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
New Releases
Carcassi Reimagined
Guitar duo project by Sam Desmet and composer Troy Gifford, offering a bold reinterpretation of Matteo Carcassi’s Op. 60 études for two guitars. Videos, sheet music, audio.
Learn more, listen, buy: Carcassi Reimagined
Toward the Sea – Emi Ferguson (Flute) & Michael Poll (Guitar)
Toward the Sea by Toru Takemitsu, Histoire du tango by Astor Piazzolla, Altair by Elizabeth Ogonek.
Listen or learn more via Toward the Sea (Album)
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.
