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.

Gavotte by Obregon – Lesson and Free PDF

Gavotte (a ma soeur Amanda) by Alberto C. Obregon (1872-1922) for Classical Guitar. From No.2 from Trois Morceaux. Free PDF Sheet Music (both notation only and a tab edition). Level: Intermediate (Grade 4-5). HD YouTube Lesson Link Free PDF Sheet Music – Both…

Steve Cowan plays Prélude by Khachaturian

Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan plays Prelude by Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978), arranged by Rafael Andia for Éditions transatlantiques. This comes via Cowan’s great YouTube channel. You can also hear it on his album Arctic Sonata on Spotify or iTunes. Video and sound by…

Jérémy Jouve plays Capriccio Diabolico Op.85 by Tedesco

French guitarist Jérémy Jouve plays Capriccio Diabolico “Omaggio a Paganini”, Op.85 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). This comes via the Paris Guitar Foundation and their YouTube channel. Directed by Augustin Pesnon. Amazing performance as usual from Jouve with beautiful phrasing wonderfully combined with virtuosity. Composed in 1935, Castelnuovo-Tedesco…

Ekachai – Loh Play Sanzen-in by York

Kevin Loh and Ekachai Jearakul play Sanzen-in (三千院) by Andrew York. This comes via Loh’s great YouTube Channel. Loh had this to say and more (check his YouTube): “Andrew York was inspired to write this piece, Sanzen-in, when he visited the…

Flauguissimo Duo

Flauguissimo Duo (Baroque Flute and Theorbo) Play Blavet

Flauguissimo Duo with Yu-Wei Hu (Baroque flute) & Johan Löfving (Theorbo) play Flute Sonata in G Major Op.2 No.1, Adagio – Presto by Michel Blavet (1700–1768). Blavet was a French composer and flutist from the Baroque era. This comes via…

Lorenzo Micheli plays Quién más rendido (Op.195) by Tedesco

Italian guitarist Lorenzo Micheli plays XIII. Quién más rendido? (Book III)  from Caprichos de Goya, op. 195 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968). This comes via Micheli’s great YouTube channel. I’m sure you already know Micheli from his GFA win or his work…

El Sueño (Tremolo) by Viñas (Lesson, PDF)

El Sueño (Reverie para Guitarra) for Guitar by José Viñas (1823-1888) – PDF Sheet Music or Tab for Classical Guitar. First Tremolo Arrangement by Domingo Prat (1886-1944) –  Includes a Notation Edition and a Notation + TAB Edition. The level…

Bernardi and Aonzo Play Calace (Guitar and Mandolin)

Lorenzo Bernardi (guitar) and Carlo Aonzo (mandolin) play Serenata Malinconica by Raffaele Calace (1863 – 1934) at the Trento Sala Filarmonica, Italy. This comes via Bernardi’s great YouTube Channel. Raffaele Calace (1863 – 1934) was an Italian mandolin player, composer,…

Marco De Biasi Plays Dowland

Marco De Biasi Plays Dowland

Marco De Biasi plays Fantasia [Poulton No.73 – A Fancy] by Elizabethan composer and lutenist John Dowland (1563-1626). This comes via his YouTube Channel. He’s also a great composer, I performed some of Marco De Biasi’s studies (studio) for guitar trio…

Nostalgia, No.3, Op.19 by Sagreras

No.3 – Nostalgia (Petite Melodie) from Tres Piezas Faciles, Op.19 by Julio Sagreras (1879 -1942) – PDF sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Intermediate – Grade 4. My PDF Sheet Music…

Pascal Valois and Jacques-André Houle Play Lhoyer

Canadian guitarist Pascal Valois and Jacques-André Houle (violin) play Agitato from Sonate pour guitare avec accompagnement de violon, Op. 17, No. 1 by Antoine de Lhoyer (1768-1852). Romantic Guitar by Cabasse-Bernard, Mirecourt (ca. 1820). This comes via Valois’ YouTube Channel. Great…