Stefan Koim Plays Passacaglia by Bartolotti

Stefan Koim performs Passacaglia by Angelo Michele Bartolotti (1615-1682) on a Baroque guitar. This baroque guitar replica was made in 2015 by Sebastian Kneffel. This comes via Koim’s YouTube channel. Great playing here with all the ingredients that make Baroque guitar so interesting from strumming to cross string figuration. Excellent phrasing and rhythmic delivery by Koim. Angelo Michele Bartolotti was an Italian guitarist, theorbo player and composer. I’d be interested in arranging some of his music but it always sounds better to me on the original instrumentation with courses (sets of strings).

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Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and publisher from Victoria, BC, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content with guitarists worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory for 16 years and has freelanced in Greater Victoria for 25 years. See more at his personal website.

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