All in all, this is a uniformly strong, compelling, and deeply affecting album by two virtuosos clearly at the top of their game. ]]>
The fine introduction here leads to the theme from “The Trout” by Schubert. The fingering is probably modern and it seems best to be flexible and not always select exactly what is indicated. ]]>
This is a turn of the century Polka (1889) written by George Bender for the guitar.]]>
Interview by Chris Kilvington and Lorraine Eastwood | From the October 1996 issue of Classical Guitar This year marks the 50th anniversary of Julian Bream’s performing career, one which will be celebrated with a series of concerts with the London Mozart Players on 2, 4 and 5 October. We drove to the sleepy Wiltshire village where he lives to chat over Julian’s reflections on his life with the guitar, and began by asking him at what age he began playing […]]]>
Some of you may recall that back in the spring of 2018, we posted 14 weekly videos in a series highlighting guitar prodigies. One of them featured a spirited rendition of Paolo Bellinati’s “Jongo” by the brother-and-sister Davisson Duo from the SF Bay Area: Jack, who was 13 at the time, and Elle, 10. At some point along the line I got to meet these terrific kids; nice, and as talented as can be! Now they are 15 and 12 […]]]>
From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Mark L. Small During a phone call from her New York City home, multi-Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin’s voice reveals patience and acceptance regarding the situation imposed by the current pandemic that has kept her and every other touring artist out of concert halls. “I haven’t traveled since the middle of February,” Isbin says. “But I live a block from the river and can go jogging whenever I want, and the grocery store where I shop […]]]>
By Graham Wade | From the March-April 1984 issue of Classical Guitar After reading some comments by Colin Cooper in the November issue of Classical Guitar concerning my article on Julian Bream (originally in Classical Music, October 1983), I thought it might be useful if what I had actually written could appear in full. I am grateful to the editors of both magazines therefore that this article can be published here. Note: This is part of our ongoing series celebrating the […]]]>
It is with great sadness that we report that one of classical guitar’s greatest proponents—Julian Bream—has passed away at the age of 87. Bream will always be regarded as one of the finest and most influential players ever, an artist with incomparable tone, fantastic technique, incredibly broad taste in repertoire, old and new—and a truly lovely human being who was widely adored. And don’t forget, too, that Bream was largely responsible for the 20th century popularity of the lute, as […]]]>
BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE NOVEMBER 1993 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR In 1955 the image of Andrés Segovia received a particular boost by the publication of a book about him by Bernard Gavoty, musicologist and (at the time) music critic of the Figaro. Entitled Segovia and issued in the Great Concert Artists series (published by René Kister of Geneva), it was one of a series of books commemorating such luminaries as Artur Rubinstein, Wanda Landowska, Wilhelm Kempff, Yehudi Menuhin, […]]]>
Shannon with Yamaha showed us the new nylon string NX series at NAMM 2020. There are six guitars broken down into two groups of three: the NTX and NCX lines. The NTX is named for its a thinner body depth, which has a slimmer neck to go along with it. This is well suited for steel string players who want the sound of a nylon string guitar. It features a solid top. and onboard electronics. The NTX 1 has a […]]]>