Nostalgiaby Julio Salvador Sagreras (1879-1942) Julio Salvador Sagreras was an Argentine guitarist and composer. His parents were guitarists, who taught him the guitar very early. He progressed quickly and became professor of guitar in Académia de Bellas Artes. In 1905 he opened his own school, Academia de Guitarra.
Madrugada by John Towner Williams (1930-1993) Transcribe by John Christopher Williams (1941-) John Christopher Williams is an Australian classical guitarist, and a long-term resident of the United Kingdom. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award win in the ‘Best Chamber Music Performance’ category with Julian Bream for Julian and John.
Caboclinhos by Sergio Assad (1952-) Sergio Assad is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, Odair in the guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad, commonly referred to as the Assadbrothers or Duo Assad. Over the last twenty years Assad has concentrated most of his efforts on building a repertoire for …
Morning’s Rag by Sergio Assad (1952-) Sergio Assad is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, Odair in the guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad, commonly referred to as the Assadbrothers or Duo Assad. Over the last twenty years Assad has concentrated most of his efforts on building a repertoire …
Odeon by Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) Ernesto Júlio de Nazareth was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative tango and Choro compositions. Nazareth was noted for creatively combining diverse influences into his music, not only of Brazilian music but also from the music of Europe, Africa and ragtime. Many of his compositions remain …
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Passacaille by Aleksander Tansman (1897-1986) Alexandre Tansman was a Polish-born composer and virtuoso pianist. He spent his early years in his native Poland, but lived in France for most of his life. His music is primarily neoclassical, drawing on his Polish and Jewish heritage as well as his French musical influences.
The Old Lime Tree by Sergey Rudnev (1955) Russian guitarist and composer Sergey Ivanovich Rudnev was born in 1955 in Tula. The Old Lime Tree “Lipa Vekovaya” is a Russian Folklore song. In 2015 Sergey Rudnev was named a Russian ‘National Treasure’, and numerous publications on his life and work hail Rudnev as ‘the soul’ …
Modinha by Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) Antonio Carlos, also known as Tom Jobim was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within Brazil and internationally.
Prelude to a Song by John Towner Williams (1930-1993) Transcribe by John Christopher Williams (1941-) John Christopher Williams is an Australian classical guitarist, and a long-term resident of the United Kingdom. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award win in the ‘Best Chamber Music Performance’ category with Julian Bream for Julian and John.
Sacrificio by Regino Sainz De La Maza (1896-1981) Regino Sainz de la Maza y Ruiz was a Spanish classical guitarist. He also shared a close friendship with composer Antonio José Martínez Palacios, who dedicated him some of his guitar compositions. His younger brother Eduardo Sainz de la Maza was also an acclaimed guitarist and composer.
