Gian Marco Ciampa plays Brouwer
Italian guitarist Gian Marco Ciampa plays Sonata para Guitarra by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer (b.1939). The three movements are I. Fandangos y Boleros; II. Sarabanda de Scriabin; III. La Toccata…
Review: Fretboard PhD by Ashkan Mashhour
Fretboard PhD: master the guitar fretboard through intervals by Ashkan MashhourPublisher: Pêle-Mêle Works156 pages, English Buy via Amazon: Fretboard PhD I was happy to receive a copy of this informative book…
Sabrina Vlaskalic plays Sonata Op. 47 by Ginastera
Serbian born guitarist Sabrina Vlaskalic, now teaching at The Prince Clause Conservatoire (The Hanze University) in Groningen, The Netherlands, plays Sonata Op. 47 by Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983). This…
Ricardo Gallén Plays Carora by Lauro
Spanish guitarist Ricardo Gallén Plays Carora by Venezuelan composer/guitarist Antonio Lauro (1917–1986). This piece pretty much sums up what people want from South American guitar with sections of beautiful melody…
Lesson: Using the 4th finger in first position
This video lesson covers the question: Should beginner classical guitar students learn to play D and G in the first position (top strings) with the 4th finger or the 3rd…
Duo Amaral Play Santórsola
Duo Amaral (Jorge Amaral and Mia Pomerantz-Amaral) performing the 4th movement Finale from Suite all’antica for 2 guitars (1975) by Brazilian-Uruguayan composer Guido Santórsola (1904–1994). Santórsola wrote a ton of…
Adam Levin – Trimountain by Antón García Abril
Another new work: guitarist Adam Levin plays a world premiere of Trimountain by Antón García Abril. June 16, 2017 at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. This one has some…
Duo Vela (Guitar and Flute) Play Tedesco
Duo Vela, American flutist Marla Nistico and Australian guitarist Daniel Nistico, perform Sonatina for Flute and Guitar, Op. 205 (1965) – I. Allegretto grazioso by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). The video mislabeled…
Thomas Viloteau Plays Music of Memory by Maw
French guitarist Thomas Viloteau plays Music of Memory by British composer Nicholas Maw (1935–2009). One of the great works of the period (1989, rev. 1991), Viloteau pulls it off beautifully.…
Tips and Advice for Beginner Classical Guitarists
Tips and Advice for Beginner Classical GuitaristsYouTube Video Link This video is part of my free online curriculum at the lesson archive page. This is a lesson for beginner classical guitarists.…
Lesson: Arpeggio Patterns on Single Strings
Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Practicing Arpeggio Patterns on Open Strings The three main benefits of this are: 1. Increased Right Hand Accuracy, 2. Creation of a compact hand…
Canción y Tango for Guitar and Clarinet by Drozd
Jakub Kościuszko (guitar) & Jan Jakub Bokun (clarinet) play Canción y Tango op. 145A by Polish composer Gerard Drozd. This comes via Gerard Drozd’s YouTube Channel and was recorded live at…