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Napoléon Coste — France's Great Romantic Guitarist

Napoléon Coste — France's Great Romantic Guitarist

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Napoléon Coste (1805–1883) was the finest French guitarist of the Romantic era — a disciple of Fernando...

Napoléon Coste — France's Great Romantic Guitarist

This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Napoléon Coste (1805–1883) was the finest French guitarist of the Romantic era — a disciple of Fernando...

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to Debussy

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to ...

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to Debussy This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) was Spain's...

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to ...

Manuel de Falla and the Guitar — His Homage to Debussy This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) was Spain's...

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar Method

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar M...

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar Method This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841) was the most prolific guitar...

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar M...

Ferdinando Carulli — The Father of the Guitar Method This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841) was the most prolific guitar...

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist Learns

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist L...

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist Learns This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Matteo Carcassi (1792–1853) was an Italian guitarist-composer whose 25...

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist L...

Matteo Carcassi — The Studies Every Guitarist Learns This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Matteo Carcassi (1792–1853) was an Italian guitarist-composer whose 25...

Impressionist Guitar Music — Debussy, Satie, Mompou and More

Impressionist Guitar Music — Debussy, Satie, Mo...

Of all the music transcribed for the classical guitar, few styles suit it as naturally as impressionism. The dreamy, colour-soaked piano world of Debussy, Satie and Mompou — built on...

Impressionist Guitar Music — Debussy, Satie, Mo...

Of all the music transcribed for the classical guitar, few styles suit it as naturally as impressionism. The dreamy, colour-soaked piano world of Debussy, Satie and Mompou — built on...

19th-Century Guitar Music — The Golden Age of the Romantic Guitar

19th-Century Guitar Music — The Golden Age of t...

The nineteenth century was the guitar's first great age as a serious concert instrument. As Europe fell in love with the Romantic spirit, a generation of brilliant composer-performers gave the...

19th-Century Guitar Music — The Golden Age of t...

The nineteenth century was the guitar's first great age as a serious concert instrument. As Europe fell in love with the Romantic spirit, a generation of brilliant composer-performers gave the...

Federico Mompou — Catalan Stillness on the Guitar

Federico Mompou — Catalan Stillness on the Guitar

João Gilberto (1931–2019) did not simply play the guitar. He reinvented what the guitar could mean. With a single album released in 1959, he changed Brazilian music, redefined the nylon-string...

Federico Mompou — Catalan Stillness on the Guitar

João Gilberto (1931–2019) did not simply play the guitar. He reinvented what the guitar could mean. With a single album released in 1959, he changed Brazilian music, redefined the nylon-string...

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant Companion"

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant...

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant Companion" This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840) is immortalised as the most...

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant...

Niccolò Paganini and the Guitar — His "Constant Companion" This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840) is immortalised as the most...

Luigi Legnani — The Guitar's Answer to Paganini

Luigi Legnani — The Guitar's Answer to Paganini

Luigi Legnani — The Guitar's Answer to Paganini This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Luigi Legnani (1790–1877) was the greatest guitarist of the...

Luigi Legnani — The Guitar's Answer to Paganini

Luigi Legnani — The Guitar's Answer to Paganini This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Luigi Legnani (1790–1877) was the greatest guitarist of the...

Giulio Regondi — The Child Prodigy of the Romantic Guitar

Giulio Regondi — The Child Prodigy of the Roman...

Who Was Giulio Regondi? Giulio Regondi (1822–1872) remains one of the most puzzling figures in the history of the classical guitar. His origins are disputed — some sources point to...

Giulio Regondi — The Child Prodigy of the Roman...

Who Was Giulio Regondi? Giulio Regondi (1822–1872) remains one of the most puzzling figures in the history of the classical guitar. His origins are disputed — some sources point to...

Johann Kaspar Mertz — The Romantic Poet of the Guitar

Johann Kaspar Mertz — The Romantic Poet of the ...

Johann Kaspar Mertz — The Romantic Poet of the Guitar This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856) was the most...

Johann Kaspar Mertz — The Romantic Poet of the ...

Johann Kaspar Mertz — The Romantic Poet of the Guitar This guide is part of our overview of the essential classical guitar repertoire. Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856) was the most...

How Is a Classical Guitar Made?

How Is a Classical Guitar Made?

How Is a Classical Guitar Made? A fine classical guitar looks simple — a wooden box with six strings. But inside that box is the result of dozens of precise...

How Is a Classical Guitar Made?

How Is a Classical Guitar Made? A fine classical guitar looks simple — a wooden box with six strings. But inside that box is the result of dozens of precise...

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