Review: Spanish Music for Two Guitars

Spanish Music for Two Guitarsby Kacha MetreveliBuy via Sheet Music PlusPublished by Mel Bay Publications. I know Spanish guitar music is overplayed and not always every teacher’s choice but this…

Emanuele Buono plays Quintetto op.143 by Tedesco

Good music, good player. I don’t know much about the Italian scene but glad to find this player. Emanuele Buono from Italy playing Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco Quintetto per chitarra e quartetto…

Kyu Hee Park plays Giuliani op.30

Korean guitarist Kyu Hee Park plays 3rd movement of Mauro Giuliani’s concerto op.30. She makes it look so easy. I really like her ultra clear musical ideas in shaping, articulation,…

Gohar Vardanyan Plays Manuel De Falla

An excellent performance of Spanish Dance no. 1 from La Vida Breve by Manuel De Falla. Performed by Gohar Vardanyan via her YouTube. I thought this was tricky enough on two…

Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan & Romero Lubambo

I don’t know what to make of this! It’s certainly interesting but cluttered sounding. Not a bad cluttered, but just intensely crowded. Neat though and the interaction between them is…

Jason Vieaux in Al-Bustan Arab Music Series

An interesting project including guitarist Jason Vieaux. The below quote from the YouTube source explains more: Al-Bustan Arab Music Concert Series features classical guitarist Jason Vieaux in a concert “Revisiting Hybridity:…

Review: Aranjuez by Miloš Karadaglić

Buy via Amazon: Aranjuez by Miloš Karadaglić Artist Website: milosguitar.comOrchestra: London Philharmonic OrchestraConductor: Yannick Nezet-SeguinLabel: Mercury Classics / Deutsche Grammophon / et al.. The new release by Miloš Karadaglić begins and ends with two of the…

Arpeggio Lesson by Thomas Viloteau

Thomas Viloteau via his youtube channel gives a lesson in right hand arpeggios of classical guitar. He discusses aspects of gaining control, variety to avoid the difficulty of repetitive motions…