Bradford Werner Plays Sarabande for Guitar by Francis Poulenc

Bradford Werner plays Sarabande for Guitar, To Ida Presti, (FP179) by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963). Composed in 1960. I love this piece for it’s motivic repetition and overall calm feel.

Sheet Music: I’m using this Recordi edition via SMP but changed many of the fingerings: Sarabande by Poulenc

Read more via wiki: “Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (1899–1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include mélodies, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music.”

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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.

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  1. Thank you Brad! So nice to hear this lovely piece again and as you play it so sensitively and melodiously. It’s too bad Poulenc didn’t compose more for the guitar .. I loved playing this piece. Penny is unbelievably cute!
    Bonnie

  2. Hi Bradford. Thanks for a lovely, sensitive and expressive rendition. I think you’ve captured the mood of this piece perfectly. I see that the fingering indications in the sheet music show the same chords in different positions. I’m looking forward to watching your video a few times to try and work out where you’ve changed the fingering! Best wishes, Tom

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