) by Francisco Tárrega for Classical Guitar in Notation or Notation + Tablature (TAB). The level is advanced ( around RCM…
Midnight by Uros Baric2018 Baros RecordsRecorded, Produced, and Performed by Uros Baric Buy or Learn More at Baros Records I was very pleased to have met Slovenian guitarist Uros Baric and his family this summer while they were vacationing through…
Eliška Lenhartová plays Tempo di minuetto from Sonata Omaggio a Boccherini by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) on a 1984 José Luis Romanillos “La Pagés” guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars in Germany and their amazing and relentless YouTube channel. Also see my previous post of…
A quick look at my setup routine followed by some Q&A about why I record in this small room, that weird triangle on my fretboard, the armsock I wear, and a performance of the Prelude from Suite pour Guitare Op.41…
Danish group Aros Guitar Duo with Mikkel Egelund Nielsen and Simon Wildau play their arrangement of Cuna from the piano work Impresiones Intimas by Federico Mompou (1893-1987). This comes via Nielsen’s great Youtube channel. The video is from their debut concert from the Royal Academy of Musik, Aarhus –…
Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan plays Ségoviana, Op. 366 (1957) by French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974). Wonderful playing as usual from Cowan who is quickly becoming one of my favourite Canadian guitarists. Beautiful clean lines, sharp articulations, and lush contrasts make this one of…
German guitarist Peter Graneis plays the sonata Jehkin Iivana by Finnish pianist, conductor, and composer Olli Mustonen (b.1967). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazingly high quality Youtube Channel. Great playing here ranging from well paced contemplative momentum to virtuosic intensity. From Shott:…