A great composer for guitar of the twentieth century is certainly Federico Moreno Torroba, of Spanish origin. Among his many compositions for classical guitar, important are the Castillos de España, and this beautiful Romance de los Pinos. It is a…
Fly me to the Moon is a well known jazz standard composed by Bart Howard in the fifties. The most famous version is still the one recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1964, in collaboration with Count Basie. It ‘a song…
Moonlight Sonata is the name given in the Romantic period to the Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor by Ludwig van Beethoven, dedicated to his student Giulietta Guicciardi. In particular, it is well known the first movement of the Sonata,…
Sylvius Leopold Weiss is considered the greatest lutenist of the late Baroque period. He was born in Germany but also worked in Italy where he met Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti. His work consists of thousands of songs, usually organized in…
This year I decided to record my own version of Christmas song “Jingle Bells“, in which I sang accompanying me with the classical guitar. The arrangement has a very soft sound, color Jazzy due to the harmonies that I chose…
Spanish guitarist Juan Martin is a great teacher and author of flamenco guitar songs. Among his many studies and methods of flamenco is this Farruca, which is a form of flamenco of Galician origin. I find that this style is very…
One Note Samba is a song by Jobim that has been interpreted in the classical guitar in many versions. Among the many, I have chosen two very different but both beautiful. The first is the Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell in…
