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Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas on Guitar

Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas on Gu...

Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas — The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires — are four pieces by Astor Piazzolla that stand as his most ambitious portrait of the city he loved....

Piazzolla: Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas on Gu...

Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas — The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires — are four pieces by Astor Piazzolla that stand as his most ambitious portrait of the city he loved....

Ponce: Variations on Folía de España on the Classical Guitar

Ponce: Variations on Folía de España on the Cla...

The Variations on "Folía de España" and Fugue by Manuel Ponce is the grandest single work he wrote for classical guitar — twenty variations on one of the oldest musical...

Ponce: Variations on Folía de España on the Cla...

The Variations on "Folía de España" and Fugue by Manuel Ponce is the grandest single work he wrote for classical guitar — twenty variations on one of the oldest musical...

Ponce: Sonatina Meridional on the Classical Guitar

Ponce: Sonatina Meridional on the Classical Guitar

The Sonatina Meridional is the most explicitly Spanish work in Manuel Ponce's guitar output — a three-movement "southern sonatina" full of Andalusian light, Phrygian modal colour and folk song. It...

Ponce: Sonatina Meridional on the Classical Guitar

The Sonatina Meridional is the most explicitly Spanish work in Manuel Ponce's guitar output — a three-movement "southern sonatina" full of Andalusian light, Phrygian modal colour and folk song. It...

Torroba: Torija (Castillos de España) on the Classical Guitar

Torroba: Torija (Castillos de España) on the Cl...

Torija is one of the most quietly beautiful pieces Federico Moreno Torroba ever wrote — an elegy for a ruined Castilian castle, tender, intimate and deeply Spanish. It belongs to...

Torroba: Torija (Castillos de España) on the Cl...

Torija is one of the most quietly beautiful pieces Federico Moreno Torroba ever wrote — an elegy for a ruined Castilian castle, tender, intimate and deeply Spanish. It belongs to...

Torroba: Sonatina on the Classical Guitar

Torroba: Sonatina on the Classical Guitar

The Sonatina in A major by Federico Moreno Torroba is one of the most performed and most beloved works in the Spanish guitar repertoire — sunny, lyrical and perfectly written...

Torroba: Sonatina on the Classical Guitar

The Sonatina in A major by Federico Moreno Torroba is one of the most performed and most beloved works in the Spanish guitar repertoire — sunny, lyrical and perfectly written...

Mertz: Tarantella on the Classical Guitar

Mertz: Tarantella on the Classical Guitar

Mertz's Tarantella is a whirlwind — a fast, spinning dance that has become one of the most exciting encores in the Romantic guitar repertoire. Short, brilliant, and relentlessly propulsive, it...

Mertz: Tarantella on the Classical Guitar

Mertz's Tarantella is a whirlwind — a fast, spinning dance that has become one of the most exciting encores in the Romantic guitar repertoire. Short, brilliant, and relentlessly propulsive, it...

Mertz: Fantaisie Hongroise on the Classical Guitar

Mertz: Fantaisie Hongroise on the Classical Guitar

The Fantaisie Hongroise is Mertz's most celebrated single work — a sweeping Hungarian fantasy that moves from brooding grandeur to virtuosic fire. It belongs to Trois Morceaux, Op. 65, published...

Mertz: Fantaisie Hongroise on the Classical Guitar

The Fantaisie Hongroise is Mertz's most celebrated single work — a sweeping Hungarian fantasy that moves from brooding grandeur to virtuosic fire. It belongs to Trois Morceaux, Op. 65, published...

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata (Omaggio a Boccherini) on Guitar

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata (Omaggio a Boccheri...

The Sonata (Omaggio a Boccherini), Op. 77 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was the first major work he wrote for classical guitar and one of the most important guitar sonatas of the...

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata (Omaggio a Boccheri...

The Sonata (Omaggio a Boccherini), Op. 77 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was the first major work he wrote for classical guitar and one of the most important guitar sonatas of the...

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Capriccio Diabolico on Guitar

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Capriccio Diabolico on Guitar

The Capriccio Diabolico is Castelnuovo-Tedesco's thrilling homage to Niccolò Paganini — a virtuoso showpiece that evokes the legend of the violinist who supposedly sold his soul to the devil for...

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Capriccio Diabolico on Guitar

The Capriccio Diabolico is Castelnuovo-Tedesco's thrilling homage to Niccolò Paganini — a virtuoso showpiece that evokes the legend of the violinist who supposedly sold his soul to the devil for...

Barrios: Julia Florida (Barcarola) on the Classical Guitar

Barrios: Julia Florida (Barcarola) on the Class...

Julia Florida is the most tender piece Agustín Barrios Mangoré ever wrote — a barcarole of such quiet intimacy that it has become one of the best-loved short works in...

Barrios: Julia Florida (Barcarola) on the Class...

Julia Florida is the most tender piece Agustín Barrios Mangoré ever wrote — a barcarole of such quiet intimacy that it has become one of the best-loved short works in...

Turina: Sonata, Op. 61, on the Classical Guitar

Turina: Sonata, Op. 61, on the Classical Guitar

The Sonata, Op. 61 by Joaquín Turina is the most substantial work he ever wrote for the classical guitar — a three-movement Romantic sonata in D minor that balances flamenco...

Turina: Sonata, Op. 61, on the Classical Guitar

The Sonata, Op. 61 by Joaquín Turina is the most substantial work he ever wrote for the classical guitar — a three-movement Romantic sonata in D minor that balances flamenco...

Turina: Sevillana on the Classical Guitar

Turina: Sevillana on the Classical Guitar

The Sevillana, Op. 29 by Joaquín Turina was the first piece he ever wrote for classical guitar — and it became one of the most performed. A free fantasy on...

Turina: Sevillana on the Classical Guitar

The Sevillana, Op. 29 by Joaquín Turina was the first piece he ever wrote for classical guitar — and it became one of the most performed. A free fantasy on...

Where Guitars Speak Louder Than Words

  • 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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