Today I want to present the russion composer Reinhold Glière with some of his compositions played by Japanese mandolin orchestras. Reinhold Glière was a Russian composer who was also the teacher of Sergej Prokofiew. His sinfonic romantic music with influences from Russian folk music is obviously also very popular in Japan. This is the Intermezzo […]
When I did a review of my post about Maria Linnemann I have found some video clips by Samantha Muir, a guitarist from Australia. Samantha Muir has also recorded several pieces by Maria Linnemann. I have watched several clips from Samantha Muir’s youtube channel. Her current channel video is a video with two guitar pieces,
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The playlist with videos played by Alon Sariel contains a video of a Sonata for 2 violins by Michel Corrette. The sheet music for this Sonata is available in the Werner Icking Archive. So – enjoy the video, download the sheet music, find a second mandolin player and learn to play this sonata: Joe Brent
Alon Sariel will teach a masterclass for mandolin in Cambridge in August. You can find more information on the special website about this event: Cambridge Performance Masterclass: http://www.cpmcuk.org/ Cambridge Performance Masterclass with Alon Sariel 12-18 August 2011 Masterclass and Performance in England, for violin, cello, piano, flute and mandolin. The masterclasses take place in a
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Some weeks ago I have discovered the NewMusicBox site when they published the Juilliard Commencement Speech of John Adams NewMusicBox, a multimedia publication from the American Music Center, is dedicated to the music of American composers and improvisers and their champions. NewMusicBox offers: in-depth profiles, articles, and discussions; up-to-the-minute industry news and commentary; a direct
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I have just made a new recording and video of Thebes – a great mandolin tune by Norman Blake. We love to play this tune with our bluegrass band. I have made a multi-track recording (using the free Audacity software) with mandolin, guitar and a second mandolin playing chords. Thebes – Great Mandolin Tune by
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I have just listened to this great set of duets played by Mike Marshall and Chris Thile. This is great music, Mike Marshall and Chris Thile are real masters of the mandolin and mandocello. You can listen to the videos from a woodsongs concert. Enjoy this fantastic Live Duets with Mike Marshall and Chris Thile!
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Last week I have found a nice video of the Japanese mandolin orchestra Viva Mandolino playing Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head This inspired me to search for other videos of this great song played on plucked instruments. Another great performance of this song is played by the Guitar Ensemble Harmonics Guitar Ensemble Harmonics Rain
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I have just written about the guitar construction movies by Tiyoto Kanaka which show the construction of a guitar in many detailed steps. Some time ago I have found the following video which shows the construction of a classical guitar using time laps in little more than 5 minutes. The guitar was built within 10
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I have discovered the facebook profile of Kiyoto Tanaka, a Japanese luthier who builds romantic guitars and other instruments. Kiyoto Tanaka has documented the construction of his guitars in very detailed videos. It looks like magic how he uses his Japanese woodworking tools to take some wood and make a beautiful guitar out of it.
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