The Great Vogue for the Guitar in Western Europe: 1800-1840 by Christopher Page, Paul Sparks, and James Westbrook. One of my followers bought me something new to read (thanks Mark). You can buy the book on Amazon and elsewhere. Below…
Sergio Bucheli takes us through the development of the Baroque guitar, various playing styles, continuo and solo repertoire and its influence on Latin American folk traditions. This comes via Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s YouTube channel. Wonderfully informative video and an…
Check out the latest interview on Matthew McAllister’s Gallery of Guitar YouTube Curator Series (go subscribe). Here he interviews lutenist Eric Thomas. They discuss the Renaissance lute, the repertoire, his video performance of Calata ala spagnola by Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508), and…
Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson has a new Youtube channel called Classical Guitar Insight (go subscribe now). The first episode is out and covers a beautiful prelude by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750). This is fantastic, not only do we get a wonderful performance…
Q&A: Bach on the Classical Guitar. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site. Times & Questions My edition of BWV 996 is here but also see the sheet music…
What is Chamber Music? “Intimacy, engagement and rational conversation are all at the heart of the chamber music ethos. OAE Chief Executive, Crispin Woodhead, talks us through the origins of chamber music and how we apply this way of playing…
Welcome to the first of many guest Q&A lessons on the site. Most of the lessons will be guitar oriented but a personal interest for me will be asking early music and performance practice questions to the great artists of…
Check out the latest interview on Matthew McAllister‘s YouTube Curator Series. Go subscribe to his channel now! Here he interviews the amazing Singapore guitarist Kevin Loh who I’ve featured on the site many times and is such a wonderful person and player. Matthew interviews Kevin Loh and discusses…
How To Record Classical Guitar with Colin Deibert Visit Colin’s amazing YouTube Channel and subscribe How to Use Video as a Self Evaluation Practice Tool (my video for Colin’s channel) Big thanks to Colin Deibert for doing a video swap…
Check out the latest interview on Matthew McAllister‘s YouTube Curator Series. Go subscribe to his channel now! Here he interviews the amazing Canadian guitarist Emma Rush who I’ve featured on the site many times. They discuss 19th Century Women of the Guitar, Joni Mitchell, commissioning…
Aufs Lautenwerk by Daniel Lippel “Aufs Lautenwerk presents three beloved masterworks in their original keys on a classical guitar refretted in Baroque well temperament. They were written at and for the keyboard, where each key has its own unique Affekt. Aufs Lautenwerk is…
John Schneiderman plays works by Russian composer Mikhail Timofeyevich Vysotsky (c.1791–1837) on a 7-string Russian quart guitar (or 11 with basses). This comes via Schneiderman’s YouTube channel. You can find more videos Schneiderman playing of Vysotsky works on his video uploads. Schneiderman is a great…