A definition of rubato in music
Students often ask me when to use rubato so here’s a piece of advice: not too often! Pulse is an essential element to the majority of music we play, therefore,…
Students often ask me when to use rubato so here’s a piece of advice: not too often! Pulse is an essential element to the majority of music we play, therefore,…
South Korean guitarist Kyuhee Park plays Folia Variations by Miguel Llobet (1878-1938) [Variations on a Theme of Sor, op.15]. The theme of folia has inspired a number of works, including…
Lesson for Allegretto, No. 22, Op. 50 by Mauro Giuliani – From my sheet music eBook (PDF): Ten Classical Etudes. Includes fingering, notation & notation + TAB edition. YouTube Video Lesson…
Drew Henderson plays Introduction & Caprice, Op. 23 by Italian guitarist/composer Giulio Regondi (1822–1872). If you don’t know Regondi, he was a child prodigy, Sor even dedicated Souvenir d’amitié, op.…
This Was Classical Guitar. 60mins of Segovia audio only playing Ponce. Either cry in pain or rejoice, whatever suits your fancy. Video Repertoire: 1-4. Sonata Clàsica; 5-8. Sonata Romàntica; 9.…
Nikita Koshkin (I presume) conducting his own work (also presumed) “Changing the Guard” with a youth guitar orchestra. I like the violent thrusts of sound and angular lines. Cool work for a…
Congrats to all the excellent students and teachers of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada for their wonderful performances in the Whitehorse Rotary Music Festival where I was the adjudicator. Every student played…
Pretty stuff. Nice work Duo Eden Stell, feels so natural and…so good. Duo Eden Stell Play Farewell to Stromness at Iserlohn Gitarrensymposion 2012.
This is great, Pavel Steidl (Czech Republic) playing his own work ‘And you go to Ithaca, too?’. ‘Guitar Virtuosos’ festival, Moscow, Tchaikovsky hall. March 19th, 2014. Encore. Guitar maker: Nicolaus Georg Ries, 1838, Vienna (Austria). via…
Lesson for Study No.6 Op.60 by Fernando SorFrom my sheet music eBook (PDF): Ten Classical EtudesIncludes fingering, notation & notation + TAB edition.YouTube Video Lesson Link (4k) The first etude is…
The excellent Duo Resonances (Frédérique Luzy & Pierre Bibault) play Alberto Ginastera’s Suite de Danzas Criollas Op.15. You can check out their CD via their site or Amazon: Duo Resonances: Guitar Works. Beautiful…
A great demo by Tolgahan Çoğulu. Great playing too. I’ve only dabbled with microtonal music but having a fixed fret guitar would really help the process. However, depending on the…