Video Pick of the Week: Veronica Eres Plays the ‘Canción’ from Ponce’s ‘Sonata No. 3’ Hailing from the U.S. state of Tennessee Veronica Eres took up the piano at 4, the violin at...
Winners Crowned at 9th Indiana International Guitar Competition (Plus, Pierri and Segre Appear) The 9th Indiana International Guitar Festival and Competition was held on the 27th and 28th of October, 2018....
Method: Guiliani‘s Right Hand; an Exercise in Speed and Dexterity BY RHAYN JOOSTE | FROM THE WINTER 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR Esercizio No. 5, by Mauro Giuliani...
Gear Review: Ultra-Affordable Alvarez Cádiz Flamenco and Classical Guitars BY ADAM PERLMUTTER | FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR Alvarez has long been known for...
‘Soundboard Scholar’ #4 Digs Deep into ‘la guitarre en France’ We’re always happy to give a much-deserved mention to the annual appearance of the Guitar Foundation of America’s wonderful...
Catching Up with Virginia Luque: New Guitars and Albums from Prolific Creator BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR Since we last spoke with the...
Emmanuel Sowicz Wins First Prize at 2018 IGF London International Guitar Competition! Watch Him Master Some Bach Hearty congratulations are in order for Emmanuel Sowicz, winner for the First Prize at the 2018 IGF London...
Video Pick of the Week: Barrios Guitar Quartet Plays Stephen Goss’ ‘Gnossiennes after Satie’ II & III I really love this German quartet, which consists of Stefan Hladek, Martin Wentzel, Antje Asendorf, and Ulf Borcherding. Their...
Recent Album Releases: ‘The Secrets of the Gypsy Guitar,’ Andrew McEvoy, and Alan Rinehart Some weeks we take a peek at recent albums or sheet music releases. Here are three of the...
The Guitar, the Harpsichord, and a Wedding Present from Ponce: A Saga About a Sonata, Segovia, and Paris in the 1920s BY JOHN PATYKULA | FRPM THE FALL 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR “The guitar is an expressive harpsichord.” —Claude...