Lesson for Study No.6 Op.60 by Fernando SorFrom my sheet music eBook (PDF): Ten Classical EtudesIncludes fingering, notation & notation + TAB edition.YouTube Video Lesson Link (4k) The first etude is a basic legato study by Fernando Sor. As you improve…
The excellent Duo Resonances (Frédérique Luzy & Pierre Bibault) play Alberto Ginastera’s Suite de Danzas Criollas Op.15. You can check out their CD via their site or Amazon: Duo Resonances: Guitar Works. Beautiful sound and video…and people for that matter!
A great demo by Tolgahan Çoğulu. Great playing too. I’ve only dabbled with microtonal music but having a fixed fret guitar would really help the process. However, depending on the composer or style of music you might need many different…
This classical guitar lesson in right hand articulation is brought to you by Strings By Mail and Gohar Vardanyan. It has an excellent discussion about how to play legato, staccato, detached, and general articulation. I like the two different camera angles as well.…
The Agnew McAllister Duo (Aisling Agnew and Matthew McAllister) perform ‘Sivi Grivi’ by Alan Thomas live during the Lake Recording Session in the Port of Menteith Church. Lots of energy, works well (listen to the end!). Always enjoy hearing McAllister.
Spanish Music for Two Guitarsby Kacha MetreveliBuy via Sheet Music PlusPublished by Mel Bay Publications. I know Spanish guitar music is overplayed and not always every teacher’s choice but this book of duets is great. These intermediate level duos for…
Good music, good player. I don’t know much about the Italian scene but glad to find this player. Emanuele Buono from Italy playing Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco Quintetto per chitarra e quartetto d’archi op.143. Quartetto Perosi: M.Bianchi, M.Coco, M.Redegoso, C.Merlo.
Korean guitarist Kyu Hee Park plays 3rd movement of Mauro Giuliani’s concerto op.30. She makes it look so easy. I really like her ultra clear musical ideas in shaping, articulation, and colour. So direct and well executed. Hard to accomplish…
An excellent performance of Spanish Dance no. 1 from La Vida Breve by Manuel De Falla. Performed by Gohar Vardanyan via her YouTube. I thought this was tricky enough on two guitars but Gohar rocks it. Nice one. Guitar by Jean Rompré.
I guess today the site is called this is electric guitar! My good friend and colleague Adrian Verdejo has just released a brilliant recording of new music and modern works for electric guitar. Adrian is an excellent classical guitarist but…
I don’t know what to make of this! It’s certainly interesting but cluttered sounding. Not a bad cluttered, but just intensely crowded. Neat though and the interaction between them is great. Via Sharon Isbin’s YouTube: Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan &…
An interesting project including guitarist Jason Vieaux. The below quote from the YouTube source explains more: Al-Bustan Arab Music Concert Series features classical guitarist Jason Vieaux in a concert “Revisiting Hybridity: (Western) Harmony and (Arab) Heterophony” with Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble: Music…