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Marcin Dylla plays Sonata in F Major OP. 168, No. 1, 1st Movement by Anton Diabelli (1781–1858). Diabelli was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer and also played and taught piano and guitar. The general public usually recognizes him due…
A bit of flamenco for you today. Enjoy. Mahmoud Turkmani plays Soleá on a 1969 José Ramirez M.M. via Siccas Guitars. Interesting guy, he obviously does more than flamenco: “The innovative guitarist, composer an oud player Mahmoud Turkmani is considered…
Eliot Fisk, guitar and Nicholas Phan, tenor performing 4 French Folk Songs by Mátyás Seiber (1905-1960). Réveillez- vous, J’ai descendu, Le Rossignol, Marguerite elle est malade. Pretty stuff. via Boston Guitarfest 2013Saturday, June 22, 2013Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory
Sanel Redžić plays Etude No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos via Siccas Guitars. Here he is playing on a 1986 Kevin Aram. I like the rubato and directional phrasing he takes with this well known piece. Too often people just power through…
The excellent French guitarist Thibault Cauvin plays the Sonata K213 by D. Scarlatti. Video recorded by the french magazine Guitare Classique. I’ve seen Thibault play twice here in Victoria, he’s a great player. Congrats to him as his website states…
A nice vid about the new launch of the International Guitar Research Centre (IGRC), School of Arts, University of Surrey. Director – Prof Steve GossDeputy Director – Dr Milton MermikidesHonorary President – John Williams In March 2014, guitar researchers and performers…
More great stuff from Austin in celebration of Matthew Hinsley‘s 10th year as Executive Director of the Austin Classical Guitar Society. Here we have the Hinsleyian Overture played by the Austin Classical Guitar Youth Orchestra. “Austin Classical Guitar Youth Orchestra…
You can see the GFA Blog Post about this. Junior Division1st: Xu Kun Liu (Canada)2nd: Chanhyeok Lee (South Korea)3rd: Kang Min Shin (South Korea)4th: Nadja Jankovic (Montenegro) Senior Division1st: John Bogan (USA)2nd: Grace Sheppard (USA)3rd: Audra Vigil (USA)4th: Seh Young…
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo featuring Wendy Warner play Menino by Sérgio Assad for Two Guitars & Cello. You can also see this other video of Menino played by the Assad brothers themselves along with Yo-Yo Ma. There’s also a CD titled Viva Brazil…
Eva Beneke plays the Prelude from Quatre Pièces Brèves by Frank Martin on a 1948 Hermann Hauser I via Siccas Guitars on YouTube. I’ve always loved the Martin pieces for their musical language but always with a focus on melody…
Eliot Fisk & Paco Peña: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertWhat a treat, Fisk and Peña together for a mini concert in NPR’s excellent tiny desk concert series. Here’s what they are playing. Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D Major K.33Bach: Prelude…
A live performance of Strata Motion for Guitar Quartet by Richard Melkonian who is a composer and conductor currently studying at Guildhall School for Music & Drama. Performed by Remy Reber (Guitar I) Giacomo Bigoni (Guitar II) Marcin Koziol (Guitar III) Michael Poll (Guitar…