Vladimir Gapontsev Plays Legnani

I was watching this thinking, good, good, but then at around 1m40s I was hit but some intense virtuosity. Maybe not the cleanest ever but super effective and fantastic contrasts.…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Dyens

Thomas Viloteau plays the iconic Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens, with whom he studied with in Paris. You can grab the sheet music via Amazon.com, it’s a fun piece…

Zoran Dukić Plays Bogdanović

Croatian guitarist Zoran Dukić (b.1969) plays movements I, II, and VI from Six Balkan Miniatures by Serbian-born American composer/guitarist Dušan Bogdanović (b.1955). This comes via the excellent D’Addario Foundation on…

Tips on Composing by Michael Karmon

This is a guest post by composer Michael KarmonPreviously posted on Classical Guitar Canada It is truly wonderful that so many classical guitarists feel compelled to write for their instrument.…

Christina Sandsengen Plays Barrios

Earlier this year I reviewed Christina Sandsengen‘s fantastic new album Shades and Contrasts and now she has released this great high quality video. Here she is playing Preludio Saudade’ from…

New Release: Firewire by Steven Joseph

I’m swamped with reviews right now so can’t do them all but I really wanted to give a shout-out to this excellent young guitarist who just released his debut album.…

Interview with Luthier Kris Barnett

“Austin Classical Guitar interviews Kris Barnett in his guitar workshop in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks about the makings of a guitar, and the work & passion put into it.” This…

Sharpe-Zohn Duo Play Soler

I’m back from vacation in Germany & the Czeck Republic so it’s time for me to start posting again! Lots of great stuff to share after two weeks away. The…

David Russell Plays Lindsey-Clark

David Russell plays Shadow of the Moon by Vincent Lindsey-Clark. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel! Vincent Lindsey-Clark is a UK guitarist and composer and of course you need…

Review: Nocturne by Drew Henderson

Nocturne – Guitar Music of the 19th Century by Drew HendersonWebsite: classicalguitarist.ca2014 Drew Henderson Buy or Listen to Samples: Amazon, iTunes, CDBaby If you follow this site you’ve already seen…

Jérôme Ducharme plays Takemitsu

Canadian guitarist Jérôme Ducharme plays A Piece for Guitar (1991) by Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996). Performed for the Maastricht Guitar Society November 28th 2014.  Nice little piece with the usual spacious…