Artful Arrangement: Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Manuel Barrueco, Bill Kanengiser, and David Russell On Translating Pieces to the Guitar

BY MARK SMALL | FROM THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR Guitarists are sometimes chided by pianists and other instrumentalists for poaching chestnuts from their repertoire and transcribing them for the guitar. Yet pieces such as Asturias by Albéniz, the Spanish Dances of Granados, and the Bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin or cello have received vibrant new life in the guitar world. Some pieces—like the sonatas of Scarlatti—seem to have arrived home when played on guitar. Ultimately, … Continue reading Artful Arrangement: Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Manuel Barrueco, Bill Kanengiser, and David Russell On Translating Pieces to the Guitar