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El Noi de la Mare by Llobet for Classical Guitar

El Noi de la Mare “The Child of the Mother,” arranged by Miguel Llobet (1878–1938), from Canciones populares Catalanas. PDF sheet music or tab for classical guitar with free lesson and performance video. Includes both a notation-only edition and a tab…

Hiscox Liteflite Artist Classical Guitar Case

Buy or see options on Amazon: Hiscox Guitar CasesThey come in a range of levels in regards to quality, protection, and price starting at around $279-$530 USD. They also make cases for steel-string and other instruments. I bought the Hiscox…

Review: Classical Guitar Pickup, Kremona KNA NG-1

Kremona KNA NG-1 Piezo Pickup for Nylon String GuitarA behind the saddle pickup solution for classical guitar.Youtube Video Link (4k) Buy or Learn More on Amazon A review  of the Kremona KNA NG-1 Piezo Pickup for Nylon String Guitar. Need…

2018 Douglass Scott Classical Guitar

This is my new 2018 Douglass Scott Classical Guitar. He did a wonderful job on the guitar. It has a clear, elegant, and focused sound and I love the feel of the smaller scale length and body of the instrument.…

Xuanxuan Sun Plays Hymne a L’Amour by Dyens

Xuanxuan Sun Plays Hymne a L’Amour (사랑의 찬가) by Roland Dyens (1955–2016) on a Manuel Ramirez guitar. This comes via PARTITA Guitar Salon in Seoul, Korea on their YouTube. Such a fantastic player, I’ve previously posted a video of her playing Bach. So legato…

Lorenzo Bernardi Plays Tansman Passacaille

Lorenzo Bernardi Plays Pièce en forme de Passacaille by Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986). This comes via Bernardi’s great YouTube Channel (go subscribe). Fantastic playing of this piece that I wasn’t completely familiar with. You can find the sheet music in Gilardino’s…

Giulio Tampalini Plays Danza de La Vida Breve

Giulio Tampalini plays Danza de La Vida Breve by Manuel De Falla (1876–1946). This comes via Warner Classics & Erato Italy’s YouTube channel. Amazing energy and musical forward movement plus a whole little crew for the video (see YouTube for credits).…

An Introduction to Brouwer and Sonata V

Fabio Zanon gives us an introduction to the compositions and impact of Leo Brouwer as well as a brief intro of Sonata V – Ars Combinatoria performed here by Andrey Lebedev. Lebedev was coached by Brouwer and Bream for this work…

SoloDuo Play Sonata no. 8, op. 13 “Pathétique” by Beethoven

The amazing Italian guitar duo SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela) play Sonata no. 8, op. 13 (“Grande Sonate Pathétique”), I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio, II. Adagio cantabile, III. Rondo: Allegro by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). This comes via Micheli’s great…

Azuline Duo Play Danza by Manuel de Falla

The fantastic Canadian Azuline Duo (Emma Rush, guitar and Sara Traficante, flute) play Danza del molinero by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946). This comes via Emma Rush’s great YouTube Channel. This piece comes from act one of El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat or Le tricorne),…

Sanel Redžić & Emir Radiševič play Vassiliev

Sanel Redžić (guitar) & Emir Radiševič (clarinet) play Capringo by Konstantin Vassiliev. This comes via Sanel Redžić’s amazing YouTube Channel. Recorded in Jakobskirche in Weimar in April 2018. Love the combo of guitar and clarinet and the recording quality sounds great.…

Julia Lange & Rolando Villazón perform Manuel de Falla

German guitarist Julia Lange & tenor Rolando Villazón perform El Paño Moruno & Asturiana from Siete canciones populares españolas by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946). This comes via Julia Lange’s YouTube Channel. Lange also plays steel-string acoustic and has some great…