Canadian guitarist Rob MacDonald plays Percussion Study I by composer Arthur Kampela. Rob is a fantastic player and also has a great duo with Tracy Anne Smith called ChromaDuo. The video and sound is produced by the amazing Canadian guitarist/producer…
Renata Fusco, Lorenzo Micheli, Matteo Mela & Massimo Lonardi perform in a very pleasing setting of lutes, a vihuela (or some early guitar), and voice. I imagine this is their own arrangement of a consort accompaniment but not sure. La…
Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar Volume 1 – Solo Fingerstyle Arrangements with Lyrics & Chords. Includes Two Editions: Notation Only & Notation + TAB. Easy melody + bass notes + common shapes, 1st position. These are basically just the melody…
Liying Zhu plays Étude No. 2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). I featured Liying Zhu last week playing Barrios tremolo. I’m so impressed with the combination of accuracy and musicality. Love the mild echo on the repeats yet awesome maintenance of…
The Contemporary Guitar by John SchneiderRevised and Enlarged Edition (August 20, 2015)Paperback, Hardcover, or eBook: 360 pagesLanguage: EnglishPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (August 20, 2015) Look Inside the Book or Buy: The Contemporary Guitar (Amazon.com) The contemporary concert guitar scene, its…
Russian guitarist Anton Baranov plays Etude in G major by Spanish composer Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). Wonderful articulations and fluffy but fun gestures. Short and sweet. Baranov was the 2013 Guitar Foundation of America Competition winner and has also won more…
Liying Zhu plays Una limosna por el amor de Dios by Paraguayan composer Agustìn Barrios Mangorè (1885-1944) on a 2013 Antonius Müller. Her relaxed and accurate touch is fantastic. You can learn more about her via her D’Addario bio page:…
As you know, I often share youth performances as it is exciting to watch a new generation of guitar players transition from youth players to professionals. Here’s 17-year-old Jennifer Kim playing Agustín Barrios’ ‘Un Sueño en la Floresta’ on a…
Uros Baric is a classical guitarist, music producer and guitar instructor based in Slovenia, Europe. He also runs Baros Records, a new record label and recording studio, founded in 2014. Below are three works by renaissance composer Jakub Polak (c.…
Laura Snowden performing Cuna from Suite Compostelana from Spanish composer Federico Mompou (1893–1987). “Audio by Declan Zapala. Video by Jon Fairey.With thanks to the St John’s Smith Square Young Artists Programme.” FYI, “Laura Snowden was selected by Julian Bream to…
I was looking for an example of this etude for one of my students and found something via our good friends over at Siccas Guitars! Julia Trintschuk plays Opus 6 No. 9 by Fernando Sor on a 1924 Hermann Hauser I. This…
Canadian guitarist Tim Beattie plays Zapateado from Tres Piezas Espanolas by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999). Filmed in Mazzoleni Concert Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Audio/Video by the amazing guitarist/producer Drew Henderson. Sheet Music: Music of…