Emanuele Buono Plays Sonata by Antonio Jose (Complete)
Italian guitarist Emanuele Buono plays all four movements of the monumental Antonio Jose (1902-1936) Sonata via the Naxos Youtube Channel. I had no idea until I wrote down the dates that…
Sharpe-Zohn Duo Plays Bach
The Sharpe-Zohn Guitar Duo play Bach Invention no. 8 in F major. Arranged by Andrew Zohn for two guitars. In my searches for daily posts I’m finding everything connected to…
Michael Kolk plays La fille aux cheveux de lin by Debussy
Canadian guitarist Michael Kolk plays La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). FYI to my younger students, this is originally for piano from Debussy’s first book of…
Lesson: Thirds in G Major by Giuliani
Thirds in G Major, No. 5, Op. 1 by Mauro GiulianiFrom my PDF eBook: Ten Classical Etudes (Werner Guitar Editions)Includes fingering, notation only & notation + TAB edition.YouTube Video Performance and Lesson…
Jorge Caballero plays Evocación by Isaac Albeniz
Jorge Caballero plays Evocación from Book One of the Iberia Suite by Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) via the Metropolitan Museum of Art on YouTube. Filmed in the Patio from the Castle…
Emanuele Buono plays Da Milano
Italian guitarist Emanuele Buono plays Francesco Da Milano: Fantasia No. 33 via the Naxos Youtube Channel. Beautiful sound on this recording and Buono’s clear and relaxed playing hits the spot.…
Why do we love repetition in music?
TED-Ed on YouTube explores the question: Why do we love repetition in music? Here’s their Youtube blurb: “How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many…
Altius Duo Play Jobiniana No. 1 by Assad
A nice and clean performance of Jobiniana No. 1 by Sergio Assad (b.1952) by Canadian group Altius Duo (Adam Batstone & Chad Yacobucci). These young guys recently emerged via the University of…
Young students must learn to listen if they are to practise effectively | The Strad
Check out this nice little article about learning and listening via The Strad. Here’s an excerpt: Inspiration can be sought elsewhere, from listening to others make music. But concerts, in the…
TwoFourTwelve play Prélude et fugue by Tedesco
Duo TwoFourTwelve play Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Prélude et Fugue No.IV from Les Guitares bien tempérées, Op. 199. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) was an Italian composer and one of the few real treats of…
Nigel North plays Francesco da Milano
Here’s some more from Nigel North from the same concert as last week’s post. Here he performs Ricercars 14 & 75 and Fantasias 64 & 25 (Ness edition numbering) by Italian composer/lutenist…
Matthew McAllister plays My Gentle Harp
Matthew McAllister plays My Gentle Harp by Thomas Moore on a 2010 Ivan Bruna via Siccas Guitars. Siccas Guitars has become a great source for high quality videos as of…