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Joaquín Turina on the Classical Guitar: The Essential Guide

Joaquín Turina on the Classical Guitar: The Ess...

Joaquín Turina and the Classical Guitar Joaquín Turina was born in Seville on December 9, 1882, and died in Madrid on January 14, 1949. He belongs to the generation of...

Joaquín Turina on the Classical Guitar: The Ess...

Joaquín Turina and the Classical Guitar Joaquín Turina was born in Seville on December 9, 1882, and died in Madrid on January 14, 1949. He belongs to the generation of...

The Essential Classical Guitar Repertoire: A Guide by Composer

The Essential Classical Guitar Repertoire: A Gu...

The Essential Repertoire The repertoire, by composer. A handful of composers form the backbone of the classical guitar. This is your map to that core repertoire — organised by composer,...

The Essential Classical Guitar Repertoire: A Gu...

The Essential Repertoire The repertoire, by composer. A handful of composers form the backbone of the classical guitar. This is your map to that core repertoire — organised by composer,...

Albéniz: Sevilla on the Classical Guitar

Albéniz: Sevilla on the Classical Guitar

Sevilla — subtitled Sevillanas — is the third movement of Isaac Albéniz's Suite Española, Op. 47, a piano suite begun in 1886 as a tribute to Spain's regions. Like the...

Albéniz: Sevilla on the Classical Guitar

Sevilla — subtitled Sevillanas — is the third movement of Isaac Albéniz's Suite Española, Op. 47, a piano suite begun in 1886 as a tribute to Spain's regions. Like the...

Villa-Lobos: The Twelve Études on Classical Guitar

Villa-Lobos: The Twelve Études on Classical Guitar

The Twelve Études by Heitor Villa-Lobos occupy a place in the guitar's repertoire analogous to Chopin's études for the piano: they address virtually every core technique of the instrument while...

Villa-Lobos: The Twelve Études on Classical Guitar

The Twelve Études by Heitor Villa-Lobos occupy a place in the guitar's repertoire analogous to Chopin's études for the piano: they address virtually every core technique of the instrument while...

Villa-Lobos: The Five Préludes on Classical Guitar

Villa-Lobos: The Five Préludes on Classical Guitar

The Five Préludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos are among the most personal and widely performed pieces in the classical guitar canon. Written in 1940 and each carrying a subtitle that places...

Villa-Lobos: The Five Préludes on Classical Guitar

The Five Préludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos are among the most personal and widely performed pieces in the classical guitar canon. Written in 1940 and each carrying a subtitle that places...

The Studies of Fernando Sor on the Classical Guitar

The Studies of Fernando Sor on the Classical Gu...

The Studies of Fernando Sor are the foundation of classical guitar education — a body of work spanning six collections that addresses every core technique of the instrument while never...

The Studies of Fernando Sor on the Classical Gu...

The Studies of Fernando Sor are the foundation of classical guitar education — a body of work spanning six collections that addresses every core technique of the instrument while never...

Sor's Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9, on Guitar

Sor's Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9, o...

The Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 by Fernando Sor is one of the most celebrated works ever written for the classical guitar — a set of brilliant,...

Sor's Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9, o...

The Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 by Fernando Sor is one of the most celebrated works ever written for the classical guitar — a set of brilliant,...

Bach's Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV 998 on Guitar

Bach's Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV 998 on Gu...

The Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV 998 by Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most substantial and beloved works Bach wrote for plucked strings — a three-movement suite that...

Bach's Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV 998 on Gu...

The Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV 998 by Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most substantial and beloved works Bach wrote for plucked strings — a three-movement suite that...

Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude (BWV 1007) on Guitar

Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude (BWV 1007) on ...

The Prelude to Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major is one of the most immediately recognisable passages in all of Western music — a single flowing idea in...

Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude (BWV 1007) on ...

The Prelude to Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major is one of the most immediately recognisable passages in all of Western music — a single flowing idea in...

Antonio José — The Lost Genius and His Guitar Sonata

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

Antonio José — The Lost Genius and His Guitar Sonata This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Antonio José (1902–1936) was a Spanish composer...

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

Antonio José — The Lost Genius and His Guitar Sonata This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Antonio José (1902–1936) was a Spanish composer...

Charlie Byrd — The Jazz Guitarist Who Studied with Segovia

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

Charlie Byrd — The Jazz Guitarist Who Studied with Segovia Charlie Byrd (1925–1999) is one of the most distinctive figures in the history of the guitar. An American jazz musician...

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

Charlie Byrd — The Jazz Guitarist Who Studied with Segovia Charlie Byrd (1925–1999) is one of the most distinctive figures in the history of the guitar. An American jazz musician...

Alejandro Sanz — Latin Pop Built on the Spanish Guitar

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

Alejandro Sanz and the Spanish Guitar Alejandro Sanz was born Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro in Madrid in 1968. He grew up in a household where music was present from an early...

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

Alejandro Sanz and the Spanish Guitar Alejandro Sanz was born Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro in Madrid in 1968. He grew up in a household where music was present from an early...

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  • Luthier: Gary Southwell
    Construction Year: 2005
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Flamed Maple
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: G
    Weight (g): 1385
    Tuner: Rodgers
    Condition: Very good
  • Luthier: Michele Della Giustina
    Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Double-Top Guitars
    Top: Cedar
    Back and Sides: Madagascar rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: F sharp / G
    Weight (g): 1570
    Tuner: Pagos
    Condition: New
  • Luthier: Mirko Migliorini
    Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Double-Top Guitars
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Indian rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: Wax
    Body Finish: Nitrocellulose
    Air Body Frequency: F sharp / G
    Weight (g): 1535
    Tuner: Alessi
    Condition: New
  • Luthier: Gary Southwell
    Construction Year: 2009
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Cocobolo
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: F sharp
    Weight (g): 1475
    Tuner: Robson
    Condition: Excellent
  • Manufacturer: Armin Hanika
    Top: Cedar
    Back and Sides: African blackwood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: Lacquer
    Air Body Frequency: F sharp / G
    Tuner: Klaus Scheller
    Condition: New
  • Manufacturer: Armin Hanika
    Construction Year: 2026
    Construction Type: Double-Top Guitars
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Caribbean rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: Wax
    Body Finish: Wax
    Tuner: Rubner El Sonido
    Condition: New
  • Construction Year: 2002
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Indian rosewood
    Soundboard Finish: French polish
    Body Finish: French polish
    Air Body Frequency: G sharp
    Weight (g): 1685
    Tuner: Robson
    Condition: Excellent
  • Luthier: Paul Fischer
    Construction Year: 2005
    Construction Type: Traditional
    Top: Spruce
    Back and Sides: Quilted Maple
    Soundboard Finish: Lacquer
    Body Finish: Lacquer
    Air Body Frequency: G / G sharp
    Weight (g): 1460
    Tuner: Rodgers
    Condition: Excellent

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