Modern repertoire for the classical guitar including videos and sheet music articles. From early 20th century composers to contemporary new music.
Microfest Records, 2014Produced by John SchneiderAlbum Notes via Microfest Buy or listen to samples via Amazon:Ben Johnston: Ruminations I was very excited to receive this new release filled with excellent performances and the intriguing music of Ben Johnston. Guitarist John Schneider is…
Ukraine born guitarist Marko Topchii playing Etude No. 7 by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959). Here Marko is playing the preliminary round at the 3rd Changsha International Guitar Competition 2014, Changsha, China. Here are the results of the finals:1st prize: Marko…
Matt Palmer playing Vicente Asencio’s La Joia, from Collectici Intim, on a 2002 Edmund Blochinger classical guitar at the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA. I really like Palmer’s playing, he has all the virtuosity of modern players but also…
Omán Kaminsky plays Thème varié et Finale by Manuel M. Ponce. Originally from Mexico City, Kaminsky later studied in Holland with Zoran Dukic. Kaminsky sounds great here as he plays this classic work. I like watching him play as his…
Thomas Viloteau plays the last movement of the Suite Brasileira n°3 commissioned and dedicated to him by Sergio Assad. Intense and filled with Brazilian fun! Here’s some early biography of Viloteau via his website: “Born into a family of fine…
Sanel Redžić plays Etude No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos via Siccas Guitars. Here he is playing on a 1986 Kevin Aram. I like the rubato and directional phrasing he takes with this well known piece. Too often people just power through…
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo featuring Wendy Warner play Menino by Sérgio Assad for Two Guitars & Cello. You can also see this other video of Menino played by the Assad brothers themselves along with Yo-Yo Ma. There’s also a CD titled Viva Brazil…
Eva Beneke plays the Prelude from Quatre Pièces Brèves by Frank Martin on a 1948 Hermann Hauser I via Siccas Guitars on YouTube. I’ve always loved the Martin pieces for their musical language but always with a focus on melody…
A live performance of Strata Motion for Guitar Quartet by Richard Melkonian who is a composer and conductor currently studying at Guildhall School for Music & Drama. Performed by Remy Reber (Guitar I) Giacomo Bigoni (Guitar II) Marcin Koziol (Guitar III) Michael Poll (Guitar…
Changes Upon the Guitar from As It Could Be by Frank A. Wallacefor violin, viola and seven guitarsWritten: December, 2013 for Richard Provost and the Hartt School of MusicCommissioned by: the Hartt School of Music Guitar Department at the University…
Fire is the first of four movements from The Elements, written and performed by composer/guitarist Frank Wallace via his YouTube and Gyre Music Label. You can also check out this glowing review I did of his recent album back in January…
Seyoung Park is one of the Youth Guitarists I’ve been following. Here she plays Brouwer’s Estudio Sencillos 1-5. She has a great YouTube channel and continues to record. I like featuring youth guitarists because they sometimes have a fresh perspective and interesting…