Classical Guitar

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   The voice that carried guitar over the barriers of Cultural Revolution

   Born in Beijing following the Cultural Revolution—during which Western music and instruments were banned—Xuefei Yang…

   August 7, 2018

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   Dona Monina Távora's legacy kept alive through her brilliant followers

   Adolfina Raitzin, one of the criminally hidden talents of the 20th century, was born in Argentina in 1921. Her father…

   August 1, 2018

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   The fine blend of styles and cultures of the Assad brothers

   Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad have set the benchmark for every classical guitarist by creating a new…

   July 24, 2018

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   Modern Jazz Quartet

   Bebop meets baroque in memorable Collaboration

   Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) is an American musical ensemble noted for their innovations in jazz forms and consistently…

   July 13, 2018

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   Spanish guitar maestro who invented footstool wrote the Nokia tune

   Spanish maestro Francisco Tárrega had a colossal influence on the guitar development—in terms of both technical…

   July 10, 2018

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   The world's first gramophone record for Paraguayan guitar

   South American guitar maestro Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) was born into a large family with seven sons in the…

   July 3, 2018

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   William Walton forgot that his only guitar work was written for guitar

   Great guitarist Julian Bream commissioned music from a number of composers to contribute to the creation of the modern…

   June 19, 2018

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   Fernando Sor: the Beethoven of the guitar

   Spanish composer Fernando Sor was probably the most well-known guitar player in what has since been dubbed the First…

   June 15, 2018

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   Guitar

   Classical flamenco duo rising from Mexican heavy metal band

   Internationally acclaimed Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela plays unique instrumental blend of flamenco, jazz,…

   June 6, 2018

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    Cello

    Bach's brilliant cello suites survived thanks to Anna Magdalena

    The Bach collection of six suites for solo cello may have been written around 1720 as basic practice pieces intended to…

    June 1, 20181 comment

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    Granada: Albéniz's tribute for the city of guitar craft

    The first piano solo of Isaac Albéniz, Suite Española, is probably the first testimony of the artistic renaissance of…

    May 16, 2018

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    Swiss-made prelude gifted to Segovia was never played by him

    Andrés Segovia had one of the longest and most distinguished careers in the history of Western music. In his lifetime,…

    May 9, 2018

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    Film

    The classic Morricone flavor in Tarantino's spaghetti western

    The soundtrack for Django Unchained contains both original and existing works, featuring songs Quentin Tarantino…

    May 3, 2018

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    Classical Guitar

    Bacheler's unusually bright lute music depicts Queen Anne of Denmark

    Daniel Bacheler (1572-1619) was an English lutenist and composer. Details of his life were obscure until Anne Batchelor…

    May 2, 2018

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    Flow, My Tears found popularity after John Dowland gave it lyrics

    Originally composed as an instrumental theme, the lute song Flow, My Tears was created by the English Renaissance…

    April 28, 2018

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    Thomas Morley's legacy in English Renaissance tradition

    The Renaissance composer and organist Thomas Morley (c.1557-1602) is best known as the father of the English madrigal…

    April 24, 2018

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    The scent of magnolia permeating Joaquin Rodrigo's concerto

    It may come as a revelation that Joaquin Rodrigo wasn’t a guitarist, despite his contributions to the guitar repertoire…

    April 19, 2018

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    Folk dances illuminate the heritage of Gaspar Sanz, the Baroque guitar maestro

    Composer, guitarist, organist and priest, Gaspar Sanz studied at the University of Salamanca, where he was later…

    April 11, 2018

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    What kind of music did Louis XIV like?

    Robert de Visée’s music remains among some of the best examples of French Baroque guitar music to this day. Visée's…

    March 18, 2018

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    Orchestra

    Vivaldi's Bohemian Concerto was the last gift for the dying lute

    Within Antonio Vivaldi's creative period, the lute was going out of fashion as the lead solo instrument, though its…

    March 17, 2018

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    Farewell to Stromness: the protest tune that fell into national consciousness

    One of the most respected composers of his generation, Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016) bridged medieval and…

    March 15, 2018

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    Stylistic diversity of acoustic guitar duo Oka Vanga

    Oka Vanga—a play on the name ‘Okavango’, a river delta in Botswana—is the band name for South African born Angela Meyer…

    March 13, 2018

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    Cuban guitar tradition of Leo Brouwer

    Leo Brouwer has earned his legendary status as a contemporary composer for his extensive work in guitar music. He has…

    March 12, 2018

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    Asturias by Isaac Albéniz and its life in The Doors interpretation

    Asturias is a famous work by the Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz. This piece, coming at around six minutes…

    March 6, 2018