Peter Graneis Plays Weiss

ByBradford Werner
2019

Peter Graneis plays Courante from Suite XVIII (originally G major) by Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687 – 1750). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Really nice playing here by Graneis with some excellent cross-string ornaments and clean, crisp but still elegant delivery. Weiss is so smooth and flowing in this later galant sytle of the Baroque but Graneis keeps the pulse strong and forward moving. Would love to hear him play all the movements. Played on a on a Armin Hanika 1a Lattice classical guitar.

Sheet Music and Lessons by Weiss

Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750) – Germany, Baroque
Weiss: Mademoiselle Tiroloise (SW28) – Grade 7
Weiss: Tombeau (Comte d’Logy), Grade 9
Sonata IX in C Major (Dresden) – Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Bouree, Sarabande, Menuets, Presto. Sheet Music Only.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.