Month February 2014

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 as well as control the texture, keeping the hand stable,…

Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía dies at 66

Very sad news via the BBC. I remember as a kid taking classical guitar lessons and hearing “Friday Night in San Francisco”  thinking, hey there are rock stars in the nylon world after all. I later saw him live in…

Vladimir Gorbach plays Gigue, BWV 997 by Bach

Vladimir Gorbach plays a well articulated gigue from Bach’s Lute Suite #2 BWV 997 on a 1937 Hermann Hauser I classical guitar. He has a great dance feel going with such a nice strong sense of pulse. He really digs in…

A Guitar Through the Eras by Tariq Harb

Artist Website: tariqharb.comListen to samples or buy from Amazon: Tariq Harb: A Guitar Through the Eras Producers: Patrick Kearney, Tariq HarbRecording Engineer: Adam PietrykowskiStudio: LaFlame Studios. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Mastering  Engineer: Drew Henderson Repertoire:Fantasia No.7 by John Dowland (1563-1626)Lute Suite No.2,…

Introducing Trio Tangere

An interesting trio of two guitars and violin! Think of the arrangement possibilities when two guitars can function for the piano parts. Pianists are going to be pissed off when a horde of guitarists start taking their work! Trio Tangere includes Marc…

Full Recital by Jorge Caballero

Nice! Over one hour of Jorge Caballero playing in São Paulo, Brasil for the 4º Festival Internacional Leo Brouwer. I really like Jorge’s playing, he has chops to burn and I love his daring transcription.  My only complaint would be that the fast…

Interview and New Guitar by Luthier Douglass Scott

I was very pleased to have a nice visit the other day by luthier Douglass Scott. Douglass came over to my home in Victoria where we also had a good chat with Marcus Dominelli. Douglass sets up shop in Ladysmith on Vancouver…

David Leisner: Conquering Performance Anxiety

Just reviewing some old articles and came across this one by David Leisner on his website titled: Six Golden Rules for Conquering Performance Anxiety. It is reprinted by permission of the American String Teachers Association, copyright, Spring 1995. This is an excerpt,…

Sharpe-Zohn Guitar Duo Play Mozart

Andrew Zohn & Robert Sharpe via the sharpe zohn guitar duo on YouTube play one of Mozart’s five five-movement Divertimenti K. 439b. Arranged by Andrew Zohn. Filmed during the recording sessions of the Sharpe-Zohn Duo’s debut CD at the Schwob School of Music. Video by Drew Henderson.

Sanel Redzic plays Sonata Romantica by Ponce

The complete Sonata Romantica by Manuel Maria Ponce. Played wonderfully by Bosnia and Herzegovina guitarist Sanel Redzic, Live in Hakuju Hall Tokyo on 14.12.2013. Guitar by Masaki Sakurai 1999. This work is one of my favourites in the repertoire, very Schubertian! Check out this quote…

Rupert Boyd performs Llobet (+ USA tour schedule)

Check out the beautiful setting and playing in this video by NY based Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd. Here he performs “El Noi de la Mare”, a traditional Catalan song as arranged by Miguel Llobet. Also check out Rupert Boyd’s tour schedule…