& Werner Guitar Editions
& Werner Guitar Editions
Modern repertoire for the classical guitar including videos and sheet music articles. From early 20th century composers to contemporary new music.
Kyuhee Park performs Prelude No.2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via her YouTube channel. Park’s playing always surprises me, she can switch from super clean and expressive playing to very extroverted intensity. I love the contrast here between the…
Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti performs Study No.1 by Irish composer Phil Parker. This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel. Nice to hear all the new music on Cicchillitti’s channel and great playing as usual. Here’s what he mentions in his YouTube description: Study 1,” by Phil…
Thu Le plays Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70 by English composer Benjamin Britten (1913–1976). This comes via Thu Le’s YouTube channel. Nocturnal is one of my favourite works in the modern guitar repertoire so I’m always excited to share it on…
Pardy Minassian performs Comme un Hommage à Ravel (Étude Mélodique No. 3) by Arnaud Dumond (b.1950). This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel. “Pardy Minassian (Bardy Minassian) is an Armenian-Syrian classical composer and guitarist, residing in Los Angeles.” (read more…
Konstantin Vassiliev Guitar Works 1Yuri Liberzon (Soloist) & Patrick O’Connell (Duets)Naxos Records More Info, Listen, or Buy: Yuri Liberzon (CDs), Naxos, Spotify, Apple, and more. Wonderful to hear Yuri Liberzon present the solo works of Konstantin Vassiliev as well as duets…
Gnossienne No.1 by Erik Satie (1866-1925) arranged for classical guitar. PDF sheet music or tab edition for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Late-Intermediate (grade 7). This is a PDF download. My PDF Sheet Music Edition Gnossienne No.1…
Taeyoung Ahn 안태영 performs Fuoco, the third movement from Libra Sonatine by Roland Dyens (1955-2016) on a Yunah Park ‘1937 Hauser Style’ guitar. This comes via Partita Studio in Seoul, Korea on their YouTube. Awesome performance with amazingly quick and exciting contrasts between extreme risk…
Spanish guitarist Anabel Montesinos performs Prelude No.5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Nice melodic phrasing and musical balance throughout by Montesinos. Also some great pacing and exciting flourishes. “Anabel Montesinos is a winner of several…
Ethan Boyers performs Otoño Porteño by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992), arranged by Sérgio Assad and played on a 2022 Vicente Carrillo guitar. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube. Great playing by Ethan Boyers. Love the forward rhythmic drive and risky rapid…
Thomas Viloteau performs Due Canzoni Lidie by Italian guitarist and composer Nuccio D’Angelo (b.1955). This comes via Viloteau’s fantastic YouTube channel. Mesmerizing performance and excellent control over the melodic lines and relentless accompaniment figure. Plus some intense textures near the end. This comes from his newest…
Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti performs Sonata, Op.61 (1931) by Joaquin Turina (1882–1949). This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel with video/audio work by Drew Henderson. Movements: I. Allegro – Allegretto tranquillo; II. Andante; III. Allegro vivo. Great playing by Cicchillitti with some excellent pacing and contrasts between…
SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela) perform Prelude No.10 in B Flat Major Op.199 (Alla rumba) from Les Guitares bien tempérées, Op. 199 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) at a live concert at Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland. This comes via Micheli’s great YouTube channel. Op.199 is collection of…