Chanson Pour Delphine by Francis Kleynjans (1951-) Francis Kleynjans was born in Paris, France, in 1951. He studied guitar with Alexandre Lagoya and Alirio Diaz. He has performed throughout Europe and on French radio. Kleynjans is also a significant composer for the guitar, having written over 300 teaching and concert works, duo and ensemble pieces, …
Acalanto Das Nonas by Baden Powell (1937-2000) Baden Powell de Aquino usually known simply as Baden Powell, was one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists. He explored the instrument to its utmost limits, playing it in a distinctive, unique manner, incorporating virtuoso classical techniques together with popular harmony and swing.
Catwalk by John Renbourn (1944-) John Renbourn is an English guitarist and songwriter. While most commonly labelled a folk musician, Renbourn’s musical tastes and interests take in early music, classical music, blues and world music. His most influential album, Sir John Alot (1968), featured his take on songs from the Medieval era.
Dreams Of Love by Bert Jansch (1943-2011) Herbert “Bert” Jansch was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter. He recorded at least 25 albums and toured extensively from …
When Im 64 by Tommy Emmanuel (1955-) William Thomas “Tommy” Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in their readers’ …
The Banjo by Stefan Grossman (1945-) Stefan Grossman is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and singer, music producer and educator, and co-founder of Kicking Mule records.
Symphony No 3 Movement 4 – Ludwig van Beethoven (1170-1827) Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. The crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.
Samba Brasil by Jorge Cardoso (1945-) Jorge Cardoso is a classical guitarist and medical doctor born in Posadas, Argentina in 1949. Jorge Cardoso has composed over 350 works: suites and pieces for solo guitar; duets, trio and quartets; string quartet; quintets; concerts (for two guitars and strings, for guitar and orchestra); an orchestra for strings …
Guajira Margarita by Traditional (Cuban) John Zaradin was born in the UK and began playing the guitar at the age of thirteen, eventually completing formal studies with Alexander Lagoya in Paris. Through his teenage years he was tutored by Albert Kay in the Schillinger System of Musical Composition and Arranging Techniques. His professional life began …
BWV 618 O Lamb of God Innocent by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) In the early 1700s, Bach’s chorales enchanted listeners with their inventive harmonies, chromaticism, contrapuntal motion, and changes of tonal center. Since that time, music students the world over have studied the chorales as a paragon of “common practice” harmony and voice leading. And, …
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