Modern repertoire for the classical guitar including videos and sheet music articles. From early 20th century composers to contemporary new music.
The Tomasi-Musso Guitar Duo (Marco Musso & Davide Giovanni Tomasi) play Arabesque I by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). This comes via the fantastic Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube channel. The PGF Series, directed by Augustin Pesnon, showcases guitarists with quality video productions. Tomasi’s guitar by Philip Woodfield and…
Taavi Kiviranta & Mikael Rechardt play QUARTER PATTERNS for two guitars tuned a quarter tone apart (1st gtr 1/4 higher) composed by Tuomas Kettunen. This comes via Kettunen’s YouTube Channel. Quarter tone pieces always make me feel suspended in some…
Lorenzo Bernardi Plays Confesiòn by Paraguayan guitarist and composer, Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944). This comes via Bernardi’s Youtube Channel. Guitar made by Philip Woodfield. Some nice musical playing by this young Italian guitarist. “Also known as Confesión de Amor (Confession…
Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo (Julian Vickers & Daniel Bovey) play Prelude and Fugue in F# Minor from Les Guitares bien tempérées (The Well-Tempered Guitars), Op. 199 (24 preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, 1962) by Mario…
Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 15 from Estudios SencillosYouTube Video Link (4k Quality) Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 15 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the study and then give a lesson on musical and guitar…
Sanel Redžić plays Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube channel. The PGF Series, directed by Augustin Pesnon, showcases guitarists with quality videos. For this one, Redžić recorded and mastered the audio himself. Cool shots of Paris too!…
The amazing Rafael Aguirre plays Toccata para guitarra by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999). This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube Channel. “Directed by Augustin Pesnon. A movie shot at Victoria and Joaquín Rodrigo’s residencies Madrid and San Martín de Valdeiglesias (Spain),…
Russian guitarist Alexei Khorev plays Hika & Un Dia di November by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer (b.1939) at the IV International Festival and Competition Guitar Magic in St. Petersburg. This comes via the festival YouTube Channel. Great playing by Khorev…
Canadian guitarist Adam Batstone plays Mysterious Habitats & Unconscious in Brazil by Dušan Bogdanović (b.1955). This comes via his YouTube Channel. Guitar by Kamil Jaderny 2015. Video & sound by the amazing producer and guitarist Drew Henderson. Some great playing by…
The fantastic Croatian guitarist Zoran Dukic plays Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992), arranged by Sergio Assad. This comes via GuitarCoop and their great YouTube Channel. Such fluid and rapid musical lines, a few of them really shocked me! Dukic is unique, tasteful, and…
Davide Di Ienno (guitar) & Tiziano Palladino (mandolin) play Running after the Dream by Italian composer Raffaele Bellafronte (b. 1961). This comes via Davide Di Ienno’s YouTube channel. Cool piece with some intensely intricate ensemble work. Love the combo of guitar and mandolin with such…
Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 14 from Estudios SencillosYouTube Video Link Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 14 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the study and then give a lesson on musical and guitar related ideas.…