“Für Elise” is one of the best known works by Beethoven, but not everyone knows that in fact this name is not accurate, because the dedication to Elise was added later by an editor. Someone thinks perhaps that was dedicated…
The Canon in D from Pachelbel is one of Europe’s most famous ancient melodies. We can recognize its harmonic movement in many recent songs such as Let it Be by The Beatles, for example. The original version of the Canon…
The first four concerts of Antonio Vivaldi are called: “The Four Seasons“. The fourth is “The Winter“, a concerto in F minor in three movements. The first movement is an Allegro, as described by Vivaldi: “the ruthless action of the…
Could you summarize the history of the classical guitar in 100 songs? It is what tried to do Tolgahan Çoğulu, who is also the creator of adjustable Microtonal Guitar. Using the chronological order, this guy has created a video in…
The legendary Narciso Yepes performs an 80 minute solo recital, plus 25 minutes of encores, on the ten-string guitar of his own conception, at the Teatro Real de Madrid, in 1979. This is without electronic amplification of the guitar, as…
João Pernambuco is the nickname of João Guimarães Teixeira, an important Brazilian composer and guitarist lived at the beginning of the twentieth century. Along with the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, the work of João Pernambuco is remembered as the most…
“Dark Night Waltz” is a waltz by Jamie Dupuis for classical guitar, in which he was inspired by Django Reinhardt and transfer his feelings on classical guitar. The song begins with a Tremolo section, a little like Tarrega but surreal…
