Iranian-Canadian classical guitarist Bahar Ossareh plays Introduction & Dance by Iranian guitarist/composer Pedram Falsafi (b.1978). This comes via Bahar Ossareh’s Youtube channel with video by Drew Henderson. Ossareh currently teaches and performs in Toronto and Falsafi in San Francisco. Great piece that sits on the instrument nicely…
A nice shout out to Scott guitars! Felix Dallaire & Chris Habib perform Variations on a Sarabande by Handel by Ferdinand Rebay (1880-1953) & Mallorca, Opus 202 by Isaac Albeniz (1860-1906) at the Grand Guitar Salon over in Montreal, Québec, Canada. This comes via…
Belgian guitarist Bart Venken plays Due Canzoni Lidie No.1 by Italian composer Nuccio D’Angelo (1955), during the Iserlohn Guitar Festival, August 2018. Live (impromptu) recording (in a garage) by Koen Caspeele. This via the Gitaar, maar waar? on their YouTube channel.…
David Russell in conversation with Classical Guitar Retreat Director Matthew McAllister during the 2018 Retreat. Russell talks about his thoughts on practice and technique. This comes via McAllister’s Youtube Channel. He discusses aspects of his practice routine, tips on how…
Aquila Classical Guitar Strings Aquila is such a cool string company both for their historical strings for early music (think Nylgut) but also modern experimentation and the variety of styles and sounds of their strings. Visit Aquila and read about their…
Tariq Harb plays Variations on a Moldavian Hora by American composer Ian Krouse (b.1956). This comes via Harb’s fantastic YouTube Channel with video and sound production by the amazing Drew Henderson. Great performance and a real technical workout. As Harb mentions, “Composed in 1992 by Ian…
Thu Le & Lorenzo Bernardi play Preludio e Corrente from Sonata Op. 1 N.8 by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). This comes via Bernardi’s Youtube channel. Great to see these two excellent soloists together in a duo. You can see my previous posts of their solo…
Rosie Bennet plays Allegro Moderato (1st Mvt) from Sonata III by Manuel Ponce (1882-1948) on a 2018 Henner Hagenlocher guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars in Germany and their YouTube. You may remember Bennet from The Open String Berlin featured video and interview a…
Gohar Vardanyan (via sponsor Strings by Mail) gives a lesson for Etude No. 4, Op. 60 by Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853). This comes via her YouTube channel. This is a great etude for alternating between arpeggios and slurs. If you don’t know Carcassi’s Opus 60 it is…
Kassandra Siebel plays Sonata Fandangos y Boleros by Leo Brouwer on a 2018 Francois Regis Leonard guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars in Germany and their YouTube. Great performance with a nice combination of virtuosity and elegance. Here’s some of her…
JiJi plays Xie by João Luiz. Amazing performance by JiJi who is a fantastic and interesting player that I was not very familiar with. I’m assuming this piece is by João Luiz of the Brasil Guitar Duo and was impressed…
Canadian guitarist Emma Rush plays Appalachian Red by Canadian composer William Beauvais (CMC). This comes via her excellent YouTube Channel. You can view for free and/or buy the score via the CMC (Canadian Music Centre). Great playing by Rush here…