Those three videos of pieces for harp and mandolin have been recorded by two musicians in Bari, in the south of Italy. The concert took place at the conservatory Niccolo Piccinni in March. I was surprised to hear those pieces, and especially to learn, that one of the pieces has been composed by a teacher [...]
Today a new fantastic mandolin video has been uploaded to youtube by Carlos Blanco Ruiz. The video shows a performance of Railroad Song, a composition by Yasuo Kuwahara, played by the composer himself on the mandolin and Carlos Balnco Ruiz on the guitar. It was recorded in 1999. This is the first time that I [...]
I found those two pieces for mandolin and church organ recently. Both pieces are taken from a recording with religious music which was recorded in the 1980s by Benny Ludemann (mandolin) and Klass Jan Mulder (oragn). Benny Ludemann is a mandolin and guitar player from the Netherlands. He has made many appearances in radio and [...]
Some time ago I have discovered the following video of an interesting composition for flute and mandolin by composer Orie Sato. The mandolin part is played by Anna Torge. I have met Anna Torge at the international mandolin symposium in Trossingen in 2008. Anna Torge is teaching the mandolin and is developping a way to [...]