Drew Henderson (8-String Guitar) Plays Weiss

ByBradford Werner
2016

The excellent Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Fantasie by German lutenist and composer Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750). Drew is one of my favorite guitarists and Weiss my favorurite lute composer! Actually, last year I got a chance to go to Dresden and check out his digs at the various palaces and castles of Augustus the Strong to whom Weiss was employed (as the highest paid musician) at court. There are some great period letters describing visits between Weiss and Bach where they competed improvising fugues, Weiss on lute and Bach on organ. Anyway, I ramble… but great playing as usual by Henderson.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.