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How To Develop a Good Tremolo on Classical Guitar

By John Patykula The tremolo is one of the most beautiful techniques of the classical guitar. The tremolo...

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

The exceptional Vietnamese guitarist Thu Le has long been a favorite of mine, so I was excited to...

No Boundaries: Sharon Isbin’s Multihued Musical Experience

From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Mark L. Small During a phone call from her New York City home,...

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

You never know when or why a piece will hit you in a new way, but it’s always...

Spanish Guitar Star: An Exclusive Interview with Andrea González Caballero

BY ANNETT RICHTER, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNESOTA GUITAR SOCIETY (A note from CG editor Blair Jackson: I’m...

Barry Mason, Major Figure in UK Guitar, Has Passed Away

BY MAURICE SUMMERFIELD (FOUNDER AND FORMER PUBLISHER OF CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE) My old friend and colleague Barry Mason,...

Video Pick of the Week: Rolf van Meurs Plays the Iconic 1st Movement of Beethoven’s 5th on an 8-String ‘Stauffer’

If you’ve been following what we post on this website for a few years, you know that I...

Video Pick of the Week: France’s Quatuor Eclisses Play Manuel de Falla’s Finale from ‘The Three Cornered Hat’

The French guitar quartet Quatuor Eclisses (Gabriel Bianco, Arkaïtz Chambonnet, Pierre Lelièvre, and Benjamin Valette) has been around...

Video Pick of the Week: Stephanie Jones Plays Pernambuco’s ‘Sons de Carrilhões’

This week’s Video Pick is a performance by one of our favorite young guitarists, Stephanie Jones, who hails...

Rising Guitar Star: An Exclusive Interview with Bokyung Byun

BY ANNETT RICHTER, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNESOTA GUITAR SOCIETY (A note from CG editor Blair Jackson: I’m...

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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