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Reviving Repertoire (Virtual Workshop)

Reviving Repertoire! Virtual Workshop on finding music by overlooked composers. Azuline Duo with Emma Rush (guitar) and Sara Traficante (flute) are offering a workshop about finding repertoire by historically overlooked composers. In the one-hour zoom session participants will learn how,…

Adam Cicchillitti Plays Study No.1 by Phil Parker

Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti performs Study No.1 by Irish composer Phil Parker. This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel. Nice to hear all the new music on Cicchillitti’s channel and great playing as usual. Here’s what he mentions in his YouTube description: Study 1,” by Phil…

Drew Henderson Plays Nocturne Op.9, No.2 by Chopin

Drew Henderson Plays Nocturne Op.9, No.2 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) on a Romantic 7-string guitar by Mark Usherovich. This comes via Henderson’s YouTube channel. Another beautiful performance and video by Henderson from his studio. Lovely phrasing and sound throughout. Check out his…

Lachrimae (Poulton No.15) by John Dowland for Guitar

Lachrimae (Poulton No.15) by John Dowland (1563-1626). PDF sheet music and video for classical guitar. Originally for Renaissance lute. Includes both a notation-only edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. The level is early-advanced (grade 9). This is a PDF Download. My PDF Sheet…

Drew Henderson Plays Les soirées d’Auteuil, Op.23 by Coste

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Les soirées d’Auteuil, Op.23 by Napoleon Coste (1805-1883). This comes via Henderson’s super excellent YouTube channel. Beautiful playing by Henderson with some elegant phrasing, pacing, and musical balance. Some exciting and zippy playing halfway through. I’ve never fully explored Coste’s works but…

Gnossienne No.1 by Erik Satie for Guitar

Gnossienne No.1 by Erik Satie (1866-1925) arranged for classical guitar. PDF sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Late-Intermediate (grade 7). This is a PDF download. My PDF Sheet Music Edition Gnossienne No.1…

Tim Beattie Plays Nocturne, Reverie Op. 19 by Regondi

Canadian guitarist Tim Beattie performs Nocturne “Reverie” Op. 19 by Giulio Regondi (1823–1872) at Hailes Castle, Scotland. This comes via his YouTube where you can see more info and credits. As he mentioned to me, “We filmed this in Hailes Castle ruin (east…

Adam Cicchillitti Plays Sonata, Op.61 by Turina

Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti performs Sonata, Op.61 (1931) by Joaquin Turina (1882–1949). This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel with video/audio work by Drew Henderson. Movements: I. Allegro – Allegretto tranquillo; II. Andante; III. Allegro vivo. Great playing by Cicchillitti with some excellent pacing and contrasts between…

Tariq Harb Plays Sevilla, Op.47, No.3 by Albeniz

Tariq Harb performs Sevilla, Suite Española, Op. 47, No.3 by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). This comes via Harb’s fantastic YouTube Channel. I don’t post very much Albeniz on the site but Harb’s playing is a perfect match to the repertoire in this performance. Great…

Pavaniglia con parti variate by Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (PDF sheet music for guitar)

Pavaniglia con parti variate by Foscarini

Pavaniglia con parti variate by Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (fl.1600-1647). PDF sheet music for classical guitar with free performance and lesson video. From I quattro libri della chitarra spagnola. Originally for Baroque guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Left hand fingering. Intermediate…

Drew Henderson Plays Three Sonatas by Paganini

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Three Sonatas from 37 Sonatas MS84 by Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840). This comes via Henderson’s excellent YouTube channel (one of my favourites, go subscribe). I’ve never thought much about these sonatas so it’s great to hear them come to life with Henderson’s excellent…

Cicchillitti and Cowan Play Après éxode by Roux

Cicchillitti & Cowan Play Après l’éxode by Roux

Canadian guitarists Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan perform the double concerto Après l’éxode by Patrick Roux (b.1962) with conductor Kevin Mallon of Thirteen Strings. This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel. Excellent performance and concerto, here’s their info on the work via Youtube: This is a work that…