Albanian classical guitarist Petrit Çeku performs all six Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) in a one-take recording live concert at Croatian Music Institute, Zagreb. This comes via Art of Sound and Vision’s Youtube. Huge undertaking by…
A Lesson on Using Repetition in Music Practice. In this lesson I cover a variety of ways to approach using repetition during your practice sessions. The main point is that you need to approach repetition with critical thinking and listening…
Allegretto, No.5, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) – Lesson and Performance. 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 and a tab edition. Le…
Italian guitarist Eleonora Perretta performs a concert with repertoire by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944), and Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). This comes via the Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel. Fantastic playing by Perretta with excellent rhythmic drive, clear articulations, and some brilliant…
Anonymous Works for Classical Guitar – PDF sheet music for classical guitar with free video performances and lessons. Notation-only editions or separate tab editions. Unattributed, or anonymous, compositions exist for classical guitar throughout the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic Eras.…
Zane Forshee (guitar) and Gene Koshinski (percussion) play all three movements of Killjoy by Gene Koshinski (b.1980), scored for amplified guitar and percussion. This comes via Koshinski’s Youtube. Great interactive composition with excellent writing for the guitar. Fantastic playing by…
Grazioso, No.4, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) – Lesson and Performance. 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 and a tab edition.…
Performance and Lesson for Allegretto, No.3, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829). 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 and a tab edition. Le…
Andrea De Vitis plays Tellur (1977) by Tristan Murail (b.1947). This comes via his YouTube channel. Great to hear this piece which I heard live a few years back. Excellent performance by Andrea De Vitis with very focused pacing, dramatic gestures, and sense of space. For…
Russian guitarist Anton Baranov plays Prelude No.5, Op.11 by Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915), originally for piano. This comes via his amazing YouTube Channel. Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist with a whole range of fascinating biographical tidbits (read Baranov’s description below or visit the Wiki). Beautiful…
Performance and Lesson for Grazioso, No.2, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829). 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 and a tab edition. Le…
Performance and Lesson for Andantino, No. 1, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829). 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…