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Repertoire - Classical - the ultimate story tellersRecommended Classical Sheet music for Guitar:CLASSICAL FAKE BOOKSHow to use the CLASSICAL FAKE BOOK
Bach People often start with the Bach Lute Suites and Solo Violin transcriptions on the guitar - but - these are not easy pieces ! There is so much going on musically as well as technically that it's hard to get ahead of the music. Even the Bach Violin Concertos present less problems than these pieces and that's saying something! It makes a lot more sense to play the Bach chamber music in ensembles, pick up the style that way first. If you are intent on playing the solo pieces, get this John Williams recording of the Bach Lute Suites More on J.S. Bach - guitar repertoire 
Bartok Bela Bartok was a great fusion artist who combined the folk music of Hungary, Rumania and Transylvania with the body of Western Classical Music and truly forged a new language. His mature music is not just arrangements of the source material, but an energetic new language that still inspires musicians today. There is a lot of Bartok in the Jazz music of John McLaughlin and Chick Corea. 
Beethoven
Classical music has always been in popular culture and most people's first contact with it is in the cinema, as the soundtrack. However sometimes the story requires a direct connection with a musical source. One example which put Beethoven on the cinema screens in the 1970's was Stanley Kubrick's movie "A Clockwork Orange", based on the future-fiction novel by Anthony Burgess. The main character of the novel was a "Droog" - a young man who's hobbies were Beethoven and "Ultra-violence". The film's themes included the relationships between fascism and violence, and it was probably the most disturbing movie I have ever seen! Anyway it was my introduction to Beethoven, as Malcolm McDowell's character would listen to "Ode to Joy" from the 9th Symhony before heading out for a night of "entertainment" 
In Kylie Minogue's 2002 "Fever" Tour she staged a number themed on Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" (images from the DVD - Kylie Minogue's 2002 "Fever" Tour) Julian Bream. Buy the DVD "A Life in Music" and get a behind-the-scenes look at classical guitar in the 20th century. You get a good look at Bream's versatility, equally at home in a jazz big band, playing Django Reinhardt with a combo, leading a renaissance ensemble on lute, playing concertos or solo guitar. "Passion and the desire to communicate... that's the key." - Julian Bream, May 2003. 
Abel Carlevaro Pedagogue, Composer and Performer, Carlevaro's writings opened many doors for me on the guitar. Paco de Lucia Crossing boundaries - links only at this stage 
Reza Ganjavi Reza does a great job of making classical music accessible to the masses and consistently gives me fresh insights into the classics. He is also a man after my own heart in that he loves to put guitar together with other instruments. Check out my impressions of his CDs : "In Friendship" and "Dancing Hands" Michael Kieran Harvey Australian pianist interviewed by Andrew Ford in August 2003 - talking about the links between J.S. Bach and Jon Lord of Deep Purple - and the spirit of music. 
Fernando Sor and his guitar studies. I look at the Segovia edition and what the studies are actually for. Great Italian guitarTarrega - Paganini: "Variations on the Carnival of Venice" - Played with great rhythmic verve, this piece is a tour de force of left hand melodic devices, including glissandos, portamentos trills, tremelo and more!You don't find many recordings of this piece. The third movement, played here with panache by Italian guitarist Aniello Desiderio, is a lively set of variations. - Paganini: Grande Sonata in A, 3rd movement PaganiniYou don't find many recordings of this piece. The third movement, played here with panache by Italian guitarist Aniello Desiderio, is a lively set of variations. - Paganini: Grande Sonata in A, 3rd movement
A video of Two movements from Bach's Solo Violin/Lute Suite in E Major BWV1001 played by Segovia with some of my pointers as to what to watch and listen for in his musical technique. I have heard personal anecdotes from Australian professional string players that back in 1950's and 60's London they would (everybody would) go out of their way to attend recitals by Segovia. He was regarded as one of the very finest of string players. Video: Fernando Sor - Mozart - Andres Segovia 
John Williams Click to read about - Sydney Morning Herald article 1990 String squeaks Guitar Competitions The importance of ensemble skills Is the guitar a hard instrument? and The Importance of chamber music Tone Production and Projection Greg Smallman's Guitars Bach Chaccone - His favourite recordings and his influences Segovia Examples of his versatility - The Paul Hart Concerto His Transcriptions Classical guitar in a rock context - Sky and The Height Below Classical guitar in a latin context - Inti Illimani The Bach Lute Suites 
Kazuhito Yamashita The Franz Liszt of Guitar, he set new standards for what is possible on the instrument - the idea of "Guitar as a miniature orchestra" realised. Also check out my thoughts on some of his innovative techniques. Kazuhito Yamashita - his contributions to Guitar. Kazuhito Yamashita plays Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Op.61 Kazuhito Yamashita - Mussorgsky Kazuhito Yamashita - His Guitar Technique Kazuhito Yamashita has made over 60 CD's but unfortunately they are difficult to locate. George A. Pepper's impressons of Kazuhito Yamashita's performance at the 1989 Texas GFA concert. Kazuhito Yamashita - links Narciso Yepes
Links . Also check out my links to Australian musicians
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