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Bach and Guitar? – Music by J. S. Bach for Guitar Quartet and Guitar Orchestra

Recently I have attended the concert of the mandolin orchestra Kollnau-Gutach. This concert was dedicated to compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. The program included the 3rd movement of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 played by a guitar quartet. The slogan used for this concert was: Bach – And Now!? (Bach – Und Jetzt!?) After the …

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Karlsruhe Guitar Quartet plays Telemann and Kurt Weill’s “Moritat von Mackie Messer”

The Karlsruhe Guitar Quartet has won the second price in a competition for guitar quartets composed of students in Gevelsberg (Gitarrenwettbewerb in Gevelsberg). The four members of the quartet are studying classical guitar at the music university of Karlsruhe: Roman Hernitscheck (Germany), Marco Lima (Brazil), Gleb Simak (Estonia), Kristjan Tamm (Estonia). Kristjan Tamm and Gleb …

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Stepan Rak – The Very Popular Rumba for Four Guitars or Guitar Orchestra

Stepan Rak has composed a Rumba for four guitars. This Rumba is very popular and is played often by guitar quartets and also bigger guitar ensembles. After I had discovered this rumba I have found many more videos with this piece. Stepan Rak is a composer, teacher and guitar player from Prague. The guitars are …

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