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The Guitar in Stuart England: A Social and Musical History

The Guitar in Stuart England by Christopher Page

The Guitar in Stuart England: A Social and Musical HistoryChristopher PageYale University Press, 2017 Learn or Buy from Amazon Thanks to one of my followers once again for sending me this excellent read. It’s filled with a wealth of info…

Roland Dyens Portrait and Discussion

Matthew Cochran and Matthew McAllister have a series called Duo Talk on McAllister’s YouTube and this week they had a special discussion on the great Roland Dyens (1955-2016). The discussion also includes Tracy Anne Smith,  Louis Trépanier, Valentin Danisevicius, and Roland’s sister Laura…

Introducing the Baroque Guitar with Sergio Bucheli

Sergio Bucheli takes us through the development of the Baroque guitar, various playing styles, continuo and solo repertoire and its influence on Latin American folk traditions. This comes via Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s YouTube channel. Wonderfully informative video and an…

Matthew McAllister Interviews Lutenist Eric Thomas

Check out the latest interview on Matthew McAllister’s Gallery of Guitar YouTube Curator Series (go subscribe). Here he interviews lutenist Eric Thomas. They discuss the Renaissance lute, the repertoire, his video performance of Calata ala spagnola by Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508), and…

Classical Guitar Insight Explores Weiss

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson has a new Youtube channel called Classical Guitar Insight (go subscribe now). The first episode is out and covers a beautiful prelude by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750). This is fantastic, not only do we get a wonderful performance…

Q&A: Bach on the Classical Guitar

Q&A: Bach on the Classical Guitar: Thanks to all my Patreon supporters who submitted questions. You can visit my Support Page if you enjoy these and want to help out. Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch the video there. Times & Questions 00:00 –…

A Brief History of Chamber Music

What is Chamber Music? “Intimacy, engagement and rational conversation are all at the heart of the chamber music ethos. OAE Chief Executive, Crispin Woodhead, talks us through the origins of chamber music and how we apply this way of playing…

Matthew McAllister Interviews Kevin Loh

Check out the latest interview on Matthew McAllister‘s YouTube Curator Series. Go subscribe to his channel now! Here he interviews the amazing Singapore guitarist Kevin Loh who I’ve featured on the site many times and is such a wonderful person and player. Matthew interviews Kevin Loh and discusses…

How To Record Classical Guitar with Colin Deibert

How To Record Classical Guitar with Colin Deibert Visit Colin’s amazing YouTube Channel and subscribe How to Use Video as a Self Evaluation Practice Tool (my video for Colin’s channel) Big thanks to Colin Deibert for doing a video swap…