6 Classical Guitar Pieces You Should Learn (...and why)
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2024
- If you're looking for some easy to intermediate level pieces to learn, this is the right place for you :) Some of them are a bit more simple, some are more for advancing beginners and experienced players, but I'm sure you're gonna love them all.
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I was playing Kurpié etude from Characteristic Études vol. 1, then Rainy Étude and Flamenco Étude from Characteristic Études vol. 2.. From the second collection I also recommend Harp Étude and Reflective Étude, they are great!
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Vals - Bartolome Calatayud: www.sheetmusic...
Nightfall - Panteleimon Michaeloudis: www.stretta-mu...
Canzone d’Amore - Maria Linnemann: www.stretta-mu...
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Timestamps:
0:00 Vals
2:27 Nightfall
4:40 Kurpie Etude
7:20 Rainy Etude
9:10 Flamenco Etude
12:11 Canzone d’Amore
14:53 Bonus stuff! - Hudba
Hello Beatrix, thank you for playing my piece! Did I hear you say that it's a French song? Well, it isn't. but it has been played by a few famous French guitarists among others since I wrote it over 30 years ago...
All my best wishes,
Maria
Hello Maria, then I’m completely lost 😃 I thought it was inspired by a French song. I’m so sorry for misrepresenting your work, I’m a huge fan of your compositions so it was an honest mistake ☹️ I’ll make a pinned comment about the correction.
@@beatrixguitar Please don't worry, Beatrix, I just thought I'd mention it!
But thank you, if you have the chance to correct it that would be nice!
I'm a great fan of your wonderful guitar playing and your performances of the classical guitar repertoire!
@@MguitarL Thank you so much Maria! Cheers!
It is so beautiful. I wish I was at the level when I can play it.
Pieces composed by Maria Linnemann is such a huge pleasure for us. So many students of mine during their studies in musical school have played Marias pieces. Dear Maria Linnemann, thank You so much for your compositions, we are the great fans of your music here in Ukraine. 💛💙
Thank you so much for these pieces. I’m 74 and my hands can’t do what they use to I’ll be playing Vals(I’m a newbie with classical) on my 57 year old classical that I bought in high school. Back then I didn’t know the difference between a classical and a folk guitar. I’m sure glad I kept it. It sounds heavenly with the aged wood.
I’m assuming that by folk guitar you mean a steel string? If that’s the case, this is the coolest comment I’ve ever read! Rock on man.
Dear Beatrix, it was an extraordinary pleasure to listen to three of my compositions in your interpretation. You captured their style and character brilliantly 🙂 Thank you and send my warm greetings from Poland. Tatiana
Hello Tatiana, thank you for your kind words, but even more for enriching our community with your beautiful works! Your etudes give my students a great support in overcoming technical challenges and give them solid foundations, but somehow you wrote them to be so enjoyable to play and listen to, I forget they are etudes. :D Thank you!!
Gorgeous compositions! Very intoxicating moods.
Is there a way to purchase your books in PDF format? I can always scan them from the books but I like to have them on ForScore on my Ipad as that's how I organize my practice sessions
Dzień dobry. Grałam amatorsko na gitarze klasycznej, dzisiaj z przyjemnością wysłuchałam Etiudę kurpiowską.
Dawno temu lubiłam grać Romans miłości, jego pierwszą łatwą część.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie😊
I love your channel Beatrix. I struggle with anxiety and OCD. Playing my guitar is my therapy and a great distraction. You have introduced me to some beautiful songs that I have gone on to learn after being inspired by your playing. Thank you ❤
That is amazing! I’m so glad you found music a great way to control your anxiety. That’s great news, thanks for sharing! Hope this video will also give you a few new pieces to learn!
Hi , I wanted to wish you well and say that music has helped me tremendously with mental health and please keep playing :)
Hi B. New classical students seem to always love “Snowflight” by Andrew York. It’s a really great and easy arpeggio study and the fun part for students is when they finally learn to play it at tempo it sounds like snow falling.
Thanks. I love Snowflight.
Hey there, Beatrix! I love watching your videos because they inspire me to keep practicing. I was a guitar major all through undergraduate and graduate school, but shortly after had given up playing. That was 40 years ago. The great news is... I was back practicing at least 4 hours a day this past year and loving it! Naturally, I had lost a lot of technique... so I work a lot on hammer-ons and pull-offs (mostly left hand) in order to gain strength and endurance. Thankfully, it seems to be working! I am now able to handle grade 6 pieces with moderate success. I just love playing again... my ultimate goal is to play at nursing homes and local events once retired (in a couple of years). If I continue making the excellent progress I have been, this will be very doable. Thank you for all the inspiration and all your beautiful playing! I enjoy all your uploads!
Scott that’s wonderful, I’m so happy you decided to share this with me! Keep playing ❤
I love that Flamenco Etude! I want to learn that one!
Thank you so much for sharing Beatrix.
Dude, it's Mediterranean Sundance performed by Paco de Lucia, John McLughlin and Al Di Meola. It's probably on YT, if you listen to it you'll fall off your chair.
I recommend.
@@vlodeklukasz1065 originally is a melody created by Paco de Lucia with the name "rio ancho" , after that happened what you have told , they re-recorded this piece changing the name
My favorite, by far, is Maria Linnemann's "Canzone d'Amore". I used to play that one a lot. You get my thumbs up for including that one.
What shall I say? To get to your level I had to be born again. Absolutely perfect and there is a thing that how long the guitar sound , is remaining after you press a note.There is not many guitarists which can get that level. My sincerely congratulations. I do appreciate guitarists like you… I will keep watching the whole time. Thank you.
Op. 35 No. 22 in B Minor
by Fernando Sor
The harmony of this piece is what made me so appassionate with the '800 classical guitar. It's so moving yet simple.
💜Each of these pieces is a little gem. Beauty doesn't have to be difficult. Thank you for making us discover Tatyana Stachak, you raised my interest in this composer. All my preferred pieces are either at the advanced level or part of the standard guitar repertoire. I just mention one, my absolute favorite: La Catedral by Barrios.
Just thought I'd mention here that Tatyana Stachak is one of the best modern guitar composers we have, and she has produced one of the best and most enjoyable guitar tutors on the guitar scene.
@@MguitarL I just watched Tatyana's video's of her Characteristic Etudes part 2. So many wonderful pieces! I ordered that book immediately. You are absolutely right, she is very good.
I recommend Canzone d'Amore because it is a beautiful and emotional piece.
Nightfall is very nice and moody, I like moody melodies so I might learn it today or tomorrow. Thank you :)
When it comes to a piece that I recommend: Carlo Domeniconi - Koyunbaba. Now, this is probably not an easy one, I never learned the whole piece, just the first part of it, but it's so beautiful, dark, haunting I just love it.
Koyunbaba is my favorite musical composition of all time! Nice to find another admirer.
When I learned it in college I was initially intimidated, but the tuning does most of the work. All we have to do is connect and fly!
Totally agree!! My most favourite is the 3rd part
Didn't hear of it before. And I just listen to it.... ¡Outstanding!
I would recommend Skye Boat Song arranged by David Russell. It's a beautiful traditional piece, but it's also the theme song for Outlander, so you might get some fans that recognize it when you play in front of people. I just like the way the melody is so simple but because it jumps all over the fingerboard it gives an interesting playing aspect.
La Paloma, beautiful piece.
your playing is so gentle and sublime!!! i absolutely love it! you make simple pieces into a masterpiece
I know this is a no, no with classical music, but I couldn't help myself. Especially, when you were playing Canzone d'Amore, I just had to improvise along with you. You can scream now, if need be. But it really brought out some wonderful sounds and moments for me. Quite nice. Thanks. I'll be improvising with some other pieces too, if you don't mind too much.
In music I believe you should always go for what makes you happy
This all sounds very beautiful. Thank you for playing them. I was inspired by you to learn "Spanish Romance," and now I try for "Canción," from: Little Suite For Guitar" by Rodrigo Riera. You rock!
you really inspire me! I love classical music, but people around me don't get what ,,classical guitarist " is and they think I can't actually play guitar (because they think it's only pop instrument and if I don't play pop songs, then I can't play guitar: ✨logic✨). I wanted to quit because of this soo many times, but people like you keep me in this classical guitar world
Don’t let them get in your head! Keep going on your way 😁
Sorry to burst your bubble, but you can also learn a few pop songs. 1 you makes the haters shit up 2 some pop songs grow on you once you learn them 3 having some short term goals actually helps you with your long term ones.
@@thediminished98 you know, I can't run away from it (especially that I'm a scout ) but I just prefer to stick to classical
I really liked your video on the 6 easier songs, really nice and great ideas for my playing. Keep up the great work and beautiful playing! ❤
thank you for your support too!
Beatrix you play the guitar great, I love how you play, such a soft but firm way.
Yes!!! I got so excited hearing you mention Calatayud. I rarely ever see his name come up in the classical guitar world, but his music is so pretty and accessible. His Suite Antigua (all 3 movements) is very beautiful, and not too challenging.
A few years ago, I got a Spanish guitar book that was filled with his repertoire, and unfortunately for me at the time the book didn't include tabs 😂 so I have Calatayud to thank for forcing me to learn how to read standard notation for guitar lol
Hah that’s great, learning to read notation really unlocks a lot of great repertoire
Indeed, just discovered Zambra, fairly accessible, with some rasqueado.
Evocation - Jose Luis Merlin.
One of the most beautiful pieces I stumbled upon on accident. Has the feeling of parting with someone you love, but the memories are still very much alive and with you.
You might’ve covered it before but it’s simple and expressive.
My favorite piece for intermediate is Asturias - Isaac Albéniz (I know, it might sound difficult, but it is not! I could play that piece in less than 1 year playing the guitar when I was 12 years old)
I recommend this beautiful piece "Twilight."
-Title: Twilight
-Artist: Kotaro Oshio
Some basic techniques are applied in one piece. I recommend it to improve the precision in which you play.
I can’t pick just one. They’re all gorgeous. Thank you for the insight! I’m looking forward to the easy pieces book.
I like the rainy etude. I’ve never heard of that composer before, so I’ll defiantly check her out!
I feel like rainy etude is just a beautiful piece of music that will fit into any guitarist’s repertoire.
This was such a great video and the style was very Beatrix! But what really grabbed me was Canzone d’Amore with it’s melodic richness, and of course the setting was captivating.
You are a good teacher, good music but most of all you're so beautiful. Congratulations and keep on teaching.
Quality and content of your videos are top notch! I will try these beautiful musical pieces you recommend.
Glad you like them! I really enjoyed recording and editing this one :)
Bach Air on a G String, Beethoven Moonlight Sonata, and Albeniz ‘Leyenda’ are all pieces written for other instruments but have been beautifully arranged for Guitar. Worth looking for and practicing
Thank you for this very helpful video - really useful to me as a guitar teacher! I was so impressed by Kurpie Etude when I came across it in the Trinity syllabus that I contacted Tatiana, and she sent me a friendly reply (thanks Tatiana!).
Another set of very simple and effective beginners' pieces is the five Hugh Christie Pieces by Geoffrey Twigg, originally published in the Guildhall syllabus (before it was merged with Trinity), and I think later published by William Elkin. Number 5 is my favourite.
Also, I wanted to say how nice it was to see you playing in front of the Lánchíd (I think?) that spans the river between Buda and Pest 🙂
Thank you for this wonderful video. My recommendation is the Milonga by Juan Buscaglia - it is such a fun and relatively easy piece to play that always leaves me smiling at the end.
Great suggestion!
Do you have a link to music and tabs?
Hello Beatrice, your passion for Music and the lucidity in your Eyes, the subtlety in your playing.. Are intoxicating.. Love to you, from Grant
I just reasently started to play classical guitar, but two good warm-up pieces i like to play is:
Kansas -Dust in the wind
Sting - shape of my heart(for advanced..add drum)
They are both simple toplay and sound really nice... And they force me to adjust for the wider neck on a classical guitar.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video and for all the supportive teaching materials that accompanies it! Your sound is beautiful and I love when guitarist give the honor and attention to such pieces as you have presented for us today.
Some lovely and interesting pieces. My favourite is the Flamenco one! Thank you!
Little Romance by Luise Walker. Low-intermediate but not short, with development, very romantic, different technics (simple but impressive for the listener), many possibilities of personalization/interpretation. Love this one!
😂canzone d’amor….. while the more difficult piece of this video it may be played ever so slowly as you improve and be a wonderful moment….
Well done young lady
So great to hear some not so overplayed very nice pieces. I think I prefer the Flamenco Etude. Loving the "hopping" accenuations in the bass line.
Generally all pieces are kind of "refreshing" my ears 🥰
Hello Beatrix. May I suggest Souvenir, by Maria Linnemann. It's in the same book, Suite For Lovers, as Canzone d'Amour. All my best, Will.
I recommend Andantino, Op. 241, No. 5 by Ferdinando Carulli. The opening picking pattern is reminiscent of the popular Beatles tune “Blackbird” that Paul McCartney played on acoustic guitar.
Your book “Top 11 Exercises” is excellent!
Edit: I recommend Etudes simples no 6 by Leo Brouwer but it needs to be played slowly! It’s beautiful and relatively easy to learn !
Thank you so much Beatrix for this video . I originally became fascinated by classical guitar over 5 years ago when I learnt to play Cavatina for my Dad. It is one of his favourite songs . It was really challenging and I’m primarily an electric guitar player .
Anyway I wanted to say I’ll be checking each piece out because I’ve
searched for more beginner level classical pieces but have not had much luck. I was considering Spanish Romance but I wanted something a bit different .
You play each song with a delicate touch and a lot of emotion.
Maybe it’s the wrong place to ask for a recommendation but I am looking for a nylon string guitar if you have a recommendation for a medium level guitar which is easy to play and sounds beautiful ! Anyway any advice would be appreciated if you can , it’s totally okay if you don’t have time . Thanks again :)
Wishing you all the best!
Brilliant. Can’t wait to be able to get your up and coming compilation book.
Thanks! The legal part is the most complicated for me and will take some time for sure, writing down the arrangements is easy peasy then
Have you come across David Gálvez “Left hand” video? It’s great.
Lovely rendition of Vals 👏🏻Thanks for reminding me of it's existence!
Thank you very much for Stachak etudes. I've never heard of Tatiana and I'm teaching my son to play the guitar by myself. So I'm thankful❤
Etude no 3 by Matteo Carcassi. Beautiful melody, melodic basses and great chord progression.
Many thanks Beatrix, some of these pieces I teach already but always looking for new repertoire. Perhaps you could do an episode on guitar duets along the same lines?❤
Hi Beatrix beautiful.. I am playing for more than 3 years.. Last year i changed my genre into classical guitar.... The vals piece i found in Trinity Grade 2&3 ... It has easy & little bit challenging version... You played for Grade 3...
Thanks this is my first video of yours I love it
Thanks Beatrix. It's wonderful that "easy" pieces can be deeply moving and filled with mystery. My recommendation is Andecy by Andrew York. It takes me to faraway places and sounds like it might be easy to play.
Szia kedves névrokonom, nevedbôl ítélve ( mármint a vezetéknevedbôl ) magyar vagy, csakúgy, mint én. Most találtam a csatornádra, örülök neki. Nagyon szépen játszol, a darabok pedig csodálatosak. ❤
I recently started the first piece from the Bach Cello Suite, BWV 1007, and Find it really beautiful and quite easy. I highly recommend it.
I teach my students that Vals from the Royal Conservatory of Music series! Love your playing!
These are beautiful. I really love the Nightfall piece.
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi! Sun Song - a great beginners piece by Bryan Lester is one that my students have enjoyed playing over the years. Another one which is slightly harder but doable is Milonga by Michael Langer. Cheers!
Bella Ciao, arranged by Jouyan Tarzaban. It is a beautiful Italian folk song. It's pretty easy to learn. And Siccas Guitars did a recent video on it.
Thank You Beatrix. I was looking for something new to play. I've been becoming more dissatisfied with popular music and classical music is appealing to me more and more.
For intermediate level I would highly recomend "Eterna Saudade" by Dilermando Reis. It is a beautiful Brazilian piece, somewhat melancholic, that allows the player to practice highlighting the melodic line amidst a rich accompaniment.
Loved all of them, Beatrix😊 I don't have a classical guitar so I'll be learning on steel string for now but my favorite three:
Nightfall by Michaeloudis
Kurpié and Rainy by Stachak
Main reason is they are mostly within my skill level amd I love the flowing feel and voicings ❤
I have been working on Canzone d'Amore. It is a beautiful piece, very melodic. It is one of the most wonderful selections that I have heard you play on your videos. I love your playing and the way you relate so well to your audience. You inspire me to improve and play better. Thank you
Frankly it's always have been a big problem to find musical pieces, which are really beautiful but in the same time easy to play, because kids need it so much - play something beautiful but affordable. So I think that it is a very important work to compose easy pieces for the kids of all ages from 6 to 12 so thay can enjoy their music studies and do not play the same 50-100 pieces as their classmates. Also for teachers it is important not to hear the same piece on the lessons, because it can be boooring😅
I'd like to see you teach this piece with slow fingerwork, showing tabs/notes etc but especially showing your fingerings as you play. Canzone d' Amore by M Linnemmen
Lovely presentation of interesting easy pieces! I actually prefer playing chill compositions over virtuosic ones so this was right up my alley.
My favorite easy piece is probably “Milonga” from Suite del Plata no. 1 by Máximo Diego Pujol. It’s so beautiful and really soars with a delicate touch.
Anyway, thank you!
Great recommendations!
You're so good! You make the easy pieces sound great and harder than they really are. I have an event coming up next month and will put these on my play lists.
Have fun!
Hi. I just became a fan of you after watching this video. Ive been playing guitar for 16 year's, was in a death metal band for 5 and have been tryimg to get better at classical style for the past 3 years. Im going to learn these songs for my repatoire. Thank you for making this video
Kurpie etude!!!!!! I have loved it from
10000 years!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, wonderful Beatrix! Beautiful intermediate piece is prelude by John W. Duarte. Easy and beauty!
Effortlessly beautiful ❤ Music has always played a big part in my life as all my siblings play at least one instrument. Your videos made me finally pick up my guitar again😅
Hello, Beatrix:
I know the first piece, Vals by Calatayud. My first guitar teacher gave it to me some years ago and I still play it, I love it.
I like your videos a lot, Beatrix, you explain things very easily and clearly. Thanks a lot.
Thank you for these pieces , specially for representing women's works. And ...I love Linnemann pieces :)
Guitarist Evgeni Finkelstein (Евгений Финкельштейн) has interesting compositions.
Beatrix, thank you for the music!🥰
My favorite beginner piece is:
The sorrow of the lady of the wood by Australian composer Phillip Houghton.
It was the first beginner piece that was emotive and sad, and it was fun to play
This book is fantastic taking beautifuk pieces each adding a little more challenge:24 Exercices très faciles, Op.35: 24 Very Easy Exercises for guitar. Complete score and score with tablatures (French Edition)
French Edition | by Fernando Sor
You've truly impressed me-well done!
Köszönöm szépen ezt a videót! Még sajna nem találtam meg a kedvencem, de törekszem arra a tudásra, amit tőled tapasztalhattam.
I practice for Caneres Intl Music Competition, it's "Winter, 2nd movement" - A. Vivaldi. It's great to be exposed to new music. It's so easy to get stuck in the familiar.
Good luck!!
Thanks so much for pointing out these pieces - been studying guitar (on and off) for about 50 years and had not come across any of them.
I started a few months ago, you are an amazing inspiration, this video helped SO MUCH! I cannot stop playing that! ❤
@@Ca-rp7bv Where did you found the parts ? Did you bought it ?
For beautiful but simple pieces I don't think you can beat Maria Linnemann's My Beautiful Country published by G. Ricordi and Co. The title piece and several others are easy to learn but each reflects a different style. Most call for variety in dynamics and tone. Wallflower and Traffic Jam Blues are lots of fun.
You play so beautiful in all of these pieces, so it's hard to which I like best.
I just happened upon you today. I enjoy your playing. Thank you for suggesting easy pieces. I can only play “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” with one melody line right now, so I’m not much of a help with suggesting anything. I really liked the French song though.
This is a very interesting set of pieces to learn. i wil try some of them.
This video was so awesome! Amazing suggestions. This is so helpful since beginner pieces are usually so boring that can make a student lose interest. Would be great if this video turned into a series!
I appreciate you're introducing me to these composers. Thanks a lot 👌😁🌞🌈🎶
I just like to play Shadows tunes in classical style :) they're quite easy and very memorable and fun!
(For those who don't know them, look for The Shadows Greatest Hits)
Youare awesome!! love The Kurpie Etude piece.
It’s not a classical song but one that started making me feel like I was progressing is the intro to Love Song by Tesla. Hope that helps someone! My family still requests it to this day.
This is really excellent work, Beatrix! - the performance and production. You are doing very well.
Hi there from Spain. I’ve come across your channel by chance and have watched this video with delight and pleasure. Thanks a lot!
"Canción de la Hilandera" by Barrios is good for practicing three-finger tremolo and moving the thumb between the five lowest strings. Also, it's in DROP D.
Honestly, I liked all of the songs and am a new subscriber. Thank you!
Thanks for subbing!
This was just the kind of video I was looking for, now I've got a lot to practice, thx all the pieces here are just great
Beautiful pieces!! Thanks for sharing!
Andrew York - 8 Discernments. Easy and beautiful student pieces
Thank you very much, super cool - always nice with beginners pieces, that sounds like "more", keeps the motivation up👍
Excellent presentation from this fine channel. Beatrix is supremely talented with a most appealing manner
Hi Beatrix! I really love your channel. You're very pedagogical and I also like your playing very much! When it comes to recommendations for easy to intermediate-level pieces, "Sempre solo" and "Souvenir" by Maria Linnemann are also wonderful. Those two, as well as "Canzone d'amore", are all extracts from her beautiful "Suite for Lovers", and the three pieces can very well be played as a suite (I like doing that! Sempre solo - Canzone d'amore - Souvenir, in that order). As to making the melody stand out from the accompaniment, "Souvenir" is a very good example and exercise. It's all just eighth notes, but because of some being in the melody and others in the accompaniment, it sounds much more sophisticated than it is. Keep up your great work, Beatrix, you're very inspiring!
Warm greetings from Belgium,
Anja.
Fav easy to intermediate piece:
Sarabande, by Poulenc
Dedicated to Ida Presti and great 20th century piece that is harmonically palatable
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