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Review: Fuego De La Luna, Adam Levin Plays Morales-Caso

Review: Fuego De La Luna, Adam Levin Plays Morales-Caso

Posted April 23, 2012 at 4:41 pm | No comments

Composer Eduardo Morales-Caso is a rare artist of exceptional talent who for the past decade has been making a significant contribution to the classical guitar with many attractive works for solo guitar, flute and guitar, and voice and guitar among others. Morales-Caso also has an extensive catalog of compositions which include works for solo piano as well as orchestral and chamber music which has helped bring a great depth to his guitar compositions. There has been a growing demand for his music since his piece “El Jardin de Lindaraja” won first prize in the XIV Andres Segovia international composition competition for classical guitar in 2003.

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The Golden Ratio And The Guitar, A Match Made In Equal Temperament

The Golden Ratio And The Guitar, A Match Made In Equal Temperament

Posted September 5, 2011 at 8:17 pm | One comment

In this article: Golden section and golden rectangles, the harmonic series and the model of its ideal behavior simplified, equal temperament and just intonation and a description of the beat frequency conflict produced by the deviations between simultaneous sounding of harmonic partials and prime frequencies and how it affects the tone and timbre of the guitar.

Posted in: Classical, Guitar News, Guitars and Gear

Brad Richter’s “American Landscapes” Speaks To The Nature-Lover In Us All

Brad Richter’s “American Landscapes” Speaks To The Nature-Lover In Us All

Posted August 30, 2011 at 8:58 am | No comments

Arizona classical guitarist Brad Richter just released American Landscapes a week or two ago, and it is already one of my favorite collections of mood setting songs. These pieces, which are mostly meditations on outdoor landscapes that speak to Brad, are perfect for that; they are incredibly detailed and meticulous in their composition and adventurous in their use of new and interesting techniques, so seriously music-minded people have a lot to chew on and digest. If heard just in passing by the casual music fan, however, they just sound incredibly pleasing to the ear.

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Brad Richter Interview: The Great Outdoor Guitarist

Brad Richter Interview: The Great Outdoor Guitarist

Posted June 22, 2011 at 4:10 pm | No comments

Brad Richter is a rare bird. He is a classical guitarist, but you will never hear him playing a Bach piece or any Tarrega. Instead he performs solely his own compositions, utilizing techniques few other guitarists use, mostly because he made them up.

Posted in: Classical Interviews, Fingerstyle Interviews, Interviews