Musica Rinata

Alessandro Valente was born in Turin, Italy. He earned his guitar diploma at the Conservatorio Antonio Vivaldi in Alessandria and studied composition at the conservatory of Turin. In 1987, he was the...

Alessandro Valente was born in Turin, Italy. He earned his guitar diploma at the Conservatorio Antonio Vivaldi in Alessandria and studied composition at the conservatory of Turin. In 1987, he was the...

Carcassi was born in Florence, Italy, and first studied the piano, but learned guitar when still a child. He quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso concert guitarist. He moved to Germany in 1810, g...

In 'My favourite places' Guy Cuyvers takes you to his favourite places throughout the world. The result consists of 14 beautiful melodies, suitable for guitarists with two to three years of instructio...

The nylon string guitar has always been Stefaan's first choice (in fact second after his wife of course, but don't tell his guitar). It's also the main instrument for his compositions. Stefaan teaches...

Although Belgian composer Arthur Bosmans (1908 - 1991) was born in Brussels, he lived most of his life in Brazil, having gained Brazilian citizenship in 1953. He first moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1940...

Four works of Johann Sebastian Bach, adapted by Belgian guitarist Victor van Puijenbroeck: Suite (BWV 996), Fuga (BWV 1000/1001), Partita (BWV 997), and Chaconne (BWV 1004).

Nine works of John Dowland, adapted by Belgian guitarists Jef Goor, Victor van Puijenbroeck, Robert Janssens and Albert Sundermann: Queen Elisabeth's Galliard, The King of Denmark's Galliard, Pavana P...