Chamber Music with Classical Guitar. Videos, performances, lessons, and articles.
Evangelina Mascardi and Ariel Abramovich perform Contrapunto sobre tenor de la Baxa from Libro IV de Silva de Sirenas (Valladolid 1547) by Enríquez de Valderrábano (c.1500-1557). Performed on a vihuela baxa by Marcus Wesche and vihuela alto by Francisco Hervás. This comes…
Canadian classical guitarists Drew Henderson and Tim Beattie performs Henderson’s arrangement of Sonada de Adiós by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999). This comes via Henderson’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). Beautiful performance by Henderson and Beattie showcasing some sensitive and balanced dynamic control and carefully sculpted ensemble phrasing. Here’s…
Classical guitarists Émilie Fend and Goran Krivokapić perform Jongo by Brazilian guitarist and composer Paulo Bellinati (b.1950). This comes via Fend’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). Amazing performance by this new duo comprised of two of my favourite players. Their rhythmic precision, clear…
Classical guitarists SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela) perform Intermezzo Op. 118, No.2 by Johanes Brahms (1833-1897). Arranged for two guitars by Lorenzo Micheli. This comes via SoloDuo’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). Filmed in Geneva, Switzerland, Salle Caecilia, November 2025 by Lilium SoundArt. Beautiful performance by SoloDuo…
Classical guitarist Sam Desmet performs Concerto pour guitare et petit orchestre, Op. 155 by Jean Absil (1893–1974) with the Casco Phil Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Haemhouts, in Waregem, Belgium. This is a world-premiere performance bringing Jean Absil’s guitar concerto to the stage…
Enfantillages Pittoresques by Erik Satie (1866-1925) arranged for classical guitar duo. Originally for solo piano. PDF sheet music for classical guitar duet including a notation edition with left hand fingering in score format. Intermediate level, the lower part is easier. This is…
The GFA Community Orchestra with Check Hulihan conducting, perform Folds by Ryan Ayers at the 2024 Convention in Fullerton, California. This comes via the Guitar Foundation of America and the GFA YouTube channel. Great to see such a coherent group…
Giovanni Masi (guitar),Elena Branno (Oboe), Raffaella Cardaropoli (cello) perform Aria Op.146 from Concerto da Camera by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). This comes via the Omni Foundation online series and their Youtube channel (go subscribe). The technical opus number is Aria Op.146a and is a 1968 arrangement for…
La Rêveuse with Benjamin Perrot (archlute) and Florence Bolton (viola da gamba) perform Adagio in D minor (Drexel manuscript) by Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787). This comes via La Rêveuse on YouTube (go subscribe). La Rêveuse is a French chamber group,…
Canadian guitarists Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan perform their arrangement of Elfentanz from Lyric Pieces Op.12 by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). This comes via Cowan’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 is the first of ten books of short piano pieces composed by…
Ariel Abramovich (vihuela de mano) and Inés Alonso (soprano) perform Bella de vos son amorós – Anónimo (Cancionero de Uppsala, S. XVI). This comes via Edoardo Lambertenghi’s excellent YouTube channel. Such a charming performance with so much rhythmic interest. “From: “Villancicos de diversos autores, a dos, y…
SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela) perform Notturno (1904), from Six Piano Pieces by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936). Arranged for two guitars by Lorenzo Micheli. This comes via Micheli and SoloDuo’s YouTube channel with filming in Toronto, Ontario by Drew Henderson. Always beautiful playing by SoloDuo…