De Cascia, Sylvia Model Classical Guitar – I was pleased to get to review this instrument that is a mid-range guitar with lots of bells and whistles. De Cascia is a Montreal based company in connection with Grand Guitar Salon.…
Bosnia- Herzegovina guitarist Sanel Redžić plays Lament and Dance by Vojislav Ivanovic (dedicated to Sanel Redzic). Recorded in April 2017. This comes via his great YouTube Channel. I love Redžić’s playing, thoughtful and controls but not without excitement and risk. Pretty nice sound…
Singapore guitarist Kevin Loh (19) and flutist Roberto Alvarez plays the first movement Pompeya from Suite Buenos Aires by Argentine composer Máximo Diego Pujol (b. 1957). This comes via Kevin Loh’s great Youtube. Great playing by Loh here with some good aggressive accents for this fun…
The Skye Boat Song (Outlander Theme) – Arranged for Easy Fingerstyle or Classical Guitar. Two Editions: Notation + TAB and Notation Only, PDF Download. The level is easy-intermediate, all first position. Video Lesson Link. Buy the PDF eBook (6 Celtic…
Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 8 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel.Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 8 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the…
Peter Graneis plays La Gaubança from Collectici Intim by Vicente Asencio (1908–1979) on a 2010 Andrés. D. Marvi guitar.This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Great playing by Graneis, lots of crisp articulations, excitement, but some nice sweet…
Slovenian-born (Madrid based) guitarist Sanja Plohl plays Preludes No. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 from 24 Preludes by Mexican composer Manuel Ponce (1882-1948). This comes via Sanja Plohl’s YouTube Channel. There are two sets of Preludes from Ponce, the set of…
The amazing Italian guitar duo SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela) play Quattro Danze for 2 guitars by Italian composer Raffaele Bellafronte (b. 1961) – Bossa nova (0:00), Valzer (3:02), Fox-trot (5:46), Mambo (8:11). This comes via Teatro Rossetti‘s YouTube Channel. Fantastic…
Carolan’s Welcome (First Untitled Piece) by Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). PDF sheet music or tab arranged for Easy Fingerstyle or Classical Guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Left hand fingering, PDF Download. The level is easy-intermediate…
Italian guitarist Gian Marco Ciampa plays the theme from Variations on a Theme of Scriabin by Polish composer Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube Channel. You can see the whole set of variations performed below by…
‘To Be Useful Is Something Incredible’: Leo Brouwer Reflects On His LegacyHeard on All Things ConsideredGo to NPR for text write up instead. “To be useful is something incredible, because you’re at the service of the world,” Brouwer says in…
Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 7 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel.Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 7 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the study and then give a lesson…