https://classicalguitarmagazine.com Classical Guitar shares music, musicians, and instruments that matter. Explore the rich traditions, history, and vibrant community surrounding classical guitar. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:43:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/classicalguitarmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CG_favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com 32 32 73371066 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/christopher-malletts-justin-holland-guitar-works-and-arrangements/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16893
This story, by Mark Small, was originally published in the September-October 2023 issue of our sister publication, Acoustic Guitar magazine. Christopher Mallett is among a growing international coterie of ascendant classical guitar virtuosos of African descent. With Black heritage on his father’s side of the family and Italian on his mother’s, Mallett has an abiding interest in African American musical forms that ultimately led him to the music and life story of Justin Holland (1819–1887), America’s first classical guitar master […]]]> 16893 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/album-review-the-blue-album-by-pablo-sainz-villegas/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:43:27 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16897
The Spanish virtuoso guitarist's latest is an intriguing, often meditative sonic journey.]]> 16897 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/profile-classical-guitar-great-raphaella-smits/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:54:12 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16890
The eight-string guitarist's latest album, ‘Che Argentina,’ is a passion project devoted to 20th-century works by seven Argentine composers.]]> 16890 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/album-review-carlos-barbosa-lima-and-johannes-tonio-kreusch-shine-on-manisero/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:15:31 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16790
Carlos Barbosa-Lima tackled everything from Handel to Cole Porter to The Beatles, and regularly played jazz at a high level—but he was especially known for the unparalleled depth and sensitivity he brought to Latin and South American repertoire. ]]> 16790 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/guitar-concert-impresario-richard-patterson-celebrates-40-years-of-creative-programming/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:42:52 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16705
For 40 years, Richard Patterson and his Omni Foundation for the Arts have been one of most vital producers of classical guitar concerts in the U.S.]]> 16705 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/forbidden-fifths-in-guitar-sor-to-hendrix/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16602
The effect of parallel fifths has a tendency to compromise the independence of the two parts. Even still, composers from Sor to Hendrix have used it to great effect.]]> 16602 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/a-look-inside-villa-lobos-influential-1920s-choros/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:28:16 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16571
Villa-Lobos' "Introduction to the Choros" (1929) should be considered a groundbreaking work; it demonstrates that the guitar can be effective in an orchestral setting.]]> 16571 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/new-york-guitar-festival-2021-celebrates-julian-bream/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:06:16 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16569
The 2021 New York Guitar Festival marked the legacy of the late, great classical guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream with 3 online concerts per day July 14–20.]]> 16569 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/classical-guitar-music-to-play-moment-musical-by-schubert-tr-tarrega/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16562
From the Classical Guitar archives, this is a 1922 setting of a most famous piece by Franz Schubert, "Moment Musical," transcribed by Francisco Tárrega.]]> 16562 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/classical-guitar-music-to-play-strathallans-lament-arr-michael-clayton/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://classicalguitarmagazine.com/?p=16524
Strathallan's Lament, (traditional, Robert Burns), is a superb example of this style. It is arranged here for classical guitar by Michael Clayton.]]> 16524