Opus 11 No 2 Minuet by Fernando Sor (1778-1839) Fernando Sor was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. He is best known for his guitar compositions, but he also composed music for opera and ballet, earning acclaim for his ballet titled Cendrillon. Sor’s works for guitar range from pieces for advanced players, such as Variations …
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K620 The Magic Flute (Tamino’s Aria) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most timeless classical composers.
Au Bord de L’eau (Opus 8 No 1) by Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Most French composers at the time became famous by writing operas, but Faure …
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Opus 8 No 5 (Contredanse) by Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) Dionisio Aguado was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. Born in Madrid, he studied with Miguel Garcia. In 1825, Aguado visited Paris, where he met and became friends with lived with Fernando Sor. Aguado’s major work Escuela de Guitarra was a guitar tutorial published in 1825. …
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Waltz Smile by Tatiana Stachak Tatiana Stachak (born 1973) is a Polish Guitarist. She is currently actively engaged in educational activities; giving lectures and workshops in music schools, guitar courses and at festivals, and promoting her methods of teaching. Since 2021 she has been working with the Academy of Music in Cracow, where she teaches …
Reflections No.2 by Tony Skinner (1960-) This piece by Britisah guitarist and music educator Tony Skinner, is from his suite Reflections – Five Pieces For Guitar. The tempo for the opening 13 bars should not be strict, and there is much room for the use of carefully considered rubato in order to capture the misterioso …
Opus 5 No 14 Rondo by Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) Matteo Carcassi was a famous Italian guitarist and composer. Carcassi began with the piano, but learned guitar when still a child. He quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso concert guitarist. Carcassi wrote a method for guitar (op. 59) that remains valuable, relevant and interesting, blending …
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Opus 241 No 24 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) Ferdinando Carulli was born in Naples, Italy on February 10, 1770. Carulli’s first musical instruction was on the cello, but he soon turned his attention to the guitar. Carulli was entirely self taught, as there were no guitar teachers in Naples at the time. Despite having no …
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Opus 40 No 11 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) was born in Italy and later in Austria. He was one of the greatest guitar virtuosos of his day, as well as a prolific composer and successful teacher. Over 300 of his works have been published. These include several concertos and a variety of …
HWV 432 Suite No. 7 Allegro (Arranged by David Russell) by George Frideric Händel (1685-1759) George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, and concertos. Handel was born in Germany in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. He received critical musical training in Italy before settling …
