Can’t Get Enough of Segovia Sunday! Watch the Maestro Play a Piece by Narváez in 1979
Back in the heyday of our Segovia Sunday postings, I recall one that was part a special performance...
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Video Pick of the Week: Yuliya Lonskaya Plays Roland Dyens’ ‘Songe Capricorne’
Twenty years ago, Roland Dyens recorded his piece Songe Capricorne (Capricorn Dream) for what would turn out to be...
Video Pick of the Week: The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet and Clarice Assad Perform ‘A Mi Pueblo’ by Ismael Ledesma
Here’s a freshly minted video that is delightful and exceptionally well-played (and sung!). England’s Aquarelle Guitar Quartet—Michael Baker,...
Video Pick of the Week: Andrew Blanch Plays Alirio Díaz’s Arrangement of Ignacio Figueredo’s ‘Los Caujaritos’
I first heard Australian classical guitarist Andrew Blanch in 2016, on his excellent album Spanish Guitar Music, on...
Video Pick of the Week: Xuefei Yang Plays Dilermando Reis’ ‘Xodó da Baiana’
I’ve been on a Brazilian music kick lately—fueled by recent album releases by Fabio Zanon, Daniel Murray, Carlos...
It’s Bach’s Birthday! Watch Julian Bream Play the Fugue from ‘Violin Sonata No. 1,’ BWV 1001
We’re celebrating the 334th birthday Johann Sebastian Bach today (March 21)! I swear, the ol’ guy doesn’t look a...
Video Pick of the Week: Alexandra Whittingham Plays Richard Rodgers’ ‘My Funny Valentine’
“My Funny Valentine,” written by the popular duo of Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Hart (lyrics), has appeared...
Guitar-as-Chamber-Instrument Week, #7: Csaba Szabó and the Accord Quartet Play Fauré’s ‘Pavane, Op. 50’
We close out our week-long celebration of the guitar-as-chamber instrument (inspired by the Special Focus section in the...
Guitar-as-Chamber-Instrument Week, #6: Guitar-Cello Duo Vitare Play Dušan Bogdanovic’s ‘Quatre pièces intimes (Mvts. III & IV)’
To celebrate (and amplify) the Special Focus section in the new Spring 2019 issue of Classical Guitar, we’re posting...
Guitar-as-Chamber-Instrument Week, #5: Svari-Kanti (guitar-violin-tabla) Play ‘The Fire of Intention’
To celebrate (and amplify) the Special Focus section in the new Spring 2019 issue of Classical Guitar, we’re posting...