Modern repertoire for the classical guitar including videos and sheet music articles. From early 20th century composers to contemporary new music.
David Russell plays Shadow of the Moon by Vincent Lindsey-Clark. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel! Vincent Lindsey-Clark is a UK guitarist and composer and of course you need no introduction for the legendary David Russell. Looks like a…
Canadian guitarist Jérôme Ducharme plays A Piece for Guitar (1991) by Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996). Performed for the Maastricht Guitar Society November 28th 2014. Nice little piece with the usual spacious beauty and interest in sound that is often associated with…
Berceuse by Robert Beaser (b. 1954) played by Adam Eccleston, flute & Zaira Meneses, guitar. This comes via the Boston Guitarfest 2014, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory. Produced by Brian Dixon with audio captured by NEC Audio The Boston Guitarfest have been releasing some fantastic material…
He’s a post about myself and my two great friends and colleagues. The Victoria Guitar Trio Plays Suspended Waltz (1998) from Elsewhereless by Canadian composer Rodney Sharman (1958). Arranged for Guitar Trio by Michael Dias. Oak Bay Music Society, Matinée Concert Series, March 22, 2015, Society…
Slovenian guitarist Karmen Stendler plays Chiton, written by a Slovenian composer Uroš Rojko (1954, Ljubljana). Recorded live in March 2015 at 2d Recording Studio in Slovenia. Played on a Darryl Perry guitar. Last week I posted another one with Stendler, Duo 206 with Stendler…
This is a guest post by composer Michael KarmonVisit his site for great info, free scores, and more! First, a disclaimer: I’m a composer. I do play classical guitar, but all my training and experience is in composition. Also, I’m…
Canadian-born, Germany-based guitarist Dale Kavanagh plays Prelude by Dale Kavanagh on a Altamira N500 via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Siccas pumps out tons of great videos by visiting artists so a big thanks to them. Here she…
French guitarist Jérémy Jouve plays Zapateado by Spanish guitarist and composer Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896–1981). His younger brother Eduardo Sáinz de la Maza (1903–1982) was also an acclaimed guitarist and composer. Jouve is in good form here and…
Jessica Kaiser plays La Serenor by Spanish composer Vicente Asencio (1908–1979). Produced by Sanel Redzic (April 2015) in Weimar via Stefan Schmidt’s YouTube. Guitar: Michel Brück (2015). Jessica Kaiser also plays in Kaiser Schmidt Duo. Jessica Kaiser and Jakob Schmidt…
Duo 206 with Slovenian guitarist Karmen Stendler and Neza Torkar play Quasar by Slovenian composer Nejc Kuhar. Recorded live in March 2015 at 2d Recording Studio in Slovenia. Nice little piece with lots of twists and turns and very well performed and…
New York-based Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd plays La Muerte del Angel by Argentine composer Ástor Piazzolla (1921–1992) via his YouTube Channel. This is the Benitez arrangement. You might have heard of Boyd from his work with the Australian Guitar…
SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela) play Prelude and Fugue No.4 in E from Les Guitares bien tempérées (The Well-Tempered Guitars), Op. 199. We’ve been seeing these Tedesco duos pop up more often these days which is great. They’ve been…