The study n. 1 Op 60 by Matteo Carcassi is great for improving the coordination of hands on classical guitar, playing great music. I always thought that Matteo Carcassi studies contained in the Opera 60 are really very musical. So…
The great composer and classical guitar teacher Fernando Sor was, and still is, one of the majors focal point of the study of the classical guitar. He wrote works of various kinds and of great harmonic richness, like the Sonatas,…
“Für Elise” is one of the best known works by Beethoven, but not everyone knows that in fact this name is not accurate, because the dedication to Elise was added later by an editor. Someone thinks perhaps that was dedicated…
The legendary Narciso Yepes performs an 80 minute solo recital, plus 25 minutes of encores, on the ten-string guitar of his own conception, at the Teatro Real de Madrid, in 1979. This is without electronic amplification of the guitar, as…
“Lagrima” is one of the best-known songs of Francisco Tarrega, even if it is short, it is very intense. A duration of about 2 minutes and a length of only 16 bars, serving Tarrega to give us one of the…
Italian guitarist Mauro Giuliani was a great virtuoso of classical guitar and wrote many works, including much appreciated are the “Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra op. 30″ and the variations “Rossiniane“. The Sonata op. 15 is an advanced level piece,…
Antonio Vivaldi was perhaps the most important Italian composer of his time. He contributed mainly to the development of the Solo Concert, of which he wrote many works, including the famous “Four Seasons”. Among his concerts we also find this…
