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Michael Kolk plays La fille aux cheveux de lin by Debussy

Canadian guitarist Michael Kolk plays La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). FYI to my younger students, this is originally for piano from Debussy’s first book of Préludes, written between late 1909 and early 1910. The French…

Lesson: Thirds in G Major by Giuliani

Thirds in G Major, No. 5, Op. 1 by Mauro GiulianiFrom my PDF eBook: Ten Classical Etudes (Werner Guitar Editions)Includes fingering, notation only & notation + TAB edition.YouTube Video Performance and Lesson Link (4K) Thirds in G Major No. 5, Op. 1…

Jorge Caballero plays Evocación by Isaac Albeniz

Jorge Caballero plays Evocación from Book One of the Iberia Suite by Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) via the Metropolitan Museum of  Art on YouTube. Filmed in the Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February,…

Emanuele Buono plays Da Milano

Italian guitarist Emanuele Buono plays Francesco Da Milano: Fantasia No. 33 via the Naxos Youtube Channel. Beautiful sound on this recording and Buono’s clear and relaxed playing hits the spot. Notice his faster bass runs are played with thumb and…

Why do we love repetition in music?

TED-Ed on YouTube explores the question: Why do we love repetition in music? Here’s their Youtube blurb: “How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music…

Altius Duo Play Jobiniana No. 1 by Assad

A nice and clean performance of Jobiniana No. 1 by Sergio Assad (b.1952) by Canadian group Altius Duo (Adam Batstone & Chad Yacobucci). These young guys recently emerged via the University of Toronto and have been putting out some great vids with…

TwoFourTwelve play Prélude et fugue by Tedesco

Duo TwoFourTwelve play Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Prélude et Fugue No.IV from Les Guitares bien tempérées, Op. 199. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) was an Italian composer and one of the few real treats of the modern guitar repertoire. His music is fantastic and these…

Nigel North plays Francesco da Milano

Here’s some more from Nigel North from the same concert as last week’s post. Here he performs Ricercars 14 & 75 and Fantasias 64 & 25 (Ness edition numbering) by Italian composer/lutenist Francesco da Milano (1497–1543), also known as Il divino. The recording was made…

Matthew McAllister plays My Gentle Harp

Matthew McAllister plays My Gentle Harp by Thomas Moore on a 2010 Ivan Bruna via Siccas Guitars. Siccas Guitars has become a great source for high quality videos as of late. Bravo to them. McAllister himself is also an excellent…

Gohar Vardanyan plays Córdoba by Albéniz

Gohar Vardanyan plays Córdoba from Cantos de España, Op. 232 by Spanish pianist and composer Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909). Another great video from Gohar Vardanyan with this classic work which was originally for piano. Cantos de España (Songs of Spain) also…

Drew Henderson plays Capriccio no. 2 by Legnani

Drew Henderson plays Capriccio no. 2 by Luigi Legnani on his brand new Sigurdson Guitar. Drew has a really amazing balance of sweet tone but with plenty of clarity. He is definitely one of the great young stars in Canada…

Kids Plays Brouwer & Pernambuco

I wish I could find the name of these kids but assume the YouTube channel is either a parent or teacher. Anyway, I was quite surprised that they were able to do so well on a full size guitar. Imagine…