Classical guitar videos by professionals and emerging artists. Watching pros play can improve your technique, musicality, and repertoire awareness.
Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens (1955–2016) for Classical GuitarTango en Skaï (1985), is one of Dyens’ best-known pieces, it encompasses all the fun and great writing that comes with Dyens. “Skaï” is a French slang term for imitation leather and…
Torre Bermeja by Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) on classical guitar – This piece comes from Op. 92: 12 Piezas características for piano for which this is No. 12: Torre Bermeja (Serenata). The title means “purple tower” or “red tower”. There are towers…
Cuban guitarist Alí Arango plays Canción de cuna (Berceuse), after Drume negrita by Emilio Grenet from Dos temas populares cubanos by Leo Brouwer (b.1939). This comes via Alí Arango’s great Youtube Channel and played on La Invencible Antonio de Torres.…
Introduction and Rondo No. 2 Op. 2 from Trois Rondo Brillants, Op. 2 by Dionisio Aguado (1784–1849). Aguado was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the Classical period. He is well known for his concert and pedagogical works as…
British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Prelude No. 3 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via her YouTube channel. Beautifully filmed in the Medeival town of Puy-l’Eveque, South-West France by Tom Gradwell. I’ve posted a number of videos of Whittingham back to when she was 17, interesting to see…
Canadian guitarist Pascal Valois (Romantic Guitar) & Jivko Georgiev (Cello) play Noctune No. 1 by Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874). This comes via Pascal Valois on his Youtube channel. I always like to feature chamber music on the site. This is no Beethoven but it’s period repertoire and…
An fantastic interview with Rosie Bennet and her performance of Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro BWV 998 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazing Youtube Channel. Great playing and bonus points for conducting the interview over…
Changseop Kim Plays Sonata K.380 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), arr. Carlo Marchione, on a 2004 Antonio Marin Montero guitar. This comes via PARTITA Studio in Seoul, Korea on their YouTube. Great aesthetic performance with consistent articulations and some nice dynamic shaping and ornaments. Although…
Patrick Tanguay and Gabriel Boulanger-Samson play the 2nd movement Reflexion from Tres piezas de Abril by Italian guitarist and composer Giorgio Mirto. These fine young players are both students from the Université de Sherbrooke music program in Quebec from the studio…
Canadian guitarists Adam Cicchillitti & Steve Cowan play Prelude 5, Book II: Bruyères by French composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918) arranged for guitar duo by Steve Cowan. Video by the amazing Drew Henderson. This comes via Cowan’s great YouTube Channel. Beautiful arrangement and ensemble playing, nice work!…
Rachel Schiff plays her arrangement of Sonate K322 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) on a 2017 Ana Espinosa guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars in Germany and their YouTube. Nice ornaments and rhythmic feel for this keyboard work by…
Timothy Steis Plays the Allegro from 2nd Violin Sonata BWV 1003 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via his YouTube channel. Video by Drew Henderson. Point of interest, Timothy is also a luthier and he’s playing his own guitar.…