Mandolin orchestras from Japan are known for playing arrangements of music from computer games. I have recently discovered this great example, a version of Battle at the Big Bridge / Clash on the Big Bridge from Final Fantasy V played by the mandolin orchestra of the Yamagata Higashi High School: Clash on the Big Mandolin …
Recently I have attended the concert of the mandolin orchestra Kollnau-Gutach. This concert was dedicated to compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. The program included the 3rd movement of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 played by a guitar quartet. The slogan used for this concert was: Bach – And Now!? (Bach – Und Jetzt!?) After the …
Bach and Guitar? – Music by J. S. Bach for Guitar Quartet and Guitar Orchestra Read More »
I have recently discovered several videos with the famous study in B minor as a duet. I have not found out who made the arrangements for a duet, and I have not found the sheet music for this version. It is interesting to listen to this arrangement of the study which uses the study as …
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I had planned for some time to write about the Japanese guitarist Kaori Muraji. Now I have just discovered four playlists with hundres of great videos played by Kaori Muraji and I have started listening to this fantastic guitar player from Japan. You can find a short biography on her official website: Kaori Muraji is …
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