Matthew McAllister plays Silent Night
Happy Holidays to all! Here’s Matthew McAllister playing Silent Night arranged by Kevin Gallagher. Have a wonderful day!
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 100,000 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.
Pavel Steidl plays Hommage à Jimi Hendrix by Domeniconi
The amazing Pavel Steidl performs “Hommage à Jimi Hendrix” by Carlo Domeniconi on Moscow International “Guitar Virtuosos” 2011 festival.
Bradford Werner Plays Passacaille by Weiss
Hey it’s me! A first try playing this piece, I still need to smooth it out a bit and add some definition to the voices but here it is for now. Bradford Werner plays Passacaille by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750)…
Review: Fluidity by Benjamin Beirs
Artist Website: benjaminbeirs.comHelp support this album via: Indiegogo Album Title: Fluidity: Classical Guitar in the 21st Century Repertoire: Laments, Dances and Lullabies by Miroslav Tadic (b. 1959) Sonata III by Manuel M. Ponce (1882-1948) Fluidity by Benjamin Beirs (b. 1984) Lutoslawski: In…
Asturias – Leyenda by Albéniz for Guitar
Asturias (Leyenda) – No. 5 from Suite Española, Op. 47 by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). PDF sheet music or tab arranged for classical guitar. The level is fairly advanced (Grade 10). I’ve based this mainly on arrangement on the piano score and…
Taso Comanescu plays Tarrega on a 1890 Torres
A very nice performance of Tarrega’s Adelita by Taso Comanescu via GSI. The 1890 guitar Antonio de Torres sounds great. Guitar: 1890 Antonio de Torres. Here’s Taso Comanescu playing Francisco Tarrega’s ‘Adelita’ on an 1890 Antonio de Torres classical guitar at the Guitar…
Guitar Duet: March in D major by C.P.E. Bach, BWV Anh. 122
For those of you who are interested here’s a little preview from my duet book. This one is This one is March in D major by C.P.E. Bach, BWV Anh. 122 by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788). Here’s the link for…
David Starobin plays Matiegka on a period Lacôte
Another great performance from David Starobin, this time of Menuetto (Presto) in G major, op. 20, no. 10 by Wenzeslaus Matiegka (1773–1830). He’s playing guitar made by René François Lacôte (1785–1855) with a label signed by the virtuoso guitarist Fernando Sor (1778–1839)…
Duo Bandini & Chiacchiaretta play Zita by Piazzolla
Duo Bandini & Chiacchiaretta (Giampaolo Bandini – Cesare Chiacchiaretta) performing ‘Zita’ song by Astor Piazzolla on guitar and bandoneon. Via Guitar Magazine at ‘Guitar Virtuosos’ 2013 festival – Chaikovsky Hall, Moscow. March 17th, 2013. I love the energy and the element of…
Guitar Supports: Training Wheels for Student Guitar Positions
I recently lent my Ergoplay Guitar Support to a student and realized that it worked as ‘training wheels’ for the student’s guitar position. In other words, because guitar supports essentially put the guitar at approximately a 45 degree angle, the student…
A Lesson on Vibrato by Gohar Vardanyan
Another great classical guitar lesson from Gohar Vardanyan via her sponsor String By Mail. Vibrato is not only a great way to increase your musical expression but I’ve found it to also be an excellent aid to relaxing the left hand for students…
Drew Henderson plays Caprice #7 by Legnani
Another great video by Drew Henderson of Italian composer Luigi Legnani (1790-1877). He has such a great sound that is clear and crisp and bell-like. Plus all the chops for Legnani! Nice one Drew! You can buy the sheet music…