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Only three pieces within his comprehensive oeuvre were written by Françaix for this instrument. The French composer felt much more connected with the harp, a typical French instrument. The Prélude, pu...

The Spaniard Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) was one of the first contemporary composers who, addressed by the outstanding guitarist Andrés Segovia, wrote contemporary original works for the guitar, thus p...

Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750) is considered to be the most important lutenist of the Baroque era. His works fascinate with elegance and grandeur on the lute. This effect is achieved by making the...

Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750) is considered to be the most important lutenist of the Baroque era. His works fascinate with elegance and grandeur on the lute. This effect is achieved by making the...

Nocturnes have a long tradition - from the notturni by Mozart and Haydn via the nocturnes of the Romantic era to Chopin who elevated the genre to fascinating character piece: He created ambivalently s...

The guitarist Sigi Schwab from Munich has not only made a name for himself as a performer of classical guitar music and guitar chamber music but he has also become known as a jazz and studio musician,...

Venetian tribute: Alexandre Tansman's 'Cavatine', 1952 published in the Edition Andrès Segovia, is now published in the urtext version for the first time.

To transfer Scarlatti's keyboard language into a melodious guitar syntax is a great challenge. These expertly written transcriptions for guitar of eight sonatas are true to the sound of Scarlatti.

Unlike its predecessor Jehkin Iivana, which draws its inspiration from the world of Finnish myths and the ancient tradition of poet singers, the sources of the Sonata No 2 are more abstract.The first...

Quest'opera fa parte di una raccolta di sei sonate con il seguente titolo originale: Sei Sonate / per il / clavicembalo o pianoforte forte / con accompagnamento / per il / violino o flauto tedesco / r...

Originally composed by György Ligeti for solo violoncello and established in the cello repertoire, the sonata is now available in an arrangement for guitar (2013) by Kostas Tosidis. Tosidis transcribe...