Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays the Allegro from Violin Sonata no. 2 BWV 1003 by J.S. Bach (1685-1750). Drew continues to amaze us with his excellent playing but the icing on the cake is the production value. Great playing, great sound,…
Fun arrangement of this classic guitar work by Paraguayan composer/gutiarist Agustín Barrios Mangoré, (1885–1944). This is an arrangement of the 3rd movement (Allegro solemne) of La Caterdral played by Julien Labro & the Spektral Quartet. When bandoneon gets in there I…
Ronde 1-6 from Danserye (1551) by Tielman Susato (c.1510/15 – after 1570). PDF Sheet Music Arranged for Classical Guitar by Bradford Werner. For Guitar Quartet, Ensemble, or Orchestra. Score only (2 pages each Ronde) Notation Fingering only on upper position…
Italian guitarist Emanuele Buono plays all four movements of the monumental Antonio Jose (1902-1936) Sonata via the Naxos Youtube Channel. I had no idea until I wrote down the dates that Jose had lived such a short life. What a shame… Maurice…
The Sharpe-Zohn Guitar Duo play Bach Invention no. 8 in F major. Arranged by Andrew Zohn for two guitars. In my searches for daily posts I’m finding everything connected to Drew Henderson to be gold. Nice video work Drew. Fantastic…
Canadian guitarist Michael Kolk plays La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). FYI to my younger students, this is originally for piano from Debussy’s first book of Préludes, written between late 1909 and early 1910. The French…
Thirds in G Major, No. 5, Op. 1 by Mauro GiulianiFrom my PDF eBook: Ten Classical Etudes (Werner Guitar Editions)Includes fingering, notation only & notation + TAB edition.YouTube Video Performance and Lesson Link (4K) Thirds in G Major No. 5, Op. 1…
Jorge Caballero plays Evocación from Book One of the Iberia Suite by Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) via the Metropolitan Museum of Art on YouTube. Filmed in the Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February,…
Italian guitarist Emanuele Buono plays Francesco Da Milano: Fantasia No. 33 via the Naxos Youtube Channel. Beautiful sound on this recording and Buono’s clear and relaxed playing hits the spot. Notice his faster bass runs are played with thumb and…
TED-Ed on YouTube explores the question: Why do we love repetition in music? Here’s their Youtube blurb: “How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music…
A nice and clean performance of Jobiniana No. 1 by Sergio Assad (b.1952) by Canadian group Altius Duo (Adam Batstone & Chad Yacobucci). These young guys recently emerged via the University of Toronto and have been putting out some great vids with…
Check out this nice little article about learning and listening via The Strad. Here’s an excerpt: Inspiration can be sought elsewhere, from listening to others make music. But concerts, in the standard classical format which I habitually attend, are not geared…