Torre Bermeja by Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) on classical guitar – This piece comes from Op. 92: 12 Piezas características for piano for which this is No. 12: Torre Bermeja (Serenata). The title means “purple tower” or “red tower”. There are towers…
Cuban guitarist Alí Arango plays Canción de cuna (Berceuse), after Drume negrita by Emilio Grenet from Dos temas populares cubanos by Leo Brouwer (b.1939). This comes via Alí Arango’s great Youtube Channel and played on La Invencible Antonio de Torres.…
Introduction and Rondo No. 2 Op. 2 from Trois Rondo Brillants, Op. 2 by Dionisio Aguado (1784–1849). Aguado was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the Classical period. He is well known for his concert and pedagogical works as…
El Testament d’Amèlia by Miguel Llobet (1878–1938) from Canciones populares Catalanas. PDF sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a separate tab edition. The level is around Late-Intermediate or Grade 7. My PDF Sheet Music Edition El Testament d’Amèlia was popularized in…
A Lesson on Slurs for the Classical Guitar (Hammer-ons & Pull-offs) – A lesson on playing and practicing slurs on classical guitar. The above overview lesson covers a definition, context, and some beginner exercises. Check out my method books and…
Canciones by Adam CicchillittiAnalekta, 2018Artist WebsiteAlbum Booklet/Notes Buy or listen: StoreNYV | Amazon | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Analekta Great to see this wonderful debut album from Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti on the amazing Canadian label Analekta. Cicchillitti has…
British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Prelude No. 3 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via her YouTube channel. Beautifully filmed in the Medeival town of Puy-l’Eveque, South-West France by Tom Gradwell. I’ve posted a number of videos of Whittingham back to when she was 17, interesting to see…
Canadian guitarist Pascal Valois (Romantic Guitar) & Jivko Georgiev (Cello) play Noctune No. 1 by Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874). This comes via Pascal Valois on his Youtube channel. I always like to feature chamber music on the site. This is no Beethoven but it’s period repertoire and…
An fantastic interview with Rosie Bennet and her performance of Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro BWV 998 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Great playing and bonus points for conducting the interview over…
Changseop Kim Plays Sonata K.380 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), arr. Carlo Marchione, on a 2004 Antonio Marin Montero guitar. This comes via PARTITA Studio in Seoul, Korea on their YouTube. Great aesthetic performance with consistent articulations and some nice dynamic shaping and ornaments. Although…
Last year the Schneiderman-Yamaya Duo (John Schneiderman, Hideki Yamaya) released a duo album of 19th-century guitar arrangements of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Great playing as usual from the duo and an interesting history of period arrangements. Here’s a brief intro about…
Slovenian guitarist/producer Uroš Barič reviews seven classical guitars under $900 from promusica.si and gives a brief studio tour. This is via his YouTube Channel with a full blog post with guitar specs and more info at his lesson and review site: Guitarise – Best Classical Guitars Under $900…