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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:39 pm


	I see no classical guitar thread in this forum! gonk So therefore, this forum is dedicated towards us. :] This thread is open to performance discussion, artist discussion, musicians worthy of praise, new technology that helps us guitarists (strings, humidifiers, etc..) and many other things. No bumping is not allowed! (The following is Optional) Post why you like classical guitar, how you started playing, and how long you have been playing. Who is your favorite composer and what are your favorite pieces to play?... my top 10 are: Composers: 1. Dionisio Aguado 2. Agustin Barrios Mongore 3. Fernando Sor 4. Francisco Tarrega 5. Johann Sebastian Bach (lute suites still count) 6. Heitor Villalobos 7. Julio Sagreras 8. Matteo Carcassi 9. Sylvius Leopold Weiss (lute) 10. Paganini Pieces: 1. Rondo in A minor - Dionisio Aguado 2. Grand Sonata - Paganini 3. BWV 997 (The whole lute suite especially the double) - J.S. Bach 4. Prelude Fugue and Allegro - J.S. Bach 5. La Catedral - Agustin Barrios 6. Caprice #24 - Paganini 7. Caprice #5 - Paganini 8. El Colibri - Sagreras 9. BWV 995 - J.S. Bach 10. Rumores De La Caleta - Albeniz

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:37 pm


	I'm currently practising La Catedral - Agustin Barrios. :] I'm going to play Paganini next year, some duets with a violin.

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Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:00 pm


	tervasulka I'm currently practising La Catedral - Agustin Barrios. :] I'm going to play Paganini next year, some duets with a violin. awesome :] good to know i'm not the only classical guitar player in this forum! La Catedral is a beautiful piece...which is your favorite movement? That's cool :] what else do you like to play?

Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 5:18 am


	I agree. Here should be more guitarists. I like the third one and the first one is quite sweet, but i don't remember the other movements so.. rolleyes What's yours? I can't list the favourite composers though. I have never thought of listing them xD ;; But I wish to play more of Nikita Koshkin, Barrios, Villa-Lobos. Also Mertz has some nice (and easy?) songs.. I used to play a lot of Sakura (variations) by Yocoh Ono Yukihiro. Not sure of the composer name.. How long have you played?

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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:06 am


	tervasulka I agree. Here should be more guitarists. I like the third one and the first one is quite sweet, but i don't remember the other movements so.. rolleyes What's yours? I can't list the favourite composers though. I have never thought of listing them xD ;; But I wish to play more of Nikita Koshkin, Barrios, Villa-Lobos. Also Mertz has some nice (and easy?) songs.. I used to play a lot of Sakura (variations) by Yocoh Ono Yukihiro. Not sure of the composer name.. How long have you played? Tis' a shame... but at least i know of one already :] I agree the Allegro Solemne is just so mezmerising, and the Preuludio Saudade is just a gem. The other movement is the "Andante Religioso" it's supposed to serve as a transitional piece towards the Prelude and Allegro, he wrote it in his later years after Catedral was already released, he probably felt like it needed something more (don't we all after we finish writing a piece)...so it kinda fits in but doesn't. lol :] it's ok...it was gut wrenching to name just 10 for me as well...there are too many composers out there just to pick a few... Wow, you have unique taste. I'm personally a fan of the Spanish school, something about it tickles my ear razz lol Yoko ono Have you heard of Leo Brouwer? I have played for four years going on five this July (2nd to be exact) 3nodding how long have you been playing? and how did you start playing? if i may ask? :]

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:36 pm


	The only BIG song I can play perfectly is Leyenda by Isaac Albeniz. After seeing John Williams play the Usher Waltz by Nikita Koshkin, I've also started to pick up that song.

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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:48 pm


	Das Ist Mein Hamburger The only BIG song I can play perfectly is Leyenda by Isaac Albeniz. After seeing John Williams play the Usher Waltz by Nikita Koshkin, I've also started to pick up that song. If you can play Leyenda, then I would say you have the capability to play alot of other "BIG" songs 3nodding Although I love Leyenda and Albeniz, I get a little annoyed by it. Unfortunately, it is the song that everybody wants to play at my school, and when we go to state competish everybody is playing it. It was as if the song was plugged into a 100 watt amp and a surround sound system, I just couldn't escape! You have good taste in music by the way. (sig)

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:05 am


	Oh wow, It's good to see I'm not the only classical guitarist in this guild anymore. Dionisio Aguado's Rondo in A minor, excellent in terms of virtuoso pieces in my opinion, at least I enjoy in much more than Leyenda, which is overplayed.

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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:31 pm


	Kazikli Voyvoda Oh wow, It's good to see I'm not the only classical guitarist in this guild anymore. Dionisio Aguado's Rondo in A minor, excellent in terms of virtuoso pieces in my opinion, at least I enjoy in much more than Leyenda, which is overplayed. I wouldn't say it's a virtuoso piece. I would say it's an intermediate guitar piece, although it is challenging, and one of my favorite pieces to play at the moment, Bach's fugues are way more brutal! I had a harder time learning the 997 than the Rondo, but we all agree Leyenda is overplayed, I even heard it at guitar center one time, which would be the pinacle of popularity for a song.

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:40 am


	Awesome Thread you guys have going here. Several of my friends are classical guitarists. If you dont mind im going to move the thread to the strings forum.

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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:34 pm


	i like classical guitar because of its beautiful sound i first started when i was little and i wanted to play metal but then i was introduced to classical and i loved the sound and how much harder it was to play (i like challenges) so then i got a classical guitar and started to play and i believe my first song was Minuet from J.S. Bach My top 5 Composers 1. Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart - Elvira Madigan 2. Schubert - Ave Maria 3. Beethoven - Fur Elise 4. Gounod - Funeral March of a Marionette 5. Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:37 am


	I started to play it last year, and I quite enjoyed it. We have a class on Saturdays and then we learn some easy pieces and some hard ones, and chords and so on. However, since last year a lot of people gave it up. The only big song I can play on the guitar is "Always look on the bright side of life". I'm looking for some classical pieces and better tabs.