Archive for the ‘Biography’ Category

Matteo Carcassi – The Detailed Biography

Before we publish the book - Guitar Method Op. 59 and 25 Etudes Op. 60 - I will give you some previews and elements to Carcassi's life and guitar technique. But, first, the bio!
Born in Florence, Italy, in 1792 or 1793,  Matteo Carcassi started his musical education at an early age on the piano. Nevertheless, [...]

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DVD Philippe Bertaud on the Music of Villa Lobos

Villa Lobos: From Rio to Hollywood, history of a passionate.
Most of the students coming to a master class will play a Villa Lobos’ prelude or etude. Sharing with them this passion for the Brazilian composer, I decided to work on an instructional DVD.
First question: What do I have to say about him? Classical is [...]

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Meet my new Love: She’s from Spain and she’s Hot!

Alhambra is a well known palace in Spain and, for the guitarists, it’s also what inspired Tarrega to compose one of the most beautiful tremolo piece.
But did you know it’s also a Spanish Guitar Brand? It is actually one of the most famous in Europe. Can you dream of any better than a Spanish guitar? [...]

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The Real Life!

For a long time I thought my life will start soon.

But there always were obstacles to surmount, problems to solve first, moments to spend, bills to pay… And then: THE REAL LIFE WILL START!

Till I realize these obstacles were precisely my life…
This point of view helped me to understand there is no way leading [...]

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Guitarist… Why?

My first passion was the nature. Living in the south of France, where the mountains are breeding with the sea, I wished to become a shepperd. I used to go to workshops and had summer jobs in farms and one of those shepperds I met introduced me to the guitar. You move one finger [...]

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