German guitarist Peter Graneis plays the sonata Jehkin Iivana by Finnish pianist, conductor, and composer Olli Mustonen (b.1967). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazingly high quality Youtube Channel. Great playing here ranging from well paced contemplative momentum to virtuosic intensity. From Shott:…
I wanted to try the 3/4 size guitar as I teach many youth students that are often in need of affordable instruments. The guitar sounded pretty nice overall and the workmanship was clean for an instrument at this price range.…
A quick shoutout to luthier Zebulon Turrentine who sent me his new video on his Vimeo channel featuring his guitar. This is Chris Roseland playing La Catedral by Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944). He’s on a Turrentine Guitar no. 42 (Cedar/Cocobola). Roseland is on faculty down…
Why do so many classical guitarists and sheet music editions use relative lute tuning (tune down the third string to F sharp) and use a capo when playing Renaissance lute music? The tuning answer is simple, a large amount Renaissance…
Ricercare (Fantasia) 16 by Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543) – Ness No.16. Arranged for classical guitar with both a notation-only edition and tab edition. Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543) was an Italian lutenist and composer. He was praised throughout Europe…
Iranian-Canadian classical guitarist Bahar Ossareh plays Introduction & Dance by Iranian guitarist/composer Pedram Falsafi (b.1978). This comes via Bahar Ossareh’s Youtube channel with video by Drew Henderson. Ossareh currently teaches and performs in Toronto and Falsafi in San Francisco. Great piece that sits on the instrument nicely…
A nice shout out to Scott guitars! Felix Dallaire & Chris Habib perform Variations on a Sarabande by Handel by Ferdinand Rebay (1880-1953) & Mallorca, Opus 202 by Isaac Albeniz (1860-1906) at the Grand Guitar Salon over in Montreal, Québec, Canada. This comes via…
Belgian guitarist Bart Venken plays Due Canzoni Lidie No.1 by Italian composer Nuccio D’Angelo (1955), during the Iserlohn Guitar Festival, August 2018. Live (impromptu) recording (in a garage) by Koen Caspeele. This via the Gitaar, maar waar? on their YouTube channel.…
David Russell in conversation with Classical Guitar Retreat Director Matthew McAllister during the 2018 Retreat. Russell talks about his thoughts on practice and technique. This comes via McAllister’s Youtube Channel. He discusses aspects of his practice routine, tips on how…
Aquila Classical Guitar Strings Aquila is such a cool string company both for their historical strings for early music (think Nylgut) but also modern experimentation and the variety of styles and sounds of their strings. Visit Aquila and read about their…
Tariq Harb plays Variations on a Moldavian Hora by American composer Ian Krouse (b.1956). This comes via Harb’s fantastic YouTube Channel with video and sound production by the amazing Drew Henderson. Great performance and a real technical workout. As Harb mentions, “Composed in 1992 by Ian…