New classical guitar albums, editions, gear, compositions, and more for 2026. Submit your content but beware that only a few submissions a year will make the list. I get tons of submissions but due to time constraints it’s pretty much a lottery! Email: bradford@thisisclassicalguitar.com
Finnissy and the Guitar – Complete Works (1966–2022)
2026 First Hand Records | Buy & Listen at Presto | Read a Gramophone Review.
Anthology of Women Composers for the Classical Guitar, Vol. 1 by Eva Beneke and Heike Matthiesen (Editors). This anthology presents 20 pieces by women from the 16th century to today.
Find it at Schott Music Group.
Tiento by Brendan Evans – Tiento, the debut solo album of classical guitarist Brendan Evans. works by Milano, Maza, Nin-Culmell, Lauro, Ohana, and Bogdanovic. Green Flash Music.
Album Info: Brendan Evans, Listen on Spotify, Green Flash Music
Guitar America 250 by Aaron Larget-Caplan (Navona Records). Traditional songs from the Civil to World Wars, Classical works by Bernstein, Berlin, Price (violin-guitar), Hovhaness, Cage, and new works by David Liptak, Ian Wiese, and Paul Simon and Eddie Van Halen. Album info here.
Edition: Cider Meditation – SATB + Guitar, 2025, audio available, published by the American Composers Alliance.
Edition: American Patriotic Songs Arranged for Guitar is published by the American Composers Alliance.
