Video Pick of the Week: Ekaterina Zaytseva Plays Tárrega’s ‘Variations on Paganini’s ‘Carnival of Venice” A Russian guitarist who has been living in Catalonia (Spain) for many years, Ekaterina Zaytseva has played and taught...
Segovia Sunday #8: The Maestro Speaks About Love, Infidelity… and Nails! (And Plays Some Llobet) In this short video, Andrés Segovia speaks over a clip of himself playing a truly gorgeous version of...
It’s Beethoven’s Birthday! Matthew McAllister Plays the 2nd Movement of the Sonata Pathétique As I think I’ve mentioned more than a couple of times, I’m sort of Beethoven freak, so I’m...
VIdeo Pick of the Week: Asya Salyutina Plays Nikita Koshkin’s ‘Prelude and Fugue in C Major’ A few months ago, we posted a video of the Koshkin Guitar Duo—Russians Asya Selyutina and Olga Kamornik—performing part...
‘A Star Wars Christmas’ Mashup for Classical Guitar? Why Not? OK, let’s get silly for a few minutes. This video, which has been making the rounds on the...
Segovia Sunday #7: The Maestro Plays ‘Fandanguillo’ by Torroba Andrés Segovia and Spanish composer Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982) enjoyed a friendship and professional relationship for more than...
Video Pick of the Week: Gohar Vardanyan Plays Manolo Sanlúcar’s ‘Colombiana de Bajo Guia’ Every video I’ve watched by Armenian-born guitarist Gohar Vardanyan has been sensational! It’s not surprising, then, to learn...
Segovia Sunday #6: The Maestro Plays ‘Minuet in A Major’ by Fernando Sor It’s difficult to picture the current president of the United States inviting a classical guitarist to perform at...
Video Pick of the Week: Jessica Kaiser plays Vicente Asencio’s ‘La Serenor’ I first heard German guitarist Jessica Kaiser on the excellent album she recorded last year with her duo...
Ben Verdery Celebrates Jimi Hendrix’s 75th Birthday with ‘Purple Haze’ November 27 would have been electric guitar god Jimi Hendrix‘s 75th birthday! And what should turn up in my...
