Roland Dyens Playing Powell
The passing of Roland Dyens last week was not just a loss to the guitar scene, but also, to the world. Anyone who had met Dyens knows that beyond his fantastic playing the guy had a personality that could make…
Category Modern Repertoire
Modern repertoire for the classical guitar including videos and sheet music articles. From early 20th century composers to contemporary new music.
Marcin Dylla Plays Five Preludes by Villa-Lobos
Polish guitarist Marcin Dylla plays all five Preludes by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa Lobos (1887-1959). It’s great to have all the preludes in one video and by such a great musician. This comes via the Austin Classical Guitar Society and their YouTube.…
Six Melodies by John Cage, Arranged for Guitar and Violin
Six Melodies by John CageArranged for Guitar & ViolinArranged by Aaron Larget-CaplanPublished by Edition Peters Buy via Sheet Music Plus: Six Melodies for Violin and Guitar A few months ago I started arranging Six Melodies by American composer John Cage…
Michael Partington Plays Watts Chapel by Goss
The fantastic Michael Partington plays Watts Chapel (2015) for solo guitar by well-known UK composer Stephen Goss. Partington has it all as a player, elegance and virtuosity all in one. Beautiful video by Luca Sage. The piece was commissioned by…
Michael Kolk Plays Sonatina by Cyril Scott
Canadian guitarist Michael Kolk plays Sonatina by English composer Cyril Scott (1879–1970). This comes via Kolk’s YouTube Channel. As Kolk mentions, composed in 1927, this is Cyril Scott’s only piece for solo guitar. Guitar by Martin Blackwell. Audio and video…
Pierre Bibault plays Calvario by Zad Moultaka
Pierre Bibault plays Calvario for guitar and electronics by Lebanese composer and pianist Zad Moultaka. This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube channel. Directed by Augustin Pesnon, Filmed in Belgium, February 2016. This video presents excerpts from…
Weimar Guitar Quartet Plays Uarekena by Assad
The newly formed Weimar Guitar Quartet playing Uarekena by Brazilian guitarist and composer Sérgio Assad (b.1952). The quartet is made up of Karmen Stendler (who you’ve seen on the site before), Stephanie Jones, Hanna Link, and Jakob Schmidt. This comes via Karmen Stendler’s YouTube channel. Great to see…
Marcin Dylla plays Nocturnal by Britten
Marcin Dylla plays Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70 by English composer Benjamin Britten (1913–1976). This comes via the fantastic Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Here Dylla is playing a Gabriele Lodi Torres Guitar Model Spruce Britten was a central figure 20th-century British classical…
Agnew-McAllister Duo play Libertango by Piazzolla
Irish flautist Aisling Agnew and Scottish guitarist Matthew McAllister (Agnew McAllister Duo 15 years+!) perform Libertango by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) at the 2016 Classical Guitar Retreat (CGR). This comes via McAllister’s great YouTube Channel. The CGR looks amazing so gear up for it next year: “The…
Alexandra Whittingham Plays Piazzolla
19 year old British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Verano Porteño by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). There have been a few posts about this talented young guitarist and it’s great to see her continue to develop her skills and musicality. Nice clean…
Thomas Echols Plays Brouwer Works
American guitarist Thomas Echols plays three pieces by Cuban composer and guitarist Leo Brouwer (b.1939). The pieces are Elogio de la Danza (Praise to Dance), Un Dia de Noviembre (A Day in November) (1967), and Danza Caracteristica (Characteristic Dance). This…
Drew Henderson Plays Fandango by Rodrigo
The excellent Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Fandango from Tres Piezas Españolas by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999). Henderson is one of my favorite guitarists and he also does all the video and sound himself. A wizard of all trades. I love…