New Release: Midnight by Uros Baric
Midnight by Uros Baric2018 Baros RecordsRecorded, Produced, and Performed by Uros Baric Buy or Learn More at Baros Records I was very pleased to have met Slovenian guitarist Uros Baric…
Eliška Lenhartová plays Tedesco
Eliška Lenhartová plays Tempo di minuetto from Sonata Omaggio a Boccherini by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) on a 1984 José Luis Romanillos “La Pagés” guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars in Germany and their…
Coffee, Setup, Q&A, Prelude Op.41 by Jacques Hétu
A quick look at my setup routine followed by some Q&A about why I record in this small room, that weird triangle on my fretboard, the armsock I wear, and…
Aros Guitar Duo Play Cuna from Impresiones Intimas by Mompou
Danish group Aros Guitar Duo with Mikkel Egelund Nielsen and Simon Wildau play their arrangement of Cuna from the piano work Impresiones Intimas by Federico Mompou (1893-1987). This comes via Nielsen’s great Youtube channel. The video is from their…
Steve Cowan Plays Ségoviana, Op. 366 by Milhaud
Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan plays Ségoviana, Op. 366 (1957) by French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974). Wonderful playing as usual from Cowan who is quickly becoming one of my favourite Canadian guitarists. Beautiful clean…
Peter Graneis Plays Olli Mustonen’s Sonata Jehkin Iivana
German guitarist Peter Graneis plays the sonata Jehkin Iivana by Finnish pianist, conductor, and composer Olli Mustonen (b.1967). This comes via Open Strings Berlin and their amazingly high quality Youtube Channel. Great playing here ranging…
Strong Wind 3/4 Size
I wanted to try the 3/4 size guitar as I teach many youth students that are often in need of affordable instruments. The guitar sounded pretty nice overall and the…
Chris Roseland Plays Barrios (Turrentine Guitar)
A quick shoutout to luthier Zebulon Turrentine who sent me his new video on his Vimeo channel featuring his guitar. This is Chris Roseland playing La Catedral by Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944). He’s on…
Why Guitarists use Lute Tuning & Capos for Renaissance Music
Why do so many classical guitarists and sheet music editions use relative lute tuning (tune down the third string to F sharp) and use a capo when playing Renaissance lute…
Ricercare (Fantasia) 16 by Francesco da Milano (Free PDF)
Ricercare (Fantasia) 16 by Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543) – Ness No.16. Arranged for classical guitar with both a notation-only edition and tab edition. Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543) was…
Bahar Ossareh Plays Introduction & Dance by Pedram Falsafi
Iranian-Canadian classical guitarist Bahar Ossareh plays Introduction & Dance by Iranian guitarist/composer Pedram Falsafi (b.1978). This comes via Bahar Ossareh’s Youtube channel with video by Drew Henderson. Ossareh currently teaches and performs in Toronto and Falsafi…
Felix Dallaire & Chris Habib on Scott Guitars
A nice shout out to Scott guitars! Felix Dallaire & Chris Habib perform Variations on a Sarabande by Handel by Ferdinand Rebay (1880-1953) & Mallorca, Opus 202 by Isaac Albeniz…