Canadian guitarist Simon Farintosh performs Joyful Departure by Ralph Towner (b.1940) on an 8-string guitar by Jeff Sigurdson. This comes via Simon’s YouTube channel with recording by Drew Henderson. Great performance by Farintosh with lots of great rhythmic moments and handling of the playful texture. I didn’t know this piece but I remember this vibe of the new age jazz of the late 90’s for which I was listening to lots of Metheny. Farintosh really pulls it off. This comes from Towner’s album Ana and his score is available here. The post Simon Farintosh Plays Jo ..read more

Mystic Flute, Op.22 by Alan HovhanessArranged for Guitar, Originally for Piano Arranged by Aaron Larget-Caplan Edition Peters You can purchase the hardcopy sheet music from Edition Peters. Big thanks to Faber Music and Edition Peters for sending me this new edition and arrangement of Mystic Flute, Op.22 by Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000), arranged for guitar by Aaron Larget-Caplan. Hovhaness was one of America’s most prolific composers with over 67 symphonies and 434 opus numbers. His music is influenced by a variety of sources and cultures but his Armenian ancestry and own unique sense of m ..read more

Evangelina Mascardi performs London Suite IV in G major by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686–1750) on Baroque lute in Orte, Italy. This comes via Mascardi’s YouTube channel. I adore Weiss and Mascardi’s performance is wonderfully elegant. The combination of a strong rhythmic character and flowing galant lines along with tasteful ornaments is pure charm. 0:00 Prelude 1:16 Allemande 3:44 Courante 6:29 Bourée 8:01 Sarabande 10:37 Menuet 12:03 Gigue The post Evangelina Mascardi Plays London Suite IV by Weiss first appeared on This is Classical Guitar ..read more

The Beijing Guitar Duo with Meng Su and Yameng Wang perform a live concert at St. Marks Lutheran Church in San Francisco, CA with repertoire by César Franck, Enrique Granados, and Astor Piazzolla. This comes via the Omni Foundation online series and their Youtube channel. Amazing performance as usual from the Beijing Guitar Duo. I had the pleasure of hearing them live a few years ago and was completely blown away by their combination of beautiful musicality along with next-level precision and clarity in their overall aesthetic as a duo. Programme Prélude, Fugue et Var ..read more

Etude No.10, Op.60 (Allegretto) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. Intermediate to Early-Advanced (Grade 5-9). 142 Pages. Here is the YouTube link if you want to watch it there. Etude No.10 is at a technique level of around Grade 6 depending on your desired tempo and level of musical refinement. T ..read more

Etude No.9, Op.60 (Allegretto Grazioso) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. Intermediate to Early-Advanced (Grade 5-9). 142 Pages. Here is the YouTube link if you want to watch it there. Etude No.9 is at a technique level of around Grade 6 depending on your desired tempo and level of musical refine ..read more

Hao Yang performs Air varié de l’opera de Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi (1845) by Giulio Regondi (1822–1872). This comes via Guitars International via their YouTube channel with video and recording by Drew Henderson. One of the most amazing performances I’ve ever heard with beautiful pacing, phrasing, and incredible virtuosity both in terms of musical refinement and technique. You can learn more about Hao Yang at her about page. Some info on the work via LACG and Editions Orphee: This first edition of Giulio Regondi’s Air Varié de l’opera de Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi is b ..read more

Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti performs Ombres et lumières by Canadian composer and guitarist Patrick Roux (b.1962). This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel and recorded by Drew Henderson. You can find the sheet music for the duo or solo version at Les Productions d’Oz. Great performance by Cicchillitti with engaging momentum and a beautiful sound throughout. Here’s his write up via his YouTube description. Patrick Roux is among the most prolific composers of music for classical guitar in Canadian history, boasting over 100 publications of ..read more

Etude No.8, Op.60 (Moderato) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. Intermediate to Early-Advanced (Grade 5-9). 142 Pages. Here is the YouTube link if you want to watch it there. Etude No.8 is at a technique level of around Grade 6 depending on your desired tempo and level of musical refinement. This etude presen ..read more

McGregor-Verdejo Duo with Mark McGregor (alto flute) and Adrian Verdejo (classical guitar) perform Missing You by Rodney Sharman. This comes via Redshift Music Society and their Youtube channel. This is also from a new online concert series, Duets, featuring video recordings of live performances of Canadian works via the Canadian Music Centre BC, in partnership with Redshift Music Society. Score available from Canadian Music Centre. Beautiful performance and composition with such a delicate texture in the guitar part. Below are the composer’s notes via the YouTube description: Missing You wa ..read more