Tag Thomas Viloteau

Three Performances of Etude No.1 by Regondi

I’m working on a sheet music edition and performance video for Etude No.1 in C Major by Giulio Regondi (1823–1872) so have been watching performances on YouTube and thought I’d share them with you. Below are three videos performed by…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Due Canzoni Lidie by Nuccio D’Angelo

Thomas Viloteau performs Due Canzoni Lidie by Italian guitarist and composer Nuccio D’Angelo (b.1955). This comes via Viloteau’s fantastic YouTube channel. Mesmerizing performance and excellent control over the melodic lines and relentless accompaniment figure. Plus some intense textures near the end. This comes from his newest…

Variations on a Theme of Scriabin by Tansman

Thomas Viloteau performs Variations on a Theme of Scriabin by Polish composer Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986), written in 1972 for Andres Segovia, after the Prelude, Op. 16, No. 4 by Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915). This comes via his fantastic YouTube channel. Wonderful performance by Viloteau with virtuosity, superb…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Etude No. 1 by Regondi

Thomas Viloteau plays Etude No. 1 from Ten Études by Giulio Regondi (1823–1872). This comes via his fantastic YouTube channel. Wonderful performance by Viloteau on a Lacôte-inspired guitar made by Mark Usherovich for the Peabody Institute. The Regondi etudes and works are a set above much of the…

Matthew McAllister Interviews Thomas Viloteau

Matthew McAllister Interviews Thomas Viloteau

Check out the fourth interview on Matthew McAllister‘s YouTube channel Curator Series. Here he interviews the amazing Thomas Viloteau who I’ve featured on the site many times. Also check out Viloteau’s own YouTube channel as well. Also listen to Viloteau’s performance of Prelude No.1…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Grande Sérénade Op.30 by Coste

Thomas Viloteau plays Grande Sérénade Op.30 by Napoléon Coste (1805-1883). This comes via his fantastic YouTube channel. Viloteau is one of my favourite players for his balanced musical approach, virtuosity, and down to Earth videos. He’s a former GFA winner…

Thomas Viloteau plays Danza Caracteristica by Brouwer

Thomas Viloteau plays Danza Característica “Quítate de la Acera” (1957) by Leo Brouwer (b.1939) on a Alkemia-Strasbourg model guitar by Bastien Burlot, made with a spruce soundboard and African rosewood back and sides. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Suite Populaire Brésilienne by Villa-Lobos

French guitarist Thomas Viloteau plays Suite Populaire Brésilienne by (1887-1959). In order: Mazurka-Chôro; Schottish-Chôro (2:30);  Valsa-Chôro (5:56); Gavota-Chôro(10:03); Chorinho (15:38). This comes via his fantastic YouTube channel. Such beautiful playing as always from Viloteau, a great mix of musicality with relaxed but straight forward delivery.

Thomas Viloteau plays Valse en Skaï by Dyens

French guitarist Thomas Viloteau plays Valse en Skaï by Roland Dyens (1955–2016). This comes via his great Youtube channel. Viloteau is a GFA winner and concert guitarist but also very down to Earth, I love these at-home videos from such an amazing player. Nice…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Recuerdos de la Alhambra

French guitarist Thomas Viloteau Plays Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). This comes via his great Youtube channel. Viloteau is a GFA winner and concert guitarist but seems really down to earth with these at-home videos and extra…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Music of Memory by Maw

French guitarist Thomas Viloteau plays Music of Memory by British composer Nicholas Maw (1935–2009). One of the great works of the period (1989, rev. 1991), Viloteau pulls it off beautifully. Pretty nice sound too despite it’s just a small room.…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Ponce’s Folia Variations & Fugue

French guitarist Thomas Viloteau plays Variations and Fugue on ‘Folia de España’ (1929) by Mexican composer Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948). This is one of a handful of monumental works for the guitar. This fantastic set of variations ends with a…