Month October 2012

Classical Guitar Supports

Here are some of the best guitar supports I’ve played on and reviewed. There are many types of ergonomic guitar supports and footstools (foot rests). Guitar supports put the guitar into an optimal position but also to allow for proper…

European Guitar Quartet play Verano Porteno by Piazzolla

This is great, sounds much more like a band rather than a strict arrangement. Get’s a bit hairy at times but it just adds to the mood. Cool group with some great players. Zoran Dukic, Pavel Steidl, Thomas Fellow and Reentko…

New John Williams Biography by William Starling

New Biography of classical guitarist John Williams by William Starling. I love the down-to-Earth opinions that Williams interview give. He is very realistic about music study and regarding the importance of students experiencing music for themselves rather than enlisting in the musical military…

Review: Súplica by Duo Amaral

Súplica by Duo Amaralwww.duoamaral.com Buy or listen to samples: Listen to Súplica “Duo Amaral, launched in 2008 by Jorge Amaral and Mia Pomerantz-Amaral, are classical guitarists who are gaining momentum and steadily attracting audiences in the USA and abroad, and…

Milos Karadaglic plays Libertango by Piazzolla

Milos Karadaglic, from Montenegro, is one of the famous recording guitarists of recent years. His recent album for Deutsche Grammophon topped the classical charts around the world and sold over 100,000 copies in less than six months.

Kuang Junhong plays Bach Chaconne

J.S. Bach’s Chaconne from the D minor partita played by the youth guitarist Kuang Junhong. Exciting to see the level of youth guitarists these days.