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Antonio José — The Lost Genius and His Guitar Sonata

Antonio José — The Lost Genius and His Guitar S...

Few stories in guitar history are as moving as that of Antonio José (1902–1936). A Spanish composer of dazzling promise — Ravel reportedly called him a future "greatest Spanish musician...

Antonio José — The Lost Genius and His Guitar S...

Few stories in guitar history are as moving as that of Antonio José (1902–1936). A Spanish composer of dazzling promise — Ravel reportedly called him a future "greatest Spanish musician...

Charlie Byrd — The Jazz Guitarist Who Studied with Segovia

Charlie Byrd — The Jazz Guitarist Who Studied w...

In a jazz world dominated by amplified archtop guitars, Charlie Byrd stood apart: he played fingerstyle on a nylon-string classical guitar, and he had the training to back it up....

Charlie Byrd — The Jazz Guitarist Who Studied w...

In a jazz world dominated by amplified archtop guitars, Charlie Byrd stood apart: he played fingerstyle on a nylon-string classical guitar, and he had the training to back it up....

Alejandro Sanz — Latin Pop Built on the Spanish Guitar

Alejandro Sanz — Latin Pop Built on the Spanish...

Few artists have sold the sound of Spain to the world like Alejandro Sanz. One of the most decorated names in Latin music, he is also, at heart, a guitarist...

Alejandro Sanz — Latin Pop Built on the Spanish...

Few artists have sold the sound of Spain to the world like Alejandro Sanz. One of the most decorated names in Latin music, he is also, at heart, a guitarist...

João Gilberto — How a Nylon Guitar Invented Bossa Nova

João Gilberto — How a Nylon Guitar Invented Bos...

Some musicians play a style; João Gilberto invented one. The Brazilian singer and guitarist is universally called the father of bossa nova — and the instrument on which he built...

João Gilberto — How a Nylon Guitar Invented Bos...

Some musicians play a style; João Gilberto invented one. The Brazilian singer and guitarist is universally called the father of bossa nova — and the instrument on which he built...

Paco Santiago Marín — Granada Tradition, Concert Power

Paco Santiago Marín — Granada Tradition, Concer...

The Granada school of guitar making is a family affair as much as a regional one, and Paco Santiago Marín (born 1946) is one of its most respected names. Trained...

Paco Santiago Marín — Granada Tradition, Concer...

The Granada school of guitar making is a family affair as much as a regional one, and Paco Santiago Marín (born 1946) is one of its most respected names. Trained...

Kim Lissarrague — A Voice of the Australian Guitar School

Kim Lissarrague — A Voice of the Australian Gui...

Australia has become one of the most exciting centres of modern guitar making, and Kim Lissarrague is among the makers carrying that reputation to the world. From a small workshop...

Kim Lissarrague — A Voice of the Australian Gui...

Australia has become one of the most exciting centres of modern guitar making, and Kim Lissarrague is among the makers carrying that reputation to the world. From a small workshop...

Philip Woodfield — A British Master of the Modern Lattice Guitar

Philip Woodfield — A British Master of the Mode...

From a workshop in East Sussex, Philip Woodfield has spent more than three decades quietly building some of Britain's most admired classical guitars — instruments that look and feel traditional...

Philip Woodfield — A British Master of the Mode...

From a workshop in East Sussex, Philip Woodfield has spent more than three decades quietly building some of Britain's most admired classical guitars — instruments that look and feel traditional...

Daryl Perry — Canada's Master of the Torres Tradition

Daryl Perry — Canada's Master of the Torres Tra...

The great tradition of the Spanish guitar has quietly taken root far from Spain — including on the Canadian prairies, in the workshop of Daryl Perry. Working from Winnipeg, he...

Daryl Perry — Canada's Master of the Torres Tra...

The great tradition of the Spanish guitar has quietly taken root far from Spain — including on the Canadian prairies, in the workshop of Daryl Perry. Working from Winnipeg, he...

Antonio Raya Pardo — A Granada Master of Two Lineages

Antonio Raya Pardo — A Granada Master of Two Li...

Granada has produced a remarkable line of guitar makers, and Antonio Raya Pardo (born 1950) is one of its most respected living masters. His workshop unites two of the city's...

Antonio Raya Pardo — A Granada Master of Two Li...

Granada has produced a remarkable line of guitar makers, and Antonio Raya Pardo (born 1950) is one of its most respected living masters. His workshop unites two of the city's...

Louis Panormo — "The Only Maker of Guitars in the Spanish Style"

Louis Panormo — "The Only Maker of Guitars in t...

Long before Spanish guitars were common outside Spain, one London workshop was already building them — and saying so on every label. Louis Panormo (1784–1862) proudly stamped his guitars "The...

Louis Panormo — "The Only Maker of Guitars in t...

Long before Spanish guitars were common outside Spain, one London workshop was already building them — and saying so on every label. Louis Panormo (1784–1862) proudly stamped his guitars "The...

George Harrison's Classical Guitar — The Ramírez Behind "And I Love Her"

George Harrison's Classical Guitar — The Ramíre...

It is one of the most beautiful moments in the early Beatles catalogue, and it is played on a classical guitar. The delicate, arpeggiated lead line of And I Love...

George Harrison's Classical Guitar — The Ramíre...

It is one of the most beautiful moments in the early Beatles catalogue, and it is played on a classical guitar. The delicate, arpeggiated lead line of And I Love...

Pino Daniele — Naples, the Blues and a Nylon-String Guitar

Pino Daniele — Naples, the Blues and a Nylon-St...

Italy loved Pino Daniele (1955–2015) as one of its greatest singer-songwriters, but guitarists love him for something more specific: he was a superb player who poured the soul of the...

Pino Daniele — Naples, the Blues and a Nylon-St...

Italy loved Pino Daniele (1955–2015) as one of its greatest singer-songwriters, but guitarists love him for something more specific: he was a superb player who poured the soul of the...

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