Harry Partch – Plectra and Percussion Dances

Harry Partch: Plectra and Percussion DancesMusic of Harry Partch, Vol. 2Bridge Records, 2014 Listen to samples or buy on Amazon: Harry Partch: Plectra and Percussion Dances A big congratulations to…

Ekachai Jearakul plays Tedesco’s Quintetto Op.143

Thailand guitarist and 2014 GFA winner, Ekachai Jearakul, plays Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco’s (1895–1968) Quintetto for guitar and string quartet op.143 with the Perosi ensemble (M.Bianchi, M.Coco, M.Redegoso and C.Merlo).This is…

Writing for Guitarists by Composer Michael Karmon

This is a guest post by composer Michael KarmonPreviously posted on Classical Guitar Canada. Most of my recent music was written for specific players. A guitarist’s personality, strengths, preferences, and life…

Vladimir Gapontsev Plays Legnani

I was watching this thinking, good, good, but then at around 1m40s I was hit but some intense virtuosity. Maybe not the cleanest ever but super effective and fantastic contrasts.…

Thomas Viloteau Plays Dyens

Thomas Viloteau plays the iconic Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens, with whom he studied with in Paris. You can grab the sheet music via Amazon.com, it’s a fun piece…

Zoran Dukić Plays Bogdanović

Croatian guitarist Zoran Dukić (b.1969) plays movements I, II, and VI from Six Balkan Miniatures by Serbian-born American composer/guitarist Dušan Bogdanović (b.1955). This comes via the excellent D’Addario Foundation on…

Tips on Composing by Michael Karmon

This is a guest post by composer Michael KarmonPreviously posted on Classical Guitar Canada It is truly wonderful that so many classical guitarists feel compelled to write for their instrument.…

Christina Sandsengen Plays Barrios

Earlier this year I reviewed Christina Sandsengen‘s fantastic new album Shades and Contrasts and now she has released this great high quality video. Here she is playing Preludio Saudade’ from…

New Release: Firewire by Steven Joseph

I’m swamped with reviews right now so can’t do them all but I really wanted to give a shout-out to this excellent young guitarist who just released his debut album.…

Interview with Luthier Kris Barnett

“Austin Classical Guitar interviews Kris Barnett in his guitar workshop in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks about the makings of a guitar, and the work & passion put into it.” This…

Sharpe-Zohn Duo Play Soler

I’m back from vacation in Germany & the Czeck Republic so it’s time for me to start posting again! Lots of great stuff to share after two weeks away. The…