Carlos Montoya Brought Controversial Changes to Flamenco and Left a Mixed Legacy FROM THE WINTER 2017 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR | BY JASON WEBSTER Some time ago, a headline in...
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...
Recent Albums from Thanos Mitsalas, Duo Silb, and Composer Randy Hathaway Most weeks we take a peek at recent albums or sheet music releases. Here are three of the...
Magical Multiples: Writing For Or Playing In a Duo, Trio, or Quartet Offers Exciting Possibilities From the Winter 2017 issue of Classical Guitar | BY MARK HOUGHTON Nothing is more beautiful than a...
Balance, Instinct, and Openness Equal Success for the Aquarelle Quartet FROM THE WINTER 2017 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR | BY THÉRÉSE WASSILY SABA The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet—Vasilis Bessas,...
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...
Another Great One Gone: Guitar and Lute Master Konrad Ragossnig (1932–2018) A tribute from GRAHAM WADE Another of the eminent maestros of the 20th century classical guitar has passed...
The Adventurous Vivaldi Guitar Trio Has No Fear of Modernity From the Winter 2017 issue of Classical Guitar | BY BLAIR JACKSON Alas, the realities of geography and...
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...
