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Russian guitarist Anton Baranov plays Caprice No. 29 from 36 Caprices, Op. 20 by Italian guitarist/composer/singer/luthier Luigi Legnani (1790–1877) on a period replica guitar. This comes via Baranov’s YouTube Channel. These virtuosic caprices were probably inspired by Paganini’s 24 Caprices for the violin. Fantastic playing…
Slovenian-born (Madrid based) guitarist Sanja Plohl plays Torre Bermeja by Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909). This comes via her YouTube Channel. Students should note that despite his huge popularity on our instrument, Albeniz didn’t write for guitar, this one comes from Op.…
Two of my favourite Canadian guitarists, Drew Henderson and Michael Kolk are the Henderson Kolk Guitar Duo. Here they play their arrangement of Impromptu Op. 90 no. 3 by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828). Great to have a video of their 6/8-string combination which they…
Slovenian guitarist Karmen Štendler plays Capricho Árabe by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909). This comes via her YouTube Channel and the amazing Uros Baric at Baros Records and studio in Slovenia. This is one of Tárrega’s most famous works with its rich and dark…
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…
Young German guitarists Paul Feige (13) and Cedric Penn (13) play Hommage to Paco de Lucia by Steve Marsh. Paul und Cedric won first prize in “Bundeswettbewerb Jugend musiziert” in 2016. These are students of Stefan Schmidt who has some amazing…
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…
Spanish guitarist Ricardo Gallén Plays Carora by Venezuelan composer/guitarist Antonio Lauro (1917–1986). This piece pretty much sums up what people want from South American guitar with sections of beautiful melody but all the rhythm and chord changes that keep things…
Duo Amaral (Jorge Amaral and Mia Pomerantz-Amaral) performing the 4th movement Finale from Suite all’antica for 2 guitars (1975) by Brazilian-Uruguayan composer Guido Santórsola (1904–1994). Santórsola wrote a ton of music for solo guitar and a bunch of duos as…
Another new work: guitarist Adam Levin plays a world premiere of Trimountain by Antón García Abril. June 16, 2017 at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. This one has some nice colourful textures and a sweet lingering melody with more…