Month November 2017

Stephanie Jones Invierno Porteño by Piazzolla

Australian guitarist Stephanie Jones plays Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) and arranged by Sérgio Assad. This comes via her great YouTube Channel. Fantastic playing as always from this exciting young artist studying in Germany. Always musical but also daring and virtuosic she is an…

Tomasi/Musso Guitar Duo Play Debussy

The Tomasi-Musso Guitar Duo (Marco Musso & Davide Giovanni Tomasi) play Arabesque I by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). This comes via the fantastic Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube channel. The PGF Series, directed by Augustin Pesnon, showcases guitarists with quality video productions. Tomasi’s guitar by Philip Woodfield and…

Jeffrey McFadden: Prelude & Gigue BWV 1010 by Bach

Canadian guitarist Jeffrey McFadden performs his arrangement of the Prelude & Gigue from the 4th Cello Suite BWV1010 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Recorded by Canadian guitarist/producer Drew Henderson at Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto. This comes via McFadden’s fantastic Youtube channel. Canada’s…

2017 Douglass Scott Classical Guitar

2017 Douglass Scott Classical Guitar for Sale – SOLDThis is a new feature on the site: I try out brand new guitars and when I really like the instrument I demo it and recommend it to potential buyers. It’s a…

Alexandra Whittingham Plays Capricho Árabe by Tarrega

British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Capricho Árabe by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909). This comes via her great YouTube Channel. Filmed in the Church of St Pierre in Martignac, South-West France (video: Tom Gradwell, production: Craig Morgan). A bright young talent, Whittingham (20yo) now studies at the Royal…

Quarter Patterns by Tuomas Kettunen

Taavi Kiviranta & Mikael Rechardt play QUARTER PATTERNS for two guitars tuned a quarter tone apart (1st gtr 1/4 higher) composed by Tuomas Kettunen. This comes via Kettunen’s YouTube Channel. Quarter tone pieces always make me feel suspended in some…

Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 1 (PDF)

Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 1 for Fingerstyle or Classical Guitar – PDF sheet music with six easy-intermediate arrangements of popular Celtic melodies. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. Song list includes:…

Belmin Okanović Plays Study No. 24, Op. 29 by Sor

Belmin Okanović plays Study No. 24, Op. 29 by Fernando Sor (1778–1839). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube Channel where Okanović is playing on a on a 2005 Jean-Noël Rohé. Some nice phrasing and highlighted melodic playing by Okanović. This is one of Sor’s…