Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from British Columbia, Canada. He owns and edits the online publication This is Classical Guitar and sheet music store Werner Guitar Editions. He has taught a wide range of students from dedicated youth, hobbyists adults, and emerging young professionals in collage programs. Bradford taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced and performed in Greater Victoria for 20 years. He adjudicates festivals, and has given exams and masterclasses for The Alberta Provincial Festival, Mount Royal University, Calgary Guitar Society, and many more. Also see his work with the Quelus Guitar Duo, and the Victoria Guitar Trio with Michael Dias and Adrian Verdejo. The trio has commissioned numerous premieres and recorded an album on RedShift Records showcasing contemporary Canadian composers. See more at his personal website.

Etude No.5, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.5, Op.60 (Moderato) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand…

Seungyeon Lee Plays Kinderszenen by Schumann

Korean classical guitarist Seungyeon Lee performs a selection of Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) by Robert Schumann (1810-1856). Kinderszenen is originally for piano and arranged here by Johan Smith. This comes via Matthew McAllister’s Gallery of Guitar on YouTube for his…

Etude No.4, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.4, Op.60 (Allegretto) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand…

Evangelina Mascardi Plays Fantasia VII by Mudarra

Evangelina Mascardi, vihuela

Evangelina Mascardi (Vihuela) performs Fantasia VII by Alonso Mudarra (1510–1580) from Tres libros de musica en cifras para vihuela. This comes via Mascardi’s YouTube channel. Beautiful performance with excellent voice entries, phrasing, and rhythmic delivery. I learn so much about a natural delivery of…

Irene Gómez Plays Se Sya and Fughetta pour elle by Amos Coulanges

Irene Gómez Plays Amos Coulanges

Irene Gómez performs Se Sya and Fughetta pour elle by Amos Coulanges (b.1954). This comes via Gómez’s YouTube channel and Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel. Great performances by Gómez with an excellent rhythmic delivery and sensitive voice independence in the Fughetta. Haitian composer and…

Right Hand Musical Balance on Classical Guitar

Right Hand Musical Balance: how to bring out musical lines or even out the sound of the right hand on classical guitar. In this lesson I’ll show you two ways to practice bringing out a particular finger or musical voice…

Etude No.3, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.3, Op.60 (Andantino) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand…

Drew Henderson Plays Etude No.1 and No.6 by Regondi

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Etude No.1 and No.6 by Giulio Regondi (1822–1872) on a 7-string Romantic style guitar by Mark Usherovich. This comes via Henderson’s fantastic YouTube channel. Beautiful performance by Henderson with elegant phrasing, pacing, and mature approach. He has an excellent write-up…

Antonia Haslinger Classical Guitar Concert

Austrian classical guitarist Antonia Haslinger performs mini concert of works by female composers including Annette Kruisbrink, Julia Malischnig, and Cláudia Montero. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel where you can also see which guitars are being played. Nice performance by Haslinger with beautiful…

Saers Guitar A90 Review

Saers Guitar A90 Classical Guitar Review

Saers Guitar A90 Classical Guitar Review – I had a great time testing and playing the Saers Guitar A90 classical guitar from their Artist Series. Saers have a great line of guitars with a variety of designs and price points so…

Etude No.2, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.2, Op.60 (Moderato con espressivo) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition…

Patrik Kleemola Plays Five Preludes by Villa-Lobos

Finnish guitarist Patrik Kleemola performs Five Preludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) on classical guitar. This comes via Kleemola’s YouTube channel. Recorded at Sigyn Hall of Turku Conservatory, Finland. Great performance by Kleemola and wonderful to have all five preludes in one place. Kleemola has been recording some…