Month April 2015

New Release: Guitar Debut by Peter Oldrup

Artist Website: peteroldrup.dkListen & Buy: peteroldrup.dk/Listen2015 Gateway Music Repertoire:J.S. Bach: Chaconne, BWV 1004William Lovelady: The White StoneTan Taun Hao: Through the Fences, the Light FallsBenjamin Britten: Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70 Peter Oldrup (1988) is currently finishing his advanced…

Jessica Kaiser plays La Serenor by Asencio

Jessica Kaiser plays La Serenor by Spanish composer Vicente Asencio (1908–1979). Produced by Sanel Redzic (April 2015) in Weimar via Stefan Schmidt’s YouTube. Guitar: Michel Brück (2015). Jessica Kaiser also plays in Kaiser Schmidt Duo. Jessica Kaiser and Jakob Schmidt…

Calata ala Spagnola by Dalza for Guitar

Calata ala spagnola [No.6] by Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508) – PDF Sheet Music for classical guitar with free video performance and lesson. Includes both notation-only edition and a tab edition. PDF Download. Level: Intermediate (Grade 5 or 6). I love this…

Scott Morris: Left Hand Position & Guide Fingers

Another guitar lesson by Scott Morris via Guitar Salon International. In this video Morris talks about guide fingers but first about the left hand position in general. This is useful for security, accuracy, learning relaxation, and left-hand preparation. This is via…

Duo 206 play Quasar by Nejc Kuhar

Duo 206 with Slovenian guitarist Karmen Stendler and Neza Torkar play Quasar by Slovenian composer Nejc Kuhar. Recorded live in March 2015 at 2d Recording Studio in Slovenia. Nice little piece with lots of twists and turns and very well performed and…

Student Warm-up for Classical Guitar

Here is a basic warm-up for beginner to early intermediate classical guitarists. I made this with some of my students in mind who might rebel if it was longer than one page! I recommend that teachers get their students to…

Rupert Boyd Plays Piazzolla

New York-based Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd plays La Muerte del Angel by Argentine composer Ástor Piazzolla (1921–1992) via his YouTube Channel. This is the Benitez arrangement. You might have heard of Boyd from his work with the Australian Guitar…

SoloDuo play Prelude & Fugue No. 4 by Tedesco

SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela) play Prelude and Fugue No.4 in E from Les Guitares bien tempérées (The Well-Tempered Guitars), Op. 199. We’ve been seeing these Tedesco duos pop up more often these days which is great. They’ve been…

Aaron Larget-Caplan Plays Fujii

Boston based guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan playing a selection from Keigo Fujii’s Hagoromo. This comes to us via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube Channel. Here he’s on a 2008 Oscar Trezzini spruce-top at the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa…

Review: Music of Bret Williams

Music of Bret WilliamsBuy from Artist Website: bretwilliamsmusic.comBuy or listen on Amazon: Music of Bret WilliamsCopyright: 2014 Bret Williams Musicians:Bret Willaims (guitar)Mark Dover (clarinet)Matt Aprea (violin)Marc Schmeid (Bass) Track Listing:  The Gravity of Ms. Peters You’ll Tear Your Dress African…

Canarios by Gaspar Sanz

Canarios by Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710). PDF sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. See link below. Gaspar Sanz Collection – PDF Sheet Music These popular works by Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710) originate from his Instrucción de…