Duo Eden Stell Play Farewell to Stromness
Pretty stuff. Nice work Duo Eden Stell, feels so natural and…so good. Duo Eden Stell Play Farewell to Stromness at Iserlohn Gitarrensymposion 2012.
Bradford Werner
Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and publisher from Victoria, BC, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content with guitarists worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory for 16 years and has freelanced in Greater Victoria for 25 years. See more at his personal website.
Pavel Steidl plays ‘And you go to Ithaca, too?’
This is great, Pavel Steidl (Czech Republic) playing his own work ‘And you go to Ithaca, too?’. ‘Guitar Virtuosos’ festival, Moscow, Tchaikovsky hall. March 19th, 2014. Encore. Guitar maker: Nicolaus Georg Ries, 1838, Vienna (Austria). via Guitar Magazine on YouTube. Listen to a good portion so…
Lesson: Sor Study No.6, Op.60
Lesson for Study No.6 Op.60 by Fernando SorFrom my sheet music eBook (PDF): Ten Classical EtudesIncludes fingering, notation & notation + TAB edition.YouTube Video Lesson Link (4k) The first etude is a basic legato study by Fernando Sor. As you improve…
Duo Resonances play Ginastera
The excellent Duo Resonances (Frédérique Luzy & Pierre Bibault) play Alberto Ginastera’s Suite de Danzas Criollas Op.15. You can check out their CD via their site or Amazon: Duo Resonances: Guitar Works. Beautiful sound and video…and people for that matter!
Microtonal Guitar (Fixed Fret) by Tolgahan Çoğulu
A great demo by Tolgahan Çoğulu. Great playing too. I’ve only dabbled with microtonal music but having a fixed fret guitar would really help the process. However, depending on the composer or style of music you might need many different…
A Lesson in Right Hand Articulation by Gohar Vardanyan
This classical guitar lesson in right hand articulation is brought to you by Strings By Mail and Gohar Vardanyan. It has an excellent discussion about how to play legato, staccato, detached, and general articulation. I like the two different camera angles as well.…
Agnew McAllister Duo play Sivi Grivi by Thomas
The Agnew McAllister Duo (Aisling Agnew and Matthew McAllister) perform ‘Sivi Grivi’ by Alan Thomas live during the Lake Recording Session in the Port of Menteith Church. Lots of energy, works well (listen to the end!). Always enjoy hearing McAllister.
Review: Spanish Music for Two Guitars
Spanish Music for Two Guitarsby Kacha MetreveliBuy via Sheet Music PlusPublished by Mel Bay Publications. I know Spanish guitar music is overplayed and not always every teacher’s choice but this book of duets is great. These intermediate level duos for…
Emanuele Buono plays Quintetto op.143 by Tedesco
Good music, good player. I don’t know much about the Italian scene but glad to find this player. Emanuele Buono from Italy playing Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco Quintetto per chitarra e quartetto d’archi op.143. Quartetto Perosi: M.Bianchi, M.Coco, M.Redegoso, C.Merlo.
Kyu Hee Park plays Giuliani op.30
Korean guitarist Kyu Hee Park plays 3rd movement of Mauro Giuliani’s concerto op.30. She makes it look so easy. I really like her ultra clear musical ideas in shaping, articulation, and colour. So direct and well executed. Hard to accomplish…
Gohar Vardanyan Plays Manuel De Falla
An excellent performance of Spanish Dance no. 1 from La Vida Breve by Manuel De Falla. Performed by Gohar Vardanyan via her YouTube. I thought this was tricky enough on two guitars but Gohar rocks it. Nice one. Guitar by Jean Rompré.
Modern Hearts & Interview with Adrian Verdejo
I guess today the site is called this is electric guitar! My good friend and colleague Adrian Verdejo has just released a brilliant recording of new music and modern works for electric guitar. Adrian is an excellent classical guitarist but…