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.

Open Q&A Part 3 – Technique and Articulation

Q&A Part 3 of 3: Technique & Articulation Questions for Classical Guitar. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site. Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch the video there. I held…

Ariel Abramovich Plays Ricercars by Francesco da Milano

Ariel Abramovich performs three Ricercars (or Fantasias) by Italian Renaissance lute composer Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543) on vihuela de mano. This comes via Edoardo Lambertenghi’s great YouTube channel. Excellent performance by Abramovich with a lovely rhythmic feel and motivic attention. I love the…

Bozhana Pavlova Plays Drei Tentos by Henze

Bozhana Pavlova performs Drei Tentos from Kammermusik (1958) by Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012) on classical guitar. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel. I love the Drei Tentos and can’t help to feature them whenever they appear. The concise and lyrical writing…

Chad Ibison Plays Unruhe by Mertz

Chad Ibison performs Unruhe from Bardenklänge, Op.13 by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) on a 2023 Vladimir Druzhinin classical guitar. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel. Great performance by Ibison with nice contrasts between extroverted and intimate sections along with excellent Romantic phrasing. Sheet…

Exploring the Fretboard No.36-38: Single String Scales

Exploring the Fretboard No.36-38: Single String Exercises on the Fifth String, A Major with Triad, Bb Major, and B Chromatic from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book…

Tim Beattie Plays Habanera by Marius Flothuis

Canadian guitarist Tim Beattie performs Habanera from Twee stukken voor gitaar, Op.22 (1944) by Dutch composer Marius Flothuis (1914-2001) at the Royal Conservatory, Koerner Hall in Toronto, Canada. This comes via Beattie’s YouTube channel and Riddle Films. Flothuis is a major composer and, to my…

Bagatelle No.7 & 8, Op.4 by Marschner

Bagatelle No.7 & No.8, Op.4 by Heinrich Marschner (1795-1861) – PDF Sheet Music for Classical Guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. Video performances and lessons for each piece. The level is intermediate…

Elizabeth Pallett Plays Fantasia No.2 by Milán

Elizabeth Pallett performs Fantasia No.2 from El Masestro (1536) by Luis de Milán (c.1500-1561) on a Vihuela by Martin Haycock. This comes via Pallett’s YouTube channel called luteweb with performances on lute and vihuela. I’ve been preparing editions of the…

SoloDuo Play Italian Concerto, BWV 971 by Bach

SoloDuo with Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela perform Italian Concerto, BWV 971 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Transcribed for two guitars by Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela in three movements: I. Allegro, II. Andante, III. Presto. Always nice to hear the excellent SoloDuo…