Belorussian guitarist Tatyana Ryzhkova plays her own arrangement of Valse op. 64 no. 2 by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). Ryzhkova is on top of her marketing and has an insane online following with over 65,000 youtube subscribers and a…
19 year old British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Verano Porteño by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). There have been a few posts about this talented young guitarist and it’s great to see her continue to develop her skills and musicality. Nice clean…
Schneiderman-Yamaya Duo (John Schneiderman, Hideki Yamaya) play a 19th-century arrangements of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) on period replica guitars. Some arranged by composer and guitarist Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841). Carulli was Italian-born but later based in Paris where he was very prolific.…
American guitarist Thomas Echols plays three pieces by Cuban composer and guitarist Leo Brouwer (b.1939). The pieces are Elogio de la Danza (Praise to Dance), Un Dia de Noviembre (A Day in November) (1967), and Danza Caracteristica (Characteristic Dance). This…
The excellent Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Fandango from Tres Piezas Españolas by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999). Henderson is one of my favorite guitarists and he also does all the video and sound himself. A wizard of all trades. I love…
The excellent Slovenian guitarist Uros Baric plays La Muerte, second to last movement from Suite Platero Y Yo by Spanish composer Eduardo Sáinz de la Maza (1903–1982). This is via his YouTube Channel where he also gives you all the tech…
Traversing the FretboardUtilizing the CAGED System in More Ways than One.by Sean Thrower Buy the book via Amazon: Traversing the Fretboard I was very pleased to receive a copy of Sean Thrower’s new book focusing on fretboard theory and knowledge. Thrower…
Peruvian classical guitarist Kathy Acosta Zavala plays Variations on a Theme of Scriabin by Polish-born French composer and virtuoso pianist Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986) and El Arpa y la sombra by Cuban composer and guitarist Leo Brouwer (b. 1939). She wrote…
UK composer and guitarist Marek Pasieczny plays Neo Variations: Tribute to John Towner Williams composed by Marek Pasieczny (2016). A tribute to film music and John Williams (the composer, not the guitarist). You can get the sheet music via his website. Here’s…
Jennifer Kim playing the entire La Catedral by Paraguayan guitarist and composer Agustín Barrios (1885–1944). on a 1955 Manuel Velazquez classical guitar. This comes via the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA. You can also see more videos of Jennifer on…
If you don’t already know about the excellent YouTube channel “CrashCourse“, they offer easy to absorb videos on complex science, physics, history, politics, psychology and more. This one is about sound and in collaboration with PBS. It has nothing to…
Three 20-minute long video interviews with the amazing guitarist, John Williams. You can also read/buy his biography via Amazon Kindle: Strings Attached: The Life and Music of John Williams. I don’t know why the actual physical book isn’t available, glad…