Review: RCM Bridges Guitar Series (2011)
Update: See the new RCM Classical Guitar Series 2018 2011 RCM Bridges Guitar SeriesI went out and bought the entire collection of the 2011 Bridges Guitar Series by the Royal…
Frevo Guitar Duo plays Smørdal
Frevo Guitar Duo playing Snip-pets by Jan Martin Smørdal. The Frevo Guitar Duo consists of two Norwegian guitar players Pål Granum and Andreas Karlsen. Snip-pets was composed by Jan Martin Smørdal…
Review: Giovanni Antonio Terzi Arranged for Guitar by Vladimir Gorbach
Buy or Learn more via Amazon:Giovanni Antonio Terzi: Arranged for Classical Guitar From the Publisher (Mel Bay): These selected works by Giovanni Antonio Terzi represent a last flowering of the…
Left Hand Position Lesson for Classical Guitar
This is a visual reference guide for my students studying classical guitar. This set is focused on basic left hand technique for classical guitar. Just remember that this is a…
New Music Mondays: Strata-Motion by Richard Melkonian
This is the first post from a new category called “New Music Mondays” where contemporary music will be featured. New is the game and what better than a young composer…
Review: Complete Warm-Up for Classical Guitar by Gohar Vardanyan
Buy this book or learn more via Amazon From the publisher: This book contains short and concise exercises for use in a warm-up before practice or performance, and for general…
Is it ok to collapse the right hand fingertip joint when playing guitar?
Question from a reader: Is it ok to collapse the fingertip joint in the right hand when playing guitar? Answer: This is a debatable topic and I’ve seen professionals promote…
Matthew McAllister plays Scottish Lute Pieces
Another beautiful set of Scottish Lute works from the excellent Matthew McAllister. A musical and thoughtful player of the highest level, McAllister is one of a small handful of guitarists…
Roland Dyens plays Le calme Op. 50 (Sor)
A pretty little work by Dyens with lots of Sor-like figuration. Le calme Op. 50 composed by Fernando Sor (1778-1839)performed by Roland Dyens June 30, 2012 – Sottile TheatreCollege…
History of the Classical Guitar in 100 Pieces
The history of classical guitar in 100 pieces. An interesting project by Tolgahan Çoğulu. In short, he highlights 100 works in chronological order. I’m not sure how much one can…
Nicholas Goluses performs Argento’s “Letters from Composers”
Four of the seven songs from Dominic Argento’s “Letters from Composers” sung by tenor, Robert Swensen and guitarist, Nicholas Goluses at the Eastman School of Music September 14th, 2010. Letters from…