Martin Bickerton Plays Caprice No. 7 by Legnani

ByBradford Werner
2017

English guitarist Martin Bickerton Plays Caprice No. 7 by Luigi Legnani (1790–1877). This comes via his YouTube Channel. Nice zippy playing by Bickerton for this fun Caprice. There’s something I like about this unedited DIY video. Legnani’s 36 Caprices op. 20 for the guitar, which cover all the major and minor keys, were most likely inspired by Paganini’s 24 Caprices for the violin.

Sheet Music: I recommend either the classic Chanterelle Edition or this more recent edition: 36 Caprices Op. 20 by Legnani (Matarazzo).

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.