Faroese guitarist Ólavur Jakobsen performs Forever Gone by Óli Jógvansson. Conductor: Bernhardur Wilkinson – Orchestration: David Christiansen. Live from New Years Concert January 10th 2015 in The Nordic House, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Produced by The Faroese…
This is a guest post by luthier Marcus Dominelli, Victoria, BC, Canada. I’d like to discuss the basics of bracing used in classical guitar making. This article is intended for…
Greek guitarist Kostas Tosidis Plays György Ligeti’s (1923–2006) Cello Sonata arranged for guitar Kostas Tosidis. This sonata is part of the album “Unreal City” by Kostas Tosidis. You can read my review…
Marcin Dylla plays the complete Concierto de Aranjuez with CORda Cracovia led by Daniel Stabrawa. For the students out there Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo’s (1901–1999) Concierto de Aranjuez is pretty…
A follow up to the post of the other Youth winner Xu Kun Liu from a few days ago. Seyoung Park Plays Vivo ed energico from Sonata by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco…
Xu Kun Liu plays Grand Solo by Fernando Sor (1778-1839). Congratulations to Liu on winning first prize (junior division) at the GFA International Youth Competition 2014 in Fullerton, Californi. You…
Canadian guitarist Jérôme Ducharme plays Variations à travers les siècles (Variations through Centuries), Op. 71 (1932) by Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). Nice to hear this early work by Tedesco…
Canadian classical guitarist Drew Henderson plays Capriccio #32 in B-flat minor (Largo) by Luigi Legnani (1790–1877) via his YouTube Channel. Drew makes tons of videos for others but is a spectacular…
Classical Guitarist Nina Fourie-Gouws, based out of South Africa, has a new blog (with a great title!), check it out: p i m a DONNA | Classical Guitar Blog. Her first…
Luthier Douglass Scott explores the sound of his guitars before and after applying French polish (Oil varnish back, sides & neck, French polish on soundboard). Read his notes and listen…
Saw this nice article in the Telegraph about the passing of Hector Quine. Hector Quine, who has died aged 88, was a classical guitarist who helped to transform public attitudes to the…
Barnett Guitar Supports (Now Called Sagework) Buy or learn more via Amazon: Sagework Guitar Support Say goodbye to suction cups or clamps! This guitar support uses magnets to keep your guitar…