BeNe Guitar Duo – Lisa Denoo & Rolf van Meurs play Un Petit Train de Plaisir by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868). This comes via BeNe Duo’s YouTube and was recorded at Gitaarsalon Enkhuizen. This is quite a fun piano work from later in Rossini’s life.…
Adelita (Mazurca) by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909). PDF sheet music and video lesson for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. The level is intermediate (Grade 6). This is a PDF download. My PDF…
De Cascia, Sylvia Model Classical Guitar – I was pleased to get to review this instrument that is a mid-range guitar with lots of bells and whistles. De Cascia is a Montreal based company in connection with Grand Guitar Salon.…
‘To Be Useful Is Something Incredible’: Leo Brouwer Reflects On His LegacyHeard on All Things ConsideredGo to NPR for text write up instead. “To be useful is something incredible, because you’re at the service of the world,” Brouwer says in…
Paul Galbraith plays the Adagio from Sonata K570 for piano by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). This comes via GuitarCoop and their great YouTube Channel. Galbraith is one of the great players of our time with superb performances and recordings of Bach,…
The legendary Fabio Zanon (one of my favorite guitarists) gives a brilliant masterclasses at the Moscow International ‘Guitar Virtuosi’ festival, 2017. This comes via the Russian Guitar Magazine on their YouTube. At first the translation pauses bothered me but actually…
Stephanie Jones plays Adagio from Violin Sonata No. 1 BWV 1001 by J.S. Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube Channel and played on a 2012 Michel Brück guitar. Jones also plays in a quartet with some other great young…
Isaac Bustos performs Prelude No. 2 in E Major by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via his great YouTube Channel. Audio and Video by Mark Bueno. 2013 Martin Blackwell Spruce doubletop guitar. Great performance by Bustos, filled with rubato and…
Ejercicio No.9 From Coleccion 12a de Ejercicios by José Ferrer (1835-1916). PDF Sheet Music or Tab for Classical Guitar. Easy to Early-Intermediate, Grade 3. Notation-Only Edition or TAB Edition. Video Lesson Link. Free Sheet Music Edition (PDF): Ejercicio No.9 for…
Sanel Redžić (guitar) and Christiane Richter (harp) play Due immagini animate by Russian guitarist/composer Konstantin Vassiliev. This comes via Redzic’s great YouTube Channel. Beautiful sound recording with mastering by Joachim Müller. Recorded in Musikgymnasium Belvedere in Weimar, February 2017. Great blending of…
Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Introduction and Rondo no. 2 Op. 2 by Dionisio Aguado (1784 – 1849). This comes via his fantastic YouTube channel. As Henderson mentions on his YouTube “The theme of this Rondo bears a striking resemblance to Beethoven’s famous…
Slovenian guitarist/producer Uros Baric reviews the Camps M-10-S, an affordable mid-range classical guitar. This is via his YouTube Channel where he has lots of great videos ranging from performances to reviews and lessons. Visit his fantastic record label Baros Records and his lesson…