Via the GFA Youth Competition: Louis Xavier Barrette plays La Toccata de Pasquini by Brouwer. The level of youth players continues to amaze me. Great performance with virtuosity and maturity.…
Chad Ibison plays Six Variations sur la chanson nationale Op. 49 by Giuliani. I really like the sensitive playing of the theme with the contrast of the fiery and virtuosic…
Vittorio Reggianini’s (Italian, 1858-1938) painting “An Amusing Song.” Vittorio Reggianini (Italian, 1858-1938)An Amusing SongOil on canvas Image Credit: artrenewal.org
Roland Dyens playing his own work ‘Alba Nera’ live at the Classical Guitar Retreat. The next retreat is July 2nd-7th, 2014 which is sure to be a blast. I should…
Samuel Laroche-Pagé posted these excellent photos and guides to repairing your nails using the famous ping-pong ball method for classical guitar. He kindly agreed to let me share the photos and…
A nice lesson from Gohar Vardanyan and her sponsor String By Mail. Here she talks about nails and tone production on classical guitar. Gohar Vardanyan is an amazing guitarist with a clear…
Musica da CameraUspenskey, Paganini, & Piazzolla Buy or listen to samples on Amazon: Lily Afshar – Musica da CameraArtist Website: lilyafshar.comLabel: Archer Records 1. Musical Sketches on Pushkin’s Eugene Oneginfor guitar…
I’ve been highlighting five youth guitarists over the past few days. Well, actually, sorry, only four since I could not find a video of Yang Hao who tied for 1st place. All of the…
I’ll be highlighting five youth guitarists over the next few days. All of the youth are prize winners from the 8th Velbert Segovia-Wettbewerb 2012 youth competition (under 14 years). Alecu-Vicentiu Ciapi (Romania) placed 3rd. Here…
I’ll be highlighting five youth guitarists over the next few days. All of the youth are prize winners from the 8th Velbert Segovia-Wettbewerb 2012 youth competition (under 14 years). Vidak Mićović tied for 4th…
I’ll be highlighting five youth guitarists over the next few days. All of the youth are prize winners from the 8th Velbert Segovia-Wettbewerb 2012 youth competition (under 14 years). Paulina Monno (Germany) tied…
An amazing project with tons of happy looking little guitarists playing great. I like how everyone is dressed so causally, makes for a colourful stage. It’s also a good idea…