Scottish guitarist Matthew McAllister plays Bonnie, Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond (Murray Neil, arr. Russell). This comes via Slovenian guitarist/producer Uros Baric on his YouTube Channel. Beautiful playing as usual from the always-musical McAllister. Visit Uros’ fantastic record label Baros Records where you can buy McAllister’s recording Celtic Collection Vol.1…
South Korean siblings, Guitar Duo Vito (Soojin Lee & Seongjun Lee) play Asturias (Leyenda) Op. 47 by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). Definitely an energetic performance, I really like the crisp rasgueado and filled out sound. For those new to guitar, although…
Brett Gunther – An IdeaAlbum Info & Sales (iTunes, Spotify, Google, et al): brettgunther.com Canadian guitarist Brett Gunther recently released a new album with sound production by Ralph Maier. Gunther is an excellent guitarist, educator, and organizer. He teaches at…
Scott Tennant plays Sonata in A Major, K.322, L.483 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757). This video comes from the amazing GuitarCoop and their YouTube Channel. A nice and crisp performance by Tennant with great rhythmic drive and some nice phrasing and articulations. Love these GuitarCoop videos…
Davide Di Ienno (guitar) & Tiziano Palladino (mandolin) play Running after the Dream by Italian composer Raffaele Bellafronte (b. 1961). This comes via Davide Di Ienno’s YouTube channel. Cool piece with some intensely intricate ensemble work. Love the combo of guitar and mandolin with such…
Canadiana by Emma RushRecorded at Central Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, ON. Produced and engineered by Kirk Starkey. Art, photography, and design by Richard Talbot. Buy or listen at: Emma Rush or Amazon Canadian guitarist Emma Rush recently released a fantastic…
Canadian guitarist Michael Ibsen plays Junto al Generalife by Joaquin Rodrigo, Dreams and Farewell by Sergio Assad, and The Bonnie Bonnie Banks O’ Loch Lomond arranged by David Russell. These come via his YouTube channel with video work by the amazing…
Amazing 12 year old, Indonesian guitarist Diandra Aruna Mahira plays Zapateado by Sainz de la Maza (1896–1981). This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube channel series. The PGF Series, directed by Augustin Pesnon, continues to impress with high quality videos and…
Nicola Montella plays Sonata L. 423 (K.32) by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube Channel and played on a 2017 Lorenzo Frignani guitar. Love the non-chord tones on the 2nd beat, such a great Baroque example and well-exploited by Montella. “The Sonata…
Goran Krivokapić plays the Allegro from Violin Sonata No.2 (BWV1003) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via PARTITA Studio in Seoul, Korea on their YouTube. Although the sound is a little bright and close it only gives you a better idea of how…
The Lute Society of America’s WestFest Workshop was in Victoria this year and included a performance by the amazing Robert Barto. I have long been a huge fan of Barto, his recordings (Amazon link) of Sylvius Leopold Weiss and Bernhard…
This is such a fantastic musical discussion and so relevant to guitar. “After his masterclass, David Watkin sat down with Helen Wallace from Kings Place, London to talk about the Bach Cello suites and the masterclass itself.” The famous cellist/conductor talks…