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Rafael Aguirre performs Waltz No.2  from Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 -1975) at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. This comes via Aguirre’s YouTube channel. This work is an arrangement from an orchestral work sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Suite for Jazz Orchestra. I don’t always feature repertoire like this but it is a nice and successful arrangement of this crowd pleasing fifth movement of the suite and well played by Aguirre. Beautiful concert hall and video shoot as well.

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Lección No.78 by Julio Sagreras (1879–1942) for classical guitar with performance, lesson, and pdf sheet music. This comes from my sheet music collection Grade 1 Repertoire Supplement for Classical Guitar. Contains 10 works at the grade 1 level and is designed as extra repertoire for students who have completed my Volume 1 and 2 method books and specifically my Repertoire Lessons Grade 1. Here is the YouTube link if you want to watch it there.

Lección 78 by Julio Sagreras (1879–1942), from Primeras lecciones de guitarra offers a good opportunity to work on ascending slurs (hammer-ons) as well as melodic shaping and musical balance with a prominent melody. It also is primarily in second position with one or two shifts so great for students to keep their hand position aligned and organized. As with No.77 previous covered, the short length and manageable elements of this work make is possible to use as a focused technique study on playing musical ascending slurs without taking up much time. Due to the short length, aim for a very high quality performance and sound.

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Marcello Fantoni performs Overture in A Major No.1, Op.6 and Grande Sonata in C Major. Op. 114 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) on a period François René Lacôte, 1820 guitar. This comes via Edoardo Lambertenghi’s YouTube channel. I love these performances by Fantoni of Classical and Romantic works played on a period guitar. His performances are filled with a wonderful musicality and playful energy that mixes so well with the plucky sound of the nineteenth century guitar.

0:00 Ouverture
5:59 Sonata

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Lección No.77 by Julio Sagreras (1879–1942) for classical guitar with performance, lesson, and pdf sheet music. This comes from my sheet music collection Grade 1 Repertoire Supplement for Classical Guitar. Contains 10 works at the grade 1 level and is designed as extra repertoire for students who have completed my Volume 1 and 2 method books and specifically my Repertoire Lessons Grade 1. Here is the YouTube link if you want to watch it there.

Lección No.77 by Julio Sagreras (1879–1942), from Primeras lecciones de guitarra offers a good opportunity to work on melodic shaping along with descending slurs (pull-offs). In particular the short length and manageable elements of this work make is possible to use as a focused technique study on playing musical descending slurs without taking up much time. Due to the minimal requirements here, aim for a very high quality performance and sound.

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