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.
Sonata No.4 in E Minor, Op.31 by Matiegka

Sonata No.4 in E Minor, Op.31 by Matiegka

Sonata No.4 in E minor, Op.31 by Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773-1830). PDF Sheet music for classical guitar. Three movements: I. Allegro Moderato, II. Schezo and Trio, III. Capricio. Mainly open position playing. Intermediate or advanced depending on the tempo. Approximately grade 8…

Andantino in G Major, No.7, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani. PDF sheet music for classical guitar.

Andantino, No.7, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani

Andantino in G Major, No.7, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) – Lesson, Performance, and Sheet Music. This is from my PDF or hardcopy sheet music edition for classical guitar: Le Papillon, No. 1-32, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani. Grades 1-7 and includes both a notation-only edition…

Classical Guitar Insight Explores Weiss

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson has a new Youtube channel called Classical Guitar Insight (go subscribe now). The first episode is out and covers a beautiful prelude by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750). This is fantastic, not only do we get a wonderful performance…

Benefits of a Well-Rounded Technique Routine

A lesson on the benefits of a well-rounded technique routine in music practice and classical guitar. The benefits of a well-rounded technique are wide ranging and essential to making progress on the classical guitar or any instrument. The main points…

Classical Guitarists

This page lists classical guitarist who have been featured on the site. The links below go to my profile page on the artist where I list links, featured articles, videos, and biographies. Since I’ve only just started this page the…

Finlay Hay & Amy Karensa Morris Perform Seiber

Finlay Hay (guitar) and Amy Karensa Morris (voice) perform Le Rossignol and J’ai descendu by Mátyás Seiber (1905-1960) from Four French Folk Songs. Originally Quatre chansons populaires francaises for soprano and string orchestra (1948). This comes via Finlay Hay’s YouTube…

Goran Krivokapić - Classical Guitar

Goran Krivokapić – Classical Guitar

Goran Krivokapić (1979) is a Montenegrin classical guitarist. A renowned professional performer, recording artist, competition winner, and teacher. He is professor of guitar at Cologne University of Music and teaches guitar at Detmold University of Music. He is currently based in Cologne,…

Felipe Celis Catalan Plays Los Espejos Sonata by Javier Contreras

Chilean guitarist Felipe Celis Catalán plays Sonata “Los Espejos” by Chilean composer Javier Contreras (b.1983). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel but you can also visit Catalán’s YouTube as well. Great sonata and excellent performance of the thick texture while maintaining nice…

Fabrizio Proietti Plays Tedesco Sonata Op.77

Italian guitarist Fabrizio Proietti plays Sonata (Omaggio a Boccherini), Op. 77 (1934) by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their YouTube and Proietti’s Youtube. I’ve always loved this sonata so usually share it whenever I get the…

Allegro, No.6, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani

Allegro in A Minor, No.6, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) – Lesson, Performance, and Sheet Music. This is from my PDF or hardcopy sheet music edition for classical guitar: Le Papillon, No. 1-32, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani. Grades 1-7 and includes both a notation-only edition…

Dir, dir Jehova, will ich singen BWV 452 by Bach

Charles Daniels (tenor), Menno van Delft (harpsichord), Mieneke van der Velden (viola da gamba), and Fred Jacobs (theorbo) perform “Dir, dir Jehova, will ich singen” BWV 452 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes from the absolutely amazing Netherlands Bach Society and…

Bist du bei mir (Be thou with me) by Bach & Stölzel

Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 (Be thou with me) by Bach & Stölzel. PDF Sheet Music arranged for classical guitar. Originally composed by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690–1749) and arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Sheet music or tab editions…