Reviews for classical guitar albums, gear, instruments and more.
The Shearer Method Series Books 1-4by Aaron Shearer, Thomas Kikta, and Alan HirshAlfred Publishing, Released 2012-2019 Buy the Books via Amazon, Aaron Shearer Foundation, Sheet Music Plus I recently looked at Book 4 from this series and was very pleased…
Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) – The complete works of Barrios for guitar are available from this excellent edition by Rico Stover. It’s such a great collection that I have little to add and so haven’t made my own versions for…
Guitar Harmony by Dr. Alan Hirsh The Shearer Method Book 4 Buy or learn more at the Aaron Shearer Foundation I was very pleased to receive this copy of the new Guitar Harmony by Dr. Alan Hirsh. This is book…
A Salon Opera by Flauguissimo DuoYu-Wei Hu (flute) & Johan Löfving (guitar)Resonus Classics 2019Flauguissimo Duo Website Buy or listen via Spotify, Amazon, iTunes “Taking its inspiration from the Viennese salon music from the first half of the nineteenth century, when…
Guitar Recital by Vojin KocićNaxos Records 2019Artist Website Buy/Listen via iTunes, Amazon, Naxos, Spotify, et al. I’ve been really enjoying this new release by the amazing Swiss guitarist Vojin Kocić. Main highlights on the album include two of the great…
These books are fun and easy. The best thing about them is that they include 3 lines of music, the melody and chords, the notation, and the tab. They are not brilliant arrangements (not even credited) but they sound nice…
I grew up with the Frederick Noad books, they were the first collections of classical guitar music I owned. With a mix of levels from easy to advanced, generally good fingering, and solid editing they are an excellent addition to…
Piano Music Arranged for Guitarby John Cage, arranged by Aaron Larget-CaplanEdition Peters, 2017Sheet Music, Notation, 20 PagesBuy or Learn More at Edition Peters Also see his beautifully recorded album of this music and more via Amazon or iTunes on his…
The Solo Lute Works of Johann Sebastian Bach for Guitar – Bach didn’t specifically write any works for the lute, at least not in practical terms. He likely composed the works on lute- harpsichord (lautenwerk), an uncommon instrument, and so…
Lección No. 84 by Julio Sagreras (1879–1942) for Classical Guitar. From his method Las Primeras Lecciones de Guitarra. PDF Download, Includes Both Notation-Only & Notation + TAB Editions. Level: Early-Intermediate (Grade 4). YouTube Lesson Link. Free Sheet Music and Free…
Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios – PDF or Hardcopy technique book with free video lessons for each exercise. Notation Only with Fingering, String Numbers, and Positions. PDF Download or Hardcopy, 122 Pages. 2019 Edition. By Bradford Werner…
Stanley Yates has been publishing some great material as of late from technique books, Bach editions, to complete sonatas of Mateigka. So, I’ve come to trust him as an editor and player too. This book of work by Isaac Albéniz…