Guitar composer Allan Willcocks (1869-1956) is a fictional composer, a pen name for Tilman Hoppstock. It was somewhat obvious from the slightly humorous biography and dedications but nevertheless the works…
Spanish guitarist Andrea González Caballero plays Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars in Germany and their YouTube. Tango en Skaï (1985), is one of Dyens’ best-known pieces, it encompasses…
Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens (1955–2016) for Classical GuitarTango en Skaï (1985), is one of Dyens’ best-known pieces, it encompasses all the fun and great writing that comes with…
Torre Bermeja by Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) on classical guitar – This piece comes from Op. 92: 12 Piezas características for piano for which this is No. 12: Torre Bermeja (Serenata). The…
Cuban guitarist Alí Arango plays Canción de cuna (Berceuse), after Drume negrita by Emilio Grenet from Dos temas populares cubanos by Leo Brouwer (b.1939). This comes via Alí Arango’s great…
Introduction and Rondo No. 2 Op. 2 from Trois Rondo Brillants, Op. 2 by Dionisio Aguado (1784–1849). Aguado was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the Classical period. He…
El Testament d’Amèlia by Miguel Llobet (1878–1938) from Canciones populares Catalanas. PDF sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a separate tab edition. The level is around Late-Intermediate or Grade 7.…
A Lesson on Slurs for the Classical Guitar (Hammer-ons & Pull-offs) – A lesson on playing and practicing slurs on classical guitar. The above overview lesson covers a definition, context,…
Canciones by Adam CicchillittiAnalekta, 2018Artist WebsiteAlbum Booklet/Notes Buy or listen: StoreNYV | Amazon | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Analekta Great to see this wonderful debut album from Canadian guitarist…
British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Prelude No. 3 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via her YouTube channel. Beautifully filmed in the Medeival town of Puy-l’Eveque, South-West France by Tom Gradwell. I’ve posted a number of…
Canadian guitarist Pascal Valois (Romantic Guitar) & Jivko Georgiev (Cello) play Noctune No. 1 by Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874). This comes via Pascal Valois on his Youtube channel. I always like to feature chamber music on the…
An fantastic interview with Rosie Bennet and her performance of Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro BWV 998 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube…