Category Modern Repertoire

Modern repertoire for the classical guitar including videos and sheet music articles. From early 20th century composers to contemporary new music.

Tim Beattie Plays Walking Me to Work by Wallen

Canadian guitarist Tim Beattie performs Walking Me to Work by British composer Errollyn Wallen, CBE, (b.1958). This comes via Beattie’s YouTube channel. Great performance by Beattie with a beautiful sound and pacing. I had no idea that Errollyn Wallen had written so much music for guitar including…

Drew Henderson Plays Capriccio Diabolico by Tedesco

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson performs Capriccio Diabolico “Omaggio a Paganini”, Op.85 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). This comes via Henderson’s YouTube channel. Great performance by Henderson with some beautiful phrasing and articulation. As always he has wonderful sound and recording but this one has some particularly nice bell-like…

JIJI Plays Aluminum Flowers by Mackey

JIJI performs the world premiere of Aluminum Flowers, classical and electric guitar concerto by Steven Mackey (b.1956) with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Robert Spano. This comes via JIJI’s YouTube Channel. Amazing performance by JIJI presenting an array of excellent musical skills, guitar work,…

Kristina Varlid Plays Sonata II by Koshkin

Norwegian classical guitarist Kristina Vårlid performs Sonata II by Nikita Koshkin (b.1956). This comes via Varlid’s Youtube channel. Movements: I. Allegro moderato, II. Adagio, III. Allegro. Sonata II is dedicated to Dimitris Dekavallas and was premiered in 2012. Great performance…

Landslag by Gulli Bjornsson

Landslög by Gulli Bjornsson

Landslög by Gulli BjornssonArtist Website Listen or buy the album via Bandcamp or Bjornsson’s PayHip Sheet music available via Bjornsson’s PayHip It was a pleasure hearing Gulli Bjornsson’s new recording of his Landslög collection. A few weeks back I featured…

Antonio Rugolo Plays Studio No.9, Fantasia by Gilardino

Antonio Rugolo performs Studio No.9 – Fantasia (Omaggio a Roberto Gerhard) from Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza by Angelo Gilardino (1941-2022). This comes via Rugolo’s YouTube channel. I rarely pass on sharing any performance of Angelo Gilardino‘s Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza, which are some of my…

Muxin Li Plays Landslag VII by Gulli Bjornsson

Muxin Li performs Landslag VII – Ólga við Ós (Turbulence where a stream meets a lake) by Gulli Bjornsson (b. 1991) performed on classical guitar at Music of the Earth concert at Curtis Institute of Music. This comes via Bjornsson’s Youtube…

Emma Rush Plays The tall grass bends to listen by Kruisbrink

Canadian guitarist Emma Rush performs The tall grass bends to listen by Annette Kruisbrink (b.1958). This comes via Rush’s YouTube channel. Kruisbrink is Dutch composer and guitarists with over 450 works which you can explore here. As Rush mentions, “The composition and video are in memory of…

Simon Farintosh Plays Joyful Departure by Towner

Canadian guitarist Simon Farintosh performs Joyful Departure by Ralph Towner (b.1940) on an 8-string guitar by Jeff Sigurdson. This comes via Simon’s YouTube channel with recording by Drew Henderson. Great performance by Farintosh with lots of great rhythmic moments and handling of the playful texture. I…

Cicchillitti Plays Ombres et lumières by Roux

Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti performs Ombres et lumières by Canadian composer and guitarist Patrick Roux (b.1962). This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel and recorded by Drew Henderson. You can find the sheet music for the duo or solo version at Les Productions d’Oz. Great performance by Cicchillitti with…

McGregor-Verdejo Duo Play Missing You by Sharman

McGregor-Verdejo Duo with Mark McGregor (alto flute) and Adrian Verdejo (classical guitar) perform Missing You by Rodney Sharman. This comes via Redshift Music Society and their Youtube channel. This is also from a new online concert series, Duets, featuring video…

Marco De Biasi Performs Vento d’Inverno 

Marco De Biasi performs his own composition Vento d’Inverno inside the historic 13th-century Oratorio dei Battuti Church in Vittorio Veneto, Italy. This comes via the Omni Foundation online series and their Youtube channel. I’ve posted videos of Marco De Biasi’s excellent playing and compositions a few times…