Classical Guitar Music

This Stratocaster with acoustic guitar accompaniment is a rich and soulful as acoustic music gets. Written originally for Watson and Company, the violin guitar duo that brought Darren to this style of music, the song broadens the frontier of acoustic music by the unlikely combination of the two families of guitar, electric and acoustic. Darren [...]

Without You - This classical guitar solo combines haunting jazz chords with the beautiful nylon string classical guitar tone for a jazz composition that completely evokes the title. Composed in 2004, it displays the delicate touch and phrasing that has become a trade mark of Darren Curtis Skanson’s classical guitar work. The right hand is [...]

“As you look for that moment of peace in your day, this solo classical guitar selection A Quiet Moment with My Guitar will take those worries away. I took this Tarrega guitar study, added a new intro, outro, a new section and retitled it. Its original title was Study in E Minor, but that was [...]

Originally Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for high voice and piano, this version with classical guitar, double bass, cello, and violin retains the essence of the song. The slow but measured pace brings a serenity and peace to a world sorely lacking it. From the ‘Birthday Cantata’ in A flat Major, Sheep May Safely Graze [...]

This theme and variations from Beethoven’s 7th Symphony Movement #2 Allegretto is a wonderful classical guitar trio adaptation of the famous work. The original piece, like many of Beethoven’s compositions, is generally seen as a great work. Three classical guitars and a string trio of violins and cello make this theme and variations [...]

The classical guitar composition Recuerdos De La Alhambra means “Memories of the Alhambra.” The Alhambra is a is an ancient mosque, palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed). It occupies a hilly terrace on the south-eastern border of the [...]

Schubert's Ave Maria Classical Guitar Trio - If there is any song that exemplifies what is "Light Classical" it might be Schubert's Ave Maria. Franz Schubert wrote this Ave Maria setting of the Catholic Mass component. Because the melody of Ave Maria is so long and flowing, I decided to make this arrangement for cello and guitar [...]

This lush instrumental arrangement with classical guitar, violin, and cello captures the reverence and beauty of this timeless piece. Written in 1852, this song is a wedding music favorite right along side

This composition by Francisco Tarrega is a staple of the classical guitar repertoire. Along with his other master works Recuerdos De La Alhambra and the adaptation of the Chopin classic Reverie, Capricio Arabé showcases all the wonderful colors and

Valse No.15 (Lullaby) - Johannes Brahms (1833-97) Although many listeners may regard Brahms as one of the last bastions of the Romantic Period, he was not a mainstream Romantic, but rather maintained a Classical sense of form and logic within his works. This waltz performed on classical guitar with cellos and violins showcases that Classical [...]