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Recent albums by the Nova Guitar Duo, Pedro Rodrigues, and Bruno Giuffredi

Some weeks we take a peek at recent albums or sheet music releases. Here are three CDs I...

Video Pick of the Week: Andrew Blanch Plays Alirio Díaz’s Arrangement of Ignacio Figueredo’s ‘Los Caujaritos’

I first heard Australian classical guitarist Andrew Blanch in 2016, on his excellent album Spanish Guitar Music, on...

Parkening International Guitar Competition Announces Its 15 Competitors!

The highly prestigious Parkening International Guitar Competition, set to take place May 30–June 1 on the campus of...

Video Pick of the Week: Xuefei Yang Plays Dilermando Reis’ ‘Xodó da Baiana’

I’ve been on a Brazilian music kick lately—fueled by recent album releases by Fabio Zanon, Daniel Murray, Carlos...

It’s Bach’s Birthday! Watch Julian Bream Play the Fugue from ‘Violin Sonata No. 1,’ BWV 1001

We’re celebrating the 334th birthday Johann Sebastian Bach today (March 21)! I swear, the ol’ guy doesn’t look a...

Domaine Forget Guitar Academy Registration Deadline Approaches!

We wanted to put in a good word for this summer’s two-week guitar program at Le Domaine Forget de...

Video Pick of the Week: Alexandra Whittingham Plays Richard Rodgers’ ‘My Funny Valentine’

“My Funny Valentine,” written by the popular duo of Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Hart (lyrics), has appeared...

Let’s Holiday in Greece, at the 28th International Guitar Festival of Patras!

What could be a better springtime escape than a few days in scenic Patras, Greece—the country’s third largest...

Guitar-as-Chamber-Instrument Week, #7: Csaba Szabó and the Accord Quartet Play Fauré’s ‘Pavane, Op. 50’

We close out our week-long celebration of the guitar-as-chamber instrument (inspired by the Special Focus section in the...

Guitar-as-Chamber-Instrument Week, #6: Guitar-Cello Duo Vitare Play Dušan Bogdanovic’s ‘Quatre pièces intimes (Mvts. III & IV)’

To celebrate (and amplify) the Special Focus section in the new Spring 2019 issue of Classical Guitar, we’re posting...

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Christopher Mallett’s ‘Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements’

Album Review: ‘The Blue Album’ by Pablo Sáinz-Villegas

Profile: Classical Guitar Great Raphaella Smits

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‘Forbidden’ Fifths in Guitar Music From Sor and Before to Hendrix and Beyond