Modern repertoire for the classical guitar including videos and sheet music articles. From early 20th century composers to contemporary new music.
Spanish guitarist Andrea González Caballero, currently based out of Germany, plays Estudio de Escalas by Joaquín Clerch (b. 1965) on a 2015 Ennio Giovanetti. This comes via the amazing Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. Siccas is THE online source for videos these…
A nice article/interview via Prepared Guitar with the fantastic guitarist John Schneider. Schneider is well known for his work with just-intonation and micro-tonality as well as his performances of Lou Harrison, John Cage, and Harry Partch. Schneider has been hailed as…
Russian classical guitarist Anton Baranov plays Fantasia y Rondo by Spanish composer David Del Puerto (b. 1964). Interesting fact via wiki, “At just 20 his name was on the bill at the Almeida Festival in London and shortly afterwards he…
Here’s a video from one of my recent concerts with two of my best buddies. The Victoria Guitar Trio performs Avril 14th by Aphex Twin (arranged by Adrian Verdejo) in Sidney, BC for Oak Bay Music Society. Guitarists Adrian Verdejo,…
Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan plays Prelude (Op. 41) and Intermezzo (Op. 80) by Canadian composer Jacques Hétu (1938-2010). The Prelude is from the suite of Op. 41 which is a multi-movement work and maybe Canada’s best. The Intermezzo is lesser…
The amazing Chinese guitarist Xuefei Yang plays Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op.70 by English composer Benjamin Britten at the Boston Guitarfest 2015. This comes via their YouTube where the great vids are getting pumped out at alarming rates. Nocturnal was composed…
Fabulous Czech guitarist Pavel Steidl plays Hommage a Jimi Hendrix by Italian guitarist and composer Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947) at the Fourth International Alexander Frauchi Festival, Moscow. Gnessins’ Academy of Music, Moscow, 2015. Video via Guitar Magazine. Domeniconi is extremely…
Canadian guitarist Rob MacDonald plays Percussion Study I by composer Arthur Kampela. Rob is a fantastic player and also has a great duo with Tracy Anne Smith called ChromaDuo. The video and sound is produced by the amazing Canadian guitarist/producer…
Liying Zhu plays Étude No. 2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). I featured Liying Zhu last week playing Barrios tremolo. I’m so impressed with the combination of accuracy and musicality. Love the mild echo on the repeats yet awesome maintenance of…
The Contemporary Guitar by John SchneiderRevised and Enlarged Edition (August 20, 2015)Paperback, Hardcover, or eBook: 360 pagesLanguage: EnglishPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (August 20, 2015) Look Inside the Book or Buy: The Contemporary Guitar (Amazon.com) The contemporary concert guitar scene, its…
Laura Snowden performing Cuna from Suite Compostelana from Spanish composer Federico Mompou (1893–1987). “Audio by Declan Zapala. Video by Jon Fairey.With thanks to the St John’s Smith Square Young Artists Programme.” FYI, “Laura Snowden was selected by Julian Bream to…
Yuri Liberzon plays Danza del Altiplano by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer (b.1939). You can also check out Yuri’s album by clicking the link in the right sidebar or by visiting his website. Sheet Music: You can get the sheet music…