Nakano Collection
Since I originally posted in 2012 about the Nakano Collection (original post below) I have been working to add it to my Archive Search feature. It is finally available! Follow this link to show all items from the collection.
Scheit Archive
The Scheit Archive as cataloged by Stefan Hackl is now available in the Archive Search. Details about the rare items in the archive are available on his site Gitarre-Archiv Österreich and some good background on Scheit and the archive is available in this Classical Guitar article. The Scheit Archive is currently housed at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst (MdW).
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Memoirs of Madame Giulia Pelzer
Typescript in Appleby Collection, Guildhall School of Music. Transcribed by Robert Coldwell, May 2019.
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Yablokov M.S. – “Classic guitar in Russia and the USSR” (1992)
The large encyclopedia of Russian guitar has been made publicly available in PDF format at vk.com by Sergey Bizin.
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Russian Guitar
After recently acquiring a Russian guitar I’ve gone through a number of pedagogic resources to find those that might help others interested in learning this instrument.
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Paris, Lacote School, imported by Metzler & Marcus Moses
I am selling my 19th century French-made guitar.
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Napoléon Coste: Composer and Guitarist in the Musical Life of 19th-Century Paris
The latest publication from DGA Editions is now available!
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Le Donne e La Chitarra
Guitar Music by 19th Century Women Composers
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Morishige Takei films
Morishige Takei was a lover of film in addition to the guitar and mandolin. He entered several film competitions, although I don’t currently have much details about his film work other than the films I was allowed to copy from his daughter in 1997. I have uploaded all of them Read more…