Month June 2017

Tomasi-Musso Guitar Duo Play Tansman Sonatine

Tomasi-Musso Guitar Duo (Marco Musso & Davide Giovanni Tomasi) play movements from Sonatine (for two guitars) by Polish composer Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986). This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. SoloDuo played this awhile back premiering the reconstructed/edited version.…

Stephanie Jones plays Recuerdos by Tárrega

Australian guitarist Stephanie Jones plays Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). This comes via her great YouTube channel. Also check out her new album including this work. Great video and excellent playing once again by this amazing young artist. For all…

Julia Trintschuk Plays Guastavino (Mvt.II)

Julia Trintschuk plays Mvt. II from Sonata I by Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) on a on a 2017 Enrico Bottelli. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. You can also see her play the first movement here.…

New Release: Boyd Meets Girl (Cello & Guitar)

Boyd Meets Girl (Sono Luminus), 2017Duo Website: boydmeetsgirlduo.comRupert Boyd, guitar & Laura Metcalf, cello Buy or Listen to Samples via Amazon: Boyd Meets GirlFull Release on July 28th, Pre-orders Available. Rupert Boyd & Laura Metcalf have been featured on the site…

Andrea González Caballero Plays Danza del Molinero by de Falla

Spanish guitarist Andrea González Caballero plays Danza del Molinero (Dance of the Miller) by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946). This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube and played on a 2014 Pepe Romero Jr. guitar. Last week GSI posted her playing Aire Vasco by Antonio Manjón. Both…

Brouwer Etude No. 13 and Lesson

Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 13 from Estudios SencillosYouTube Video Link (4k Quality) Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 13 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the study and then give a lesson on musical and guitar…

Lesson: Guitarists Should Practice Triadic Arpeggios

Lesson /Discussion of the Week – Triadic Arpeggios for GuitarGuitarists should practice actual arpeggios more often.Youtube Video Link A discussion and lesson about the importance of practicing triadic arpeggios for classical guitar. Find more video lessons here, or check out pages for…

Leonora Spangenberger (13) – Complete Villa-Lobos Etudes

An incredible achievement, 13 year old German guitarist Leonora Spangenberger plays the complete set of 12 etudes by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). Leonora is a student of the amazing Stefan Schmidt. This comes via his YouTube channel where he highlights some of his great…

Drew Henderson Plays Sonata in D minor by Cimarosa

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Sonata in D minor by Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801). This comes via his fantastic YouTube Channel. Drew is an amazing guitarist, recording engineer, and video producer. Great playing here with such a musical and clean approach.…

New Release: Baroque Music by Uroš Barič

Delighted to hear that the excellent Slovenian guitarist/producer extraordinaire Uroš Barič has a new album which you can check out here: Baroque Music. Uroš is a great guitarist who also runs a record label, teaching site and produces albums and…

Andrea González Caballero plays Aire Vasco by Manjón

Spanish guitarist Andrea González Caballero plays Aire Vasco by Antonio Manjón (1866-1919). This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube. Great playing with plenty of nice phrasing and some virtuosic rhythmic sections. Pretty good piece, fluffy but nice contrasts and opportunities for the performer…

Eden Stell Guitar Duo Play Mompou

The excellent Eden Stell Guitar Duo have an upcoming CD release: Cançons i Danses by Federico Mompou (1893-1987). This is just a live excerpt. This comes via their great YouTube. Cançons i Danses (English: Songs and Dances) is a collection…