The Canon in D from Pachelbel is one of Europe’s most famous ancient melodies. We can recognize its harmonic movement in many recent songs such as Let it Be by The Beatles, for example. The original version of the Canon…
Cuban guitarist Leo Brouwer is one of the greatest classical guitarists of our time. Among his many compositions there are also “Estudios Sencillos,” which are educational studies very interesting and original. The Study n. 5 was recorded by Leo Brouwe…
Stella by Starlight is one of the most popular standard jazz played by musicians. It was written by Victor Young for the film The Uninvited, 1944, and originally it was just an instrumental theme. It is not one of the…
The great Italian guitarist and teacher Ferdinando Carulli was an acclaimed performer of guitar in Paris in the early nineteenth century. Even more important is his work teaching, which is well-known Method for Guitar. This “Poco Allegretto Op. 246” is…
A Playlist is a great starting point to listen to different songs selected on a specific theme. For example, here’s my playlist on guitar recorded at 432 Hz on You Tube. There are of course some songs of mine, but…
Greensleeves is a medieval melody usually attributed to Henry IV, but in reality you do not know who he really composed. However, it is very played on the guitar because of its affinity with the lute, on which was probably…
This is the video of the wonderful concert Friday Night in San Francisco 1980. Paco de Lucia and Al di Meola play Mediterranean Sundance, the best for their pressing rhythms and fast scales! It is an example of a successful combination of acoustic…
