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Adam Kossler performs Sonata K3, L378 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), arr. Kossler (originally for keyboard, usually harpsichord). This comes via Strings by Mail and their YouTube channel with audio and video by Drew Henderson. Great playing by Kossler who does…
Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan plays III. the equilibrium crumbles by David Leisner. This comes via Cowan’s great YouTube channel. Cowan is creating some great videos with top notch playing so make sure to subscribe to him. Excellent articulations and control over the…
Norwegian guitarist Christina Sandsengen plays In Moments of Solitude by Ole Bull. Nice balanced playing and beautifully shaped phrases by Sandsengen. Ole Bull was a Norwegian violinist and composer. “According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and…
Dmitriy Murin (Russia) plays the fantasia Pensée fugitive by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856). Wow, what a spectacular display of extroverted virtuosity. At first I thought he would not be able to sustain this level of punchy fast playing but he…
Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan plays Prelude & Allemande from Sonata V in G Major by Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687 – 1750). This comes via Cowan’s great YouTube channel. Beautiful performance by Cowan with special attention to phrasing and a gentle delivery. I love Weiss…
Tariq Harb plays Prelude to a Song by John C. Williams (the guitarist). This comes via Harb’s fantastic YouTube Channel. Great playing by Harb as usual. Hypnotic and really nice balance between the continuous arpeggios and the melody. As Harb…
Jennifer Kim plays Sonata K27, L449 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) on a classical guitar made by Yulong Guo at the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA. This comes via their great YouTube Channel. A number of things I really…
Scintilla: After Arvo Pärt composed by Marek Pasieczny and played by Krzysztof Pełech , Michal Stanikowski, and Marek Pasieczny. This comes via Marek Pasieczny’s YouTube. Pretty piece with some darker moments, interesting harmonies and some great ensemble playing. Some info…
Polish guitarist Mateusz Kowalski plays Moment musicaux in F minor D. 780 No. 3 (Op. 94 No. 3) by Franz Schubert (1787–1828). This comes via his high quality Youtube Channel (go subscribe). Excellent articulations in the accompaniment and beautiful melodic…
Sanel Redžić plays Prelude & Très viste from Suite for lute BWV 995 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Redžić’s amazing and very active YouTube channel. Great performance as usual from Redžić which I’ve featured on the site…
Christopher Morrongiello performs Lachrimae (ca. 1590s) by John Dowland (1563–1626), Cambridge University Library manuscript DD.2.11. Filmed in the Chapel from Le Château de la Bastie d’Urfé at The Metropolitan Museum of Art via their YouTube Channel. Great performance of one…
Emmanuel Sowicz plays his arrangement of Gracias a la vida by Violeta Parra (1917–1967). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Nice phrasing and pacing by Sowicz who handles that insistent little motive vey nicely. Violeta Parra was a…