Classical Guitar Weekend in Calgary
Over the weekend I was honoured to be able to adjudicate the MRU Fall Guitar Festival, a program presented by the Mount Royal University Conservatory as well as the Classical…
The Gravity of Ms. Peters by Bret Williams
The Gravity of Ms. Peters by Bret Williams with Mark Dover, Clarinet. Matt Aprea, violin. Bret Williams, guitar. Marc Schmied, Bass. I quite like this ensemble work which is very…
Xingye Li plays Etude No. 1 by Villa Lobos
Xingye Li plays Etude No. 1 by Heitor Villa Lobos on a 2014 Roy Fankhänel guitar. This video is via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel. Xingye Li…
Marcin Dylla Plays Tárrega on Six Different Guitars
When I first saw this title on YouTube I thought I’d have to hear the piece six times in a row (am I in purgatory?) but they clipped it all…
Bandini, Chiacchiaretta , Cerrato Brothers Play Piazzolla
A performance of Astor Piazzolla’s Invierno Porteño by Giampaolo Bandini (guitar), Cesare Chiacchiaretta (bandoneón) and the Cerrato Brothers (violin & cello) via the Austin Classical Guitar Society on their YouTube and UPG…
New Release: Le voyage d’Albéniz by Thibault Cauvin
French guitarist Thibault Cauvin has released a new album of works by Albeniz via Sony Music – 2014. Does the world need more Albeniz on guitar? Well, I’ve seen Thibault…
Kupinski Duo Play Chopin Mazurkas
Kupinski Duo (Ewa Jablczynska & Dariusz Kupinski), play so well worked out arrangements of Frederic Chopin’s Mazurka op. 24 no. 2 Mazurka op. 17 no. 4 Mazurka op. 41 no.…
Spagnoletta for Guitar (Free PDF)
Spagnoletta, Anonymous Lute Work – Free PDF Sheet Music or Tab arranged for Classical Guitar. This is a nice short anonymous lute work arranged for classical guitar. Great for students…
Beijing Guitar Duo Play Scarlatti
Beijing Guitar Duo playing Domenico Scarlatti’s (1685–1757) Sonata K.141. I’m always impressed with the ultra clean and crisp playing of the Beijing Duo with Meng Su & Yameng Wang. They…
Review: Unreal City by Kostas Tosidis
Unreal City by Kostas TosidisArtist Website: kostastosidis.comContrastes Records: contrastesrecords.comReleased May 2014 Listen to samples or buy the album:Kostas Tosidis Unreal City on Amazon or on Spotify Greek guitarist Kostas Tosidis has…
Canadian Guitar Quartet Plays Valsa by Gnattali
The Canadian Guitar Quartet plays the third movement of Radamés Gnattali’s Quatro Movimentos Dançantes. Gallery: Laroche/Joncas, Belgo center, Montreal. The quartet has had many members over the years but is…
Judicael Perroy Plays Valses Poeticos by Granados
Judicael Perroy in concert plays Valses Poeticos by Spanish composer Enrique Granados (1867–1916). The transcription is by Shin Ichi Fukuda (Amazon). Paris born Judicael won GFA back in 1997 and…