I must admit, this movement of Bach’s third cello suite (video below) was an absolute black hole. I spent almost a year working on it. Bach’s music can do that to a person. Every time I thought I had it sounding the way I wanted it I would make a recording, listen, and then decide… Continue Reading »
Continuing with Bach’s 3rd Cello Suite, BWV 1009, here is a performance of the Allemande. I’m still wholly engrossed in getting my technical abilities to the point where I can play these pieces at any time, in any situation, in front of any audience… and I’m definitely making progress. A few notes on the performance:… Continue Reading »
This is my first performance since launching the website. While the instruments are slightly different (classical guitar vs. electric guitar) you should notice a few positive changes from the “performances that suck” to this one: Fewer missed notes – there are some mistakes, but they don’t stop the forward motion of the music. Better rhythmic… Continue Reading »
The Prelude to Bach’s 3rd Lute Suite is one of the more difficult pieces to play in the standard classical guitar repertoire. I’m a bit torn as to whether this performance truly sucks or not, simply because the ability to get from beginning to end is somewhat of an accomplishment in itself. There are a… Continue Reading »
This sonata by Domenico Scarlatti is an intermediate level piece on the classical guitar. It was one of two Scarlatti sonatas I played during my recital, the other being K208, also in A major. While K208 was more a favorite of mine than K322, I’m posting this one because it better illustrates my shortcomings. This… Continue Reading »