Classical Guitar

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Cordoba Introduces New C4-CE Acoustic/Electric Classical Guitar at Summer NAMM 2017: Video

At Summer NAMM 2017, Cordoba released its new C4-CE acoustic/electric classical guitar from the Iberia series, which comes...

Recent Releases Tuesday: Albums by Cristiano Poli Cappelli, Dúo Villa-Lobos, and Giancarlo DiPierro

For the next few weeks, we’re going to break our usual bi-weekly Tuesday format of alternating glimpses at new...

4th International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini Set for Paris Next Year!

Although it is only in its fourth edition, the biennial International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini (also known by...

Join Sergio Assad in California this October

Sponsored by Global Guitar Retreat How does a weekend of learning guitar in sunny California sound? What about...

Recent releases Tuesday: Albums from Xavier Jara, Schneiderman-Yamaya Duo, and Detlev Bork

For the next few weeks, we’re going to break our usual bi-weekly Tuesday format of alternating glimpses at new...

Amazon Prime Day finds for classical guitarists

Once a year, Amazon marks down prices on select inventory for its Prime members. If you’re one of...

Video Pick of the Week: Leonora Spangenberger Plays ‘Caprice No. 7’ by Luigi Legnani

Leonora Spangenberger is one of the finest young classical guitarists in the world. The 14-year-old German phenom recently...

Happy 4th of July: Watch Chet Atkins Play ‘Stars and Stripes Forever’

By Greg Olwell Here’s our ideal Fourth of July soundtrack: Chet Atkins launching his own fretboard fireworks in...

Second Altamira Hong Kong International Guitar Symposium and Competition Coming in August

There’s no doubt about it: Classical guitar is exploding all over Asia, with the number of festivals and...

Video Pick of the Week: Andrea González Caballero Plays Rodrigo’s ‘Fandango’ from ‘Tres Piezas Españolas’

Our Pick this time comes from the excellent young Spanish guitarist Andrea González Caballero, who offers her interpretation of...

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Stories

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

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

Profile: Classical Guitar Great Raphaella Smits

The Classics

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