Ben Diamond Plays Sonata Terra by Murphy

ByBradford Werner
2023

Ben Diamond performs Sonata Terra (2021) by Stephen Murphy. This is a three movement work written for Diamond and this is the official video premiere, recorded and mastered by Drew J. Henderson in Toronto ON, Canada. This comes via Diamond’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). Beautiful performance by Diamond filled with intimate moments and a captivating forward momentum. Stephen Murphy is a composer, performer, and educator from Newfoundland, Canada. The sheet music can be found at Bergmann Editions.

Movements

I. Placido 00:00
II. Adagio Dolorose 04:48
III. Allegretto misterioso 08:30

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.