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Did you know the original Nokia ringtone comes from a piece of Spanish classical guitar music?

The original Nokia tone manages to be both extremely irritating and poignantly nostalgic. But where did the cult tune come from, and who composed it? The Nokia tune (also called ‘Grande Valse’) is a ...
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Second Guitar Concerto by Castelnuovo-Tedesco on Fretworks

Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tarrega liked a good opera tune as much as anyone, and Giuseppe Verdi really knew how to provide them in his popular operas. On the next Fretworks, Greek ...
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“I won’t rest until this piece gets the recognition it deserves”: classical guitar phenom Alexandra Whittingham demonstrates the late Romantic origins of the default ...

Sometimes there is music all around us and we just can’t appreciate it, even when this music is presented precisely to get our attention. Take the Nokia ringtone. That’s right, the default ringtone of ...
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7-year-old classical guitar virtuoso plays with extraordinary passion and precision

Konstantina Andritsou’s performance of a Tárrega melody is measured, and mesmerising. A phenomenal young guitarist has been garnering attention online, for this video in which she plays a work by ...
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Paul Galbraith Plays Haydn on 8-String Guitar

Guitarist Paul Galbraith provides a big sound on his specially made 8-string guitar, and you can hear it on the next Fretworks on Classical 101. From his 1999 Delos CD, I'll have one of his ...