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Segovia: A Centenary Celebration Part VII, Segovia and His Edition of Sor’s ‘Studies’

BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE AUGUST 1993 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR In the post-war years from 1945...

Segovia: A Centenary Celebration Part VI, The LP Revolution

BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE JULY 1993 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR In 1951, the release of Columbia...

Segovia: A Centenary Celebration Part V, 1950

BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE JUNE 1993 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR So many foundations were prepared during...

Segovia: A Centenary Celebration Part IV, 1948

BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE MAY 1993 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR At the end of World War...

Learn to Play J.S. Bach’s ‘Bourrée in E Minor’ for Guitar

By Teja Gerken For many classical-guitar students, tackling the “Bourrée in E minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)...

Segovia: A Centenary Celebration Part III, 1941-1947

BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE APRIL 1993 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR The stormy years of the war...

Segovia: A Centenary Celebration Part II, 1927-1938

BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE MARCH 1993 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR From 1927 onward Andrés Segovia‘s international...

Segovia: A Centenary Celebration Part I

BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE FEBRUARY 1993 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR We celebrate this month the centenary of...

From The Archive (1991): Segovia’s Rhythmic Interpretation

BY GRAHAM WADE | FROM THE DECEMBER 1991 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR Analysing various aspects of Segovia’s style...

From the Archive: Leo Brouwer in Conversation with Gareth Walters (1984)

FROM THE SEPTEMBER 1984 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR Regarded throughout the world as one of the truly outstanding...

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Stories

How To Develop a Good Tremolo on Classical Guitar

Video Pick of the Week: Watch Thu Le’s Dazzling Version of ‘Historia de un amour’

When Bream Met Brouwer for the ‘Concerto Elegiaco’

News

How To Develop a Good Tremolo on Classical Guitar

Video Pick of the Week: Watch Thu Le’s Dazzling Version of ‘Historia de un amour’

No Boundaries: Sharon Isbin’s Multihued Musical Experience

The Classics

When Bream Met Brouwer for the ‘Concerto Elegiaco’

Julian Bream on Meeting Stravinsky and Shostakovich, and Modern Guitar Compositions

Julian Bream on World Travel, Compositions for Guitar, & Cricket

Watch

Video Pick of the Week: Watch Thu Le’s Dazzling Version of ‘Historia de un amour’

Video Pick of the Week: Jack Cimo and Chris Goodpasture Play a Superb Guitar-Piano Version of Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’

Video Pick of the Week: The Beijing Guitar Duo Plays Bach’s Magnificent ‘Chaconne’

Sessions

Gretchen Menn Plays Leo Brouwer’s ‘Etude No. 6‘ on a Custom Santa Cruz PJ Parlor Guitar