Bantu is the name of a piece for four guitars by Andrew York. I have dicovered this piece on the CD Labyrinth by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Like in Rumba by Stepan Rak the guitars are also used as percussion instruments. Andrew York has been a member of the LAGQ for many years. He […]
Bantu by Andrew York for Guitar Quartet – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) Read More »
Volker Höh, a German guitarist has sent me this great video of the Quartet No. 2 by Heinrich Albert. The quartet is composed for 2 guitars tuned one third above the standard tuning, one guitar in standard tuning and a bass guitar tuned one fifth below the standard tuning – a combination that has been
Heinrich Albert – Guitar-Quartet N°2 c-minor – Cantomano Quartet Read More »
Heinrich Albert was a German guitar player and composer at the beginning of the 20th century. He was born in Würzburg in 1870. He lived in Gauting for a long time where he died in 1950. During the first decades of the 20th century Alberts composition were regularly played in concerts. Alberts guitar method Lehrgang
Heinrich Albert and the first Guitar Quartet in Munich around 1909 Read More »
