Classical Guitar

Classical Guitar Music to Play: Prelude No. 7/F by Chopin (Arr. Tarrega)

In this classical guitar arrangement by Tárrega of Chopin's Prelude No. 7, don’t be afraid to play quietly as indicated, using the dynamic extreme sparingly. Read More

closeup of left hand holding guitar chord for Classical Guitar Lesson Tarrega Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Classical Guitar Method: How to Play Tárrega’s Challenging ‘Recuerdos de la Alhambra’

Here is a study of how to play the chord shapes and shifts, as well as tremolo technique for Tárrega's classical guitar masterpiece "Recuerdos de la Alhambra." Read More

Vivid History: A Beautiful New Book Charts the Creative Relationship of Francisco Tárrega and Dr. Walter Leckie

BOOK REVIEW BY GRAHAM WADE Dr Walter Leckie & Don Francisco Tárrega: The unlikely tale of an English...

Video Pick of the Week: It’s Tárrega’s Birthday! Watch Sharon Isbin Play ‘Capricho Árabe’

If I’m doing my math correctly (and I’m really bad at math), November 21, 2019, is the 167th...

Video Pick of the Week: Kyuhee Park Plays Tárrega’s ‘Recuerdos de la Alhambra’ on Historic Guitar

Astonishingly enough, we have never chosen a version of the much-played (cynics might say “over-played”) Francisco Tárrega classic...

Video Pick of the Week: Rovshan Mamedkuliev Plays Tárrega’s ‘Gran Jota’

We posted this video a couple of years ago to accompany our report on what turned out to...

Play Michael Chapdelaine’s Arrangements of Tárrega’s ‘Adelita’ and ‘Lagrima’

From the September 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTER (A note from Classical Guitar magazine editor Blair Jackson: The September issue...

Sunday Prodigy #7: Anna Likhacheva (12) Plays Tárrega’s ‘Pavana’

Anna Likhacheva, a 24-year-old who hails from Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, started taking guitar lessons at age 3,...

Video Pick of the Week: Ekaterina Zaytseva Plays Tárrega’s ‘Variations on Paganini’s ‘Carnival of Venice”

A Russian guitarist who has been living in Catalonia (Spain) for many years, Ekaterina Zaytseva has played and taught...

Video Pick of the Week: Pepe Romero Plays Tárrega’s ‘Mazurka’

It’s always rewarding to spend a few minutes listening to Pepe Romero. Romero playing Tárrega? I call that...

Stories

Christopher Mallett’s ‘Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements’

Album Review: ‘The Blue Album’ by Pablo Sáinz-Villegas

Profile: Classical Guitar Great Raphaella Smits

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)

Watch

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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