A Lesson on Vibrato by Gohar Vardanyan
Another great classical guitar lesson from Gohar Vardanyan via her sponsor String By Mail. Vibrato is not only a great way to increase your musical expression but I’ve found it to also be…
Drew Henderson plays Caprice #7 by Legnani
Another great video by Drew Henderson of Italian composer Luigi Legnani (1790-1877). He has such a great sound that is clear and crisp and bell-like. Plus all the chops for…
Pavel Steidl plays Giuliani Concerto in A, Op. 30
Excellent performance of Mauro Giuliani’s Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 30. Nice to hear it on period guitar. This is pretty much every one of Giuliani’s pieces rolled…
Concerto for two guitars and string quartet op.140 by Gerard Drozd
A great performance of Concerto for two guitars and string quartet op.140 by Polish composer Gerard Drozd via his YouTube. Love the playful first movement and all the melodic exchanges between…
Basile de Loose “Tuning the Guitar”
Tag: Artwork Basile de Loose (1809-1885)Tuning the guitarMedium: Oil on PanelDate: 1863
Two possible solutions to suction cup problems on guitar supports…
Just a quick thought regarding the the suction cup problem, that is, of suction cups coming off randomly. SOLUTION #1: I’ve never really thought of this but why not super…
Virtuosity: Anton Baranov Plays Legnani Caprice No.7
Caprice No. 7composed by Luigi Legnani (1790 — 1877)performed by Anton Baranov July 1, 2013 – Brown TheatreUniversity of Louisville2013 Guitar Foundation of AmericaInternational Concert Artist Competition Competition Final Results:…
Review: Textura by Duo Amaral
Textura by Duo AmaralJorge Amaral & Mia Pomerantz-Amaral Artist Website: duoamaral.com Listen to samples or buy via Amazon: Textura by Duo Amaral Repertoire: L’estro Armonico Concerto No.9 RV 230 by Antonio Vivaldi…
Interview with guitarist David Starobin
A big thank you to legendary guitarist David Starobin for doing this interview! I first became familiar with Starobin through his recording of Elliot Carter’s Changes as well as Mario…
Brasil Guitar Duo plays Suite op.142 by Drozd
An excellent recording of Polish composer Gerard Drozd’s Suite op.142 by the Brasil Guitar Duo. The music is quite earthy and full sounding but well balanced and not muddy. Clocking…
David Starobin and George Crumb play ‘Fritzi’ from ‘Mundus Canis’
Rare to see such an honoured and respected composer write great music for guitar. Not to mention perform it. Here the excellent David Starobin of Bridge Records performs ‘Fritzi’ from ‘Mundus Canis’…
Giuliani Op. 1, Part 4, No. 1 (Free PDF & TAB)
Studio Op. 1, Part Four, No. 1, “Maestoso” by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829). Sheet Music or Tab for Classical Guitar. Level: Grade 3-4, Easy but some surprisingly tricky fingering in a few…