Sunday Prodigy #2: Li Jie (13) Plays Paganini’s ‘Caprice No. 24’ (We first published this three years ago, but it is certainly relevant to our Sunday Prodigy series.) There’s...
D’Addario Displays their Eclipse Tuner (and more!) at Winter NAMM 2018 In this video from Winter NAMM 2018, Steve at D’Addario showcases the new Eclipse Tuner (featuring 360 degree...
Video Pick of the Week: John Williams and Ensemble Play Stephen Goss’ ‘A Flower of Cities’ Any time legendary guitarist John Williams puts out a new album at this point in his career, it’s...
Sunday Prodigy #1: Nina Bernert (12) Plays David Kellner’s ‘Phantasia in D major’ For the next couple of months, we’re going to devote our regular Sunday posting to talented young guitarists...
Video Pick of the Week: Michael Bautista Plays Mozart’s “12 Variations on ‘Ah vous dirai-je, maman'” In English-speaking countries, it’s a simple children’s song called “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” that every kid learns to...
Video Pick of the Week: Andrey Lebedev Plays Dowland’s ‘Fantasia No. 7’ Here’s a wonderful piece by John Dowland (1563–1626), the great English Renaissance composer and lutenist, played by one...
Video Pick of the Week: Alessandra Luisi and Giusi Marangi Play Pierre Wissmer’s ‘Prestilagoyana’ Between Cinzia Milani’s fine recent A Tribute Ida Presti and Candice Mowbray’s excellent Reverie album—not to mention some deep listening...
Happy New Year!! Emre Sabuncuoglu Plays ‘Auld Lang Syne’ In the U.S., the UK, and some other places, as well, the old Scottish tune ‘Auld Lang Syne’...
Segovia Sunday #10:The Maestro Plays Pieces by Bach, de Visée, Sor, Villa-Lobos, and Albéniz For our final Segovia Sunday entry, here’s a nearly 45-minute Maestro Mega-dose, in which Segovia performs assorted pieces...
Drum Roll, Please: Blair J.’s 10 Favorite Classical Guitar Discs of the Year I’ve sure listened to a lot of fantastic classical guitar albums in the past year! Herewith, ten of...