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Review: Lines, Color & Form: Music of Bryan Johanson

Album Title: Lines, Color & Form: Music of Bryan JohansonArtist: Luke Trimble (guitar) and Matthew Keating (cello)Artist Website: www.luketrimble.com Buy or Listen to Samples via Amazon:Lines Color & Form: Music of Bryan Johanson Repertoire: 1-3. Spring, Op. 1 by Bryan Johanson Three Sonatas,…

Thomas Viloteau plays Music of Memory by Maw

Thomas Viloteau plays Music of Memory by Nicholas Maw (1935-2009). Maw was a British composer who wrote occasionally for guitar. I think there are only three or for works, two solos, and a work for tenor and guitar. I thought…

Roland Dyens plays Le calme Op. 50 (Sor)

A pretty little work by Dyens with lots of Sor-like figuration. Le calme Op. 50 composed by Fernando Sor (1778-1839)performed by Roland Dyens June 30, 2012 – Sottile TheatreCollege of Charleston2012 Guitar Foundation of America Convention

Gerald Garcia – Etudes Esquisses

One of my favorite recommendations for contemporary works are these excellent etudes from Gerald Garcia. These etudes, as the composer suggests, are for the intermediate student from the third year of study onward (I would move that down to one…

Angelo Gilardino: Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza

Angelo Gilardino‘s Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza. Although the compositional style is very pattern-oriented and guitaristic the etudes are filled with a huge wealth of musical ideas. Each one has a dedication and resembles the style of the dedicati…