Modern repertoire for the classical guitar including videos and sheet music articles. From early 20th century composers to contemporary new music.
Collectici Intim by Vicente Asencio (1908–1979). Vicente Asencio was a Spanish composer and wrote Colletici Íntim in 1965 for Narciso Yepes. Asencio’s movements are based on ‘affects’: La Serenor (Serenity), La Joia (Joy), La Calma (Calm), La Gaubança (Delight), and…
Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 6 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel.Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 6 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the study and then give a lesson…
Isaac Bustos performs Prelude No. 2 in E Major by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via his great YouTube Channel. Audio and Video by Mark Bueno. 2013 Martin Blackwell Spruce doubletop guitar. Great performance by Bustos, filled with rubato and…
Hanna Link plays Serenade by Sofia Gubaidulina (b.1931). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube Channel and played on a Francois Regis Leonard guitar. Great piece, and well played by this young artist. You can also see her perform in quartet with…
Sanel Redžić (guitar) and Christiane Richter (harp) play Due immagini animate by Russian guitarist/composer Konstantin Vassiliev. This comes via Redzic’s great YouTube Channel. Beautiful sound recording with mastering by Joachim Müller. Recorded in Musikgymnasium Belvedere in Weimar, February 2017. Great blending of…
19 year old British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Saudade No.3 by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). A very exciting piece when it gets going with varied styles mixed together. A student at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Whittingham pulls this off with…
Montengrin Guitar Duo (Goran Krivokapić and Danijel Cerović) play Tango Suite (I. Deciso, II. Andante, III. Allegro) by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992). Great video with dancers too, directed by Augustin Pesnon. The dancers are Kira Makarova and Rachid Abjelout. This comes via the…
The young Weimar Guitar Quartet playing Sunfish, the 2nd movement from Six Fish by Nigel Westlake. The 1st movement, Guitarfish, was uploaded by Stephanie Jones on her channel.The quartet is made up of Karmen Stendler (who you’ve seen on the site before), Stephanie Jones, Hanna Link, and…
Mark Whale violin, and Warren Nicholson guitar, play Bordel 1900, from L’Histoire du Tango by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992), recorded January 30th, 2017 at Toronto Canada. Audio/Vid by the amazing Canadian guitarist/producer Drew Henderson. This comes via Warren Nicholson’s YouTube Channel. Great groove and…
Judicaël Perroy plays Choro de Saudade by Paraguayan guitarist and composer Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944). This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube. Here he’s demoing a new Jose Ramirez Antigua guitar. I’ve always liked listening to and watching Judicael Perroy…
Italian guitarist Gian Marco Ciampa plays Sonata para Guitarra by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer (b.1939). The three movements are I. Fandangos y Boleros; II. Sarabanda de Scriabin; III. La Toccata de Pasquini. This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and…
Serbian born guitarist Sabrina Vlaskalic, now teaching at The Prince Clause Conservatoire (The Hanze University) in Groningen, The Netherlands, plays Sonata Op. 47 by Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983). This comes via her YouTube channel. Some fantastic and aggressive playing…