Classical Guitar Music

Tchaikovsky’s Arabian Dance from The Nutcracker has a lush string orchestra supporting this classical guitar arrangement. In the Nutcracker Story, the Nutcracker, who turns into a prince leads, Clara into the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy. The people of the Land of Sweets dance for Clara and the Prince in the dances of Dew Drop [...]

Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is a movement from the cantata "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" written by Johann Sebastian Bach during his time in Leipzig, Germany. Though in the modern day Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring is often employed in weddings, this is in no way related to [...]

Classical Guitar, Cello, and Violin March Tristan Chase - This classical guitar with cello and violin march is a fun and bouncy piece that reflects the childhood innocence we all recognize and love. Originally recorded for violin and classical guitar on the Watson & Company CD Catharsis Infinity, this version adds the cello to the [...]

To Francisco - Born in Villarreal, Spain, Francisco Tarrega fell into an irrigation channel when he was young, which rendered Tarrega nearly blind. Partially due to this accident, the family moved to Castellon and enrolled Francisco in music classes. He entered the Madrid Conservatory in 1874, under the sponsorship of a wealthy merchant named Antonio Canesa, [...]

Ave Maria-Franz Schubert- duet for Cello and Guitar
“If there is any one song that exemplifies what ‘Light Classical’, it might be Ave Maria. Franz Schubert wrote this setting of the Catholic Mass component Ave Maria and is the most familiar. Because the setting of the mass to music was so common, this is not [...]

The Flower Duet (or in French Souf Le Dome Epais) is one of the most famous in operatic repertoire. The classical guitar and cello pizzicato play the role of the orchestra while The Flower Duet is played on violin and cello.
“When we were looking for duets for this record, The Flower Duet was suggested by a [...]

Scarborough Faire(Traditional)
Darren Curtis Skanson’s Scarborough Faire duet for Classical guitar and Steel string acoustic guitar with violins and cellos sprinkled in has echoes of ancient and modern times. The history of Scarborough Faire starts during

“The Minuet In G is from The Notebook for Anna Magdalena. This sweet little classical guitar arrangement of the minuet displays Bach’s gentle side. The Minuet In G has always had questions about its actual author. Even though Johann Sebastian Bach is credited with the composition, many think his wife Anna Magdalena was the actual [...]

Les Champs Verts by Darren Curtis Skanson is a violin solo with classical guitar and two cello accompaniments. It is a lush, pastoral selection that is the essence of what light classical has to offer. In Les Champs Verts, gentle and melodic violin lines float above an almost harp like guitar chording as the song takes you [...]

The musical idea behind Lagrima, is exactly that: a tear. The two 8th notes represent the rhythmic fall of tears down the face of a young child. This rhythmic figure will be present throughout the work. This arrangement of the famous classical guitar song adds a tear drop like duet part as well. Delicate as [...]