Classical Guitar in Canada featuring Canadian classical guitarists, composers, videos, and more. This is Classical Guitar is based in Victoria, BC, Canada and proud to support Canadian content.
Bradford Werner performs Studio No.6 “Soledad” (Omaggio a Francisco Goya) from Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza by Angelo Gilardino (1941-2022) on classical guitar. This comes via my YouTube channel. Published by Editions Bèrben. The sheet music edition can be…
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…
Canadian classical guitarist Simon Farintosh has a new album of Christmas song arrangements in all 24 major & minor keys titled A Well-Tempered Christmas. Farintosh has completed such a creative and challenging project but also tastefully listenable as holiday album. With a…
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…
Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Suite for Lute, BWV 995 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) on a seven-string guitar. This comes via Henderson’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). Henderson’s sheet music edition will be coming soon via his website. Brilliant and refined performance by Henderson with…
Study No.5, Op.40 by Leonard Schulz (1813-1860) from Exercises and Studies for the Guitar, “The Indispensable”. PDF sheet music for classical guitar with performance and lesson video. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. The level is…
Canadian guitarist Simon Farintosh performs Maцi by Canadian composer Liam Kuhn on an 8-string guitar. This comes via Simon’s YouTube channel (go subscribe). Nice performance by Farintosh with a great sense of space. I also really enjoy hearing the extended range from the 8 string. As he mentioned…
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…
The Life and Times of Catharina PrattenEmma RushWrite-up and Liner Notes Emma Rush has an interesting new album out with a repertoire theme centred around Catharina Pratten. As she mentions, “The Life and Times of Catharina Pratten includes seven previously…
Canadian guitarist Ben Diamond performs Collectici Intim by Spanish composer Vicente Asencio (1908–1979). This comes via Diamond’s YouTube channel (go subscribe now). Movements: I. La Serenor; II. La Joia; III. La Calma; IV. La Gaubança; V. La Frisança. Great performance by Diamond with nice elegant…
Canadian guitarist Emma Rush performs Evening Song by Catharina Pratten (1824-1895). This comes via Rush’s YouTube channel. As she mentions, “Pratten was a composer, guitarist, educator, publisher, conductor, and instrument inventor based in London. She was incredibly influential and was the most important guitar figure in…
MusiCurated, The Classical Guitar Magazine Congratulations to editor Ben Lahring on the first edition of MusiCurated, The Classical Guitar Magazine. I was honoured to have been included in the interviews with discussions on This is Classical Guitar, developments in teaching,…