Classical Guitar

Classical Guitar Video Pick: William Kanengiser Plays Fernando Sor’s ‘Grand Solo’

Watch a marvelous 2009 performance by LAGQ co-founder William Kanengiser of one of the most famous pieces in the instrument's repertoire: Grand Solo by Fernando Sor. Read More

Classical Guitar Video Pick: Changsha Winner Huaicong Mu Plays Regondi’s Bellini Variations

Watch the great young Chinese guitarist Haicuong Mu play Giulio Regondi's variations on themes from Bellini's opera "I Montecchi e Capuletti" Read More

Classical Guitar Video Pick: Pavel Steidl Plays Losy’s ‘Suite in G Major’

Watch Czech guitarist Pavel Steidl perform three parts of a Baroque-era lute suite by Jan Antonin Losy. Read More

Video Pick of the Week: The Kupinski Guitar Duo Plays Albéniz’s ‘Asturias’

May 29 is Isaac Albéniz’s birthday (he was born in 1860), so we honor him with our favorite...

Video Pick of the Week: Karmen Štendler Plays Erik Satie’s ‘Gnossienne No. 1’

May 17, 2021 marks the great and eccentric French composer Erik Satie‘s 155th birthday, so we salute him...

Video Pick of the Week: John Williams and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla Play Vivaldi’s ‘Concerto for Lute in D Major’

John Williams is one of the all-time great classical guitarists, a player who has managed to stay relevant and near the top of his game for more than 60 years now! Read More

Stories

Album Review: Carlos Barbosa-Lima and Johannes Tonio Kreusch Shine on ‘Manisero’

Guitar Concert Impresario Richard Patterson Celebrates 40 Years of Creative Programming

‘Forbidden’ Fifths in Guitar Music From Sor and Before to Hendrix and Beyond

The Classics

‘Forbidden’ Fifths in Guitar Music From Sor and Before to Hendrix and Beyond

Classical Guitar Music to Play: Moment Musical by Schubert (Tr. Tárrega)

Classical Guitar Music to Play: Strathallan’s Lament (arr. Michael Clayton)

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Classical Guitar Video Pick: William Kanengiser Plays Fernando Sor’s ‘Grand Solo’

Classical Guitar Video Pick: Changsha Winner Huaicong Mu Plays Regondi’s Bellini Variations

Classical Guitar Video Pick: Pavel Steidl Plays Losy’s ‘Suite in G Major’

Sessions

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

Classical Guitar Sessions: ‘Flametal’ Guitarist Ben Woods Plays Foo Fighters & A Rumba

‘Classical Guitar Sessions’ Presents Matthew Fish Playing Music by Johannes Möller

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Classical Guitar Video Pick: William Kanengiser Plays Fernando Sor’s ‘Grand Solo’

Classical Guitar Video Pick: Changsha Winner Huaicong Mu Plays Regondi’s Bellini Variations

Classical Guitar Video Pick: Pavel Steidl Plays Losy’s ‘Suite in G Major’

Video Pick of the Week: The Kupinski Guitar Duo Plays Albéniz’s ‘Asturias’

Video Pick of the Week: Karmen Štendler Plays Erik Satie’s ‘Gnossienne No. 1’

Video Pick of the Week: John Williams and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla Play Vivaldi’s ‘Concerto for Lute in D Major’

Video Pick of the Week: Katarzyna Smolarek Plays Barrios’ ‘Vals Op. 8, No. 3’

Video Pick of the Week: Watch Gérard Abiton Play a Fantastic Version of J.S. Bach’s Famous ‘Chaconne’

Video Pick of the Week: Watch the Great Alirio Díaz Dazzle on Antonio Lauro’s ‘Seis por Derecho’

Video Pick of the Week: Margarita Escarpa Plays Brouwer’s Arrangement of Piazzolla’s ‘La muerte del ángel’

Fretwork: A Look at Vintage Japanese Classical Guitars

The Truth About Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’

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

It’s Never Too Late to Start: Starting to Play Guitar as an Adult has Unique Challenges—and Opportunities