A Brief History of Giulio Regondi
A brief history of guitarist and composer Giulio Regondi (1822-1872) with a focus on his dual nature as guitars and concertinist. Narrated by Jakob Schmidt and presented by Tonebase and via…
Émilie Fend Plays Komore-Bi by Hosokawa
Émilie Fend performs Komore-Bi by Toshio Hosokawa (b.1955). This comes via Fend’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). Beautiful performance by Fend filled with some very nice pacing and spacious soundscapes. Here is…
Cicchillitti & Cowan Play Elfentanz, Op.12 by Grieg
Canadian guitarists Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan perform their arrangement of Elfentanz from Lyric Pieces Op.12 by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). This comes via Cowan’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 is the…
Marco De Biasi Plays 18 Studi progressivi
Marco De Biasi performs his 18 Studi progressivi (18 Progressive Studies) which are easy to intermediate works he describes as: “Didactic work for early-year students. The pieces use only tonal or…
Claudio Hernandez Bravo Vihuela Recital
Claudio Hernandez Bravo presents a beautiful vihuela recital “The Spanish Golden Age” with repertoire by Mudarra, Milán, Narváez, Valderrábano. This comes via The Lute Society (UK) and their YouTube channel…
Benefits of Practicing Arpeggios on Single Strings
A lesson on five benefits of practicing arpeggios and other textures on single strings for the right hand in classical guitar. The benefits range from increased accuracy, economic or efficient…
Isaac Bustos Plays En Los Trigales by Rodrigo
Isaac Bustos performs En Los Trigales by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999). This comes via his great YouTube Channel. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard this piece which is surprising as it’s such a…
Pablo Garibay Plays Letter From Home by Metheny
Pablo Garibay plays Letter From Home by Pat Metheny (b.1954) on classical guitar, arranged by Jason Vieaux. This comes via Garibay’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). The song is from Methany’s…
Fake Nails for Classical Guitar (Press On)
Fake Press On Nails for Classical Guitar – In this video I demonstrate how to apply fake press on nails and look at three types of false nails that use…
Modern and Contemporary Works for Classical Guitar
About This Page: This page lists modern and contemporary works I’ve performed along with links to the videos and sheet music by external publishers when possible. This is not like…
Making a Rosette for Classical Guitar
Making a Rosette for Classical Guitar – Great to see this video of luthier Evan Kingma making a rosette for classical guitars via his YouTube channel. Such intricate and beautiful…
Émilie Fend Classical Guitar Concert
Émilie Fend performs a concert including repertoire by Giulio Regondi, Manuel Ponce, Dilermando Reis, and Silvestre Fonseca. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel where you can also see which guitars are…