Classical Guitar

John Williams: New Ways Of Looking At Things

In this 1996 interview, classical guitar great John Williams discusses taking a new look at the guitar world, from repertoire to performance and beyond. Read More

Top 10: The Most Read and Shared Stories of 2020

As this wild year comes to a close, we revisit the stories you read and shared most over...

Video Pick of the Week: Francisco Correa and Orchestra Perform Stephen Goss’ Wonderful 2012 ‘Guitar Concerto’

Here’s a great piece to conclude this year of CG Video Picks: The excellent Colombian guitarist Francisco Correa,...

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Cedar vs. Spruce Top Guitars According to John Williams

Do spruce top guitars really project better than cedar top guitars? John Williams gives his thoughts on the subject. Read More

Reviews: Recent Albums by Xuefei Yang, Yuri Liberzon, and Alex Park

BY BLAIR JACKSON /Editor, Classical Guitar Xuefei YangSketches of China(Decca) On of the first interviews I did for...

On Guitar Technique and Musical Interpretation: A Conversation With John Williams

Interview by Chris Kilvington and Colin Cooper | From the January and February 1990 issues of Classical Guitar...

It’s Beethoven’s Birthday! We Celebrate with Guitar Videos from Rolf van Meurs and the Virtual Guitar Orchestra

Every year we love to celebrate the birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, both because he was SO great...

Video Pick of the Week: Rossini Hayward Plays the Catalan Christmas Song ‘El Noi de la Mare’

For the third year in row, we are turning to the Germany-based British guitarist Rossini Hayward to help...

John Williams on Problems with Guitar Education and Being Too ‘Faithful’ to Standards

In classical guitarist John Williams words: "In terms of... transcriptions, the only thing is—does it work? Does it sound good? Not, 'Is it faithful?'" Read More