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João Luiz plays Hermetiana by Sergio Assad (b.1952). This comes via his YouTube channel. I love these causal yet virtuosic home performances by Luiz. Great musicality, laid-back, yet wonderfully zippy. Here’s what he said about the piece via YouTube (I’m very curious…
Hideki Yamaya plays the Preludio from Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major BWV 1006 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). Arranged for mandolino (Baroque mandolin) by Hideki Yamaya on a Mandolino by Mel Wong, San Francisco, California 2019.…
Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Three Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), originally written for keyboard and arranged by Henderson. This comes via his excellent YouTube channel. He also has the sheet music available. Beautiful playing by Henderson with wonderful ornamentation and rhythmic clarity.…
The Virtual Guitar Orchestra is at it again with a second edition, Scient, Safe and Sane by Sergio Assad with organizers Mak Grgic and Uros Baric. This comes via their sponsor Guitar Salon International‘s YouTube channel (see additional sponsors such as Augustine Strings and all the names of the…
Spanish guitarist Andrea González Caballero performs Preludios de Primavera, Homenaje a Francisco Tárrega (2005) by Joaquín Clerch (born 1965 in Havana, Cuba). Movements listed below. This comes via her excellent YouTube channel. Recorded at Immanuelskirche Wuppertal, Germany. You can find the…
Svetoslav Costoff Plays Introduction & Caprice, Op. 23 by Giulio Regondi (1823–1872). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. This is the first time featuring Bulgarian guitarist Svetoslav Costoff. Nice extroverted playing and I like how the more sensitive moments…
French guitarist Thomas Riamon plays the fourth movement, Sarabande from the Harpsichord Partita No. 1, BWV 825 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) on a 2007 Antonio Raya Ferrer guitar. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel. If you follow the…
Stephanie Jones plays The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel. This comes via her great YouTube Channel. Great playing and arrangement by Jones who you might already know from her solo videos or her work in the Weimar Guitar Quartet.…
Matthew Cochran plays Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 (originally for solo violin) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via his YouTube channel and recorded at Cathedral Barn in Historic Barns Park, Traverse City MI.. The complete…
Ioannis Theodoridis plays Variations on a Theme of Sor Op.15 by Miguel Llobet (1878–1938). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Great performance filled with everything from sensitive and sweet phrasing to contrasts of extroverted intensity. I like his very…
Giacomo Susani (guitar), Nora Braun (cello), and Constantin Riccardi (conductor) perform Nona Onda, a Serenade for Cello, Guitar and Orchestra written by Susani. This comes via his YouTube Channel. Susani is an Italian classical guitarist based in London. Beautiful and lush work…
Finnish classical guitarist Patrik Kleemola plays Preludio No.1 in D Minor and Preludio No.11 in D Major by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909). This comes via his great Youtube channel. I’ve followed Kleemola for a few years on Youtube where he’s done…