Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 97,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.

Review: Sonata by Cesar Rojas

Sonata by Cesar RojasArtist Website: cesarrojasguitar.com Highlights: The Dowland is beautiful with great shaping and phrasing. The Dyens is played with ease which is no easy feat. Columbian born guitarist Cesar Rojas is currently based out of Toronto, Canada.  I recall…

Thomas Viloteau on Nails and Shaping

Via the online magazine Si Corde! Thomas Viloteau talks about filing and shaping the right hand finger nails. He shapes his nails in the opposite direction to mine. See my full article on fingernails: Fingernails for Classical Guitar: How I Shape My…

Seyoung Park plays Etude No.1 by Villa-Lobos

I enjoy posting a few videos every month on youth guitarists both to support them and to see how the younger generation is approaching the instrument and culture. One of the youth I’ve featured before and here again is Korean…

Gohar Vardanyan Plays Suite in A minor by Ponce

Gohar Vardanyan Suite in A minor by Manuel Maria Ponce (1882-1948). This is one of those imitation Baroque works Ponce wrote for Segovia. If you know the gossip, there is even a prelude by Ponce that was passed off as…

Review: Music of Jorge Morel

Music of Jorge Morel by Jorge MorelPaperback: 36 pages (Notation)Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (September 24, 2013) Buy or Learn More via Amazon:  Music of Jorge Morel From the composer (via back cover): These compositions, like most of my music, are of Latin…

Review: Duo Resonances – Granados, Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Ginastera, Mompou

Duo Resonances: Granados, Piazzolla, Scarlatti, Ginastera, Mompou Frédérique Luzy & Pierre Bibault Buy the album: Duo Resonances via Amazon Artist Website: duoresonances.comLabel: Calliope RecordsArt Direction: Cécile LenoirRecording: Dada Studio, Brussels (BE)Mastering: Thomas Vingtrinier, Sequenza Studio, Paris (FR)Photos: Jean-Baptiste MillotTexts: Philippe Cathé Repertoire:…

Barrios Guitar Quartet plays La Follia by Vivaldi

Watch this all the way through as it really gets going. I also like the plucky filled out sound of the Baroque guitar in there. Spectacular! Barrios Guitar Quartet plays Antonio Vivaldi “La Follia” You can buy or listen to…

Matthew McAllister plays An Malvina by Mertz

Another great video by McAllister who is a wonderful player and very expressive. You can find my sheet music edition here. Quote and video link via his YouTube: Scottish Classical Guitarist Matthew McAllister performing An Malvina by Johann Kaspar Mertz…

A Full Recital by Williams & Bream

A full recital by John Williams and Julian Bream. 53mins with all the concert talk etc. This is such a treat. “A friendly combat”!!!