Jason Vieaux and His Broad Spectrum Approach to Classical Guitar BY MARK SMALL It’s futile to attempt to pigeonhole the musical proclivities of Grammy winner Jason Vieaux. Among...
Video Pick of the Week: Petra Poláčková Plays Bach’s Famous ‘Chaconne’; Also, an Interview with Petra! It feels somehow appropriate that our last Video Pick of the Week before Christmas 2019 is a piece...
5 Tips on Mastering Sight-Reading for Guitar Being well-prepared and practicing sight-reading daily helps, but this must be combined with the right technique to get focused and begin the piece for Quick Study. Read More
Enhance Your Classical Guitar Technique by Digging into Villa-Lobos From the Summer 2016 issue of Classical Guitar magazine | BY RHAYN JOOSTE In this digital era of...
Video Pick of the Week: Rossini Hayward (x4!) Plays the Seasonal ‘Coventry Carol’ Last year around this time, we posted a pair of Christmas songs played by the fine England-born, Germany-based...
Video Pick of the Week: Romania’s ARTissimo Guitar Duo Play Ponce’s ‘Intermezzo No. 1’ On December 8, 2019, we celebrate what would be the 137th birthday of the amazing Mexican composer Manuel...
Newman & Oltman Debut and Record New Duo Piece by Leo Brouwer FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR/ PHOTOS BY MARK GREENBERG Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s new guitar...
Recent Album Releases: José Antonio Escobar; Steve Cowan, and Stéphane de Carvalho Some weeks we take a peek at recent albums or sheet music releases. Here are three CDs I...
It’s Never Too Late to Start: Starting to Play Guitar as an Adult has Unique Challenges—and Opportunities From the Fall 2016 issue of Classical Guitar | BY DEREK HASTED The phone rings; I answer it....
Video Pick of the Week: Julian Bream Plays Granados’ ‘La Maja de Goya’ With all the political turmoil that’s enveloping us here in the U.S., this week I’m looking for a...
