{"id":16594,"date":"2021-07-22T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/?p=16594"},"modified":"2021-07-21T17:42:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T00:42:30","slug":"classical-guitar-video-pick-william-kanengiser-plays-fernando-sors-grand-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/classical-guitar-video-pick-william-kanengiser-plays-fernando-sors-grand-solo\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical Guitar Video Pick: William Kanengiser Plays Fernando Sor’s ‘Grand Solo’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy birthday (July 22) to the great William Kanengiser<\/a>, who is both one of my favorite guitarists and one of the most interesting, articulate, and downright cool<\/em> people I’ve encountered in the classical guitar world! Best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet<\/a>, he’s also a highly regarded teacher and a fantastic solo player who can work in any style, from the early classical repertoire to modern pieces. He has been a tireless advocate for many young players and so many contemporary composers, and it seems like he always finds time to lend a hand to important events and causes. He’s always been there<\/em> for the larger classical guitar community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Video Pick to celebrate Bill’s birthday is a marvelous performance from 2009 of one of the most famous pieces in the instrument’s repertoire: Grand Solo<\/em> by Fernando Sor <\/a>(1778\u20131839; it was written around 1805). It’s a glorious work, full of life and energy and so wonderful passages. Here, it is in the hands of a modern master. Enjoy! \u2014Blair Jackson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Artful Arrangement: Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Manuel Barrueco, Bill Kanengiser, and David Russell On Translating Pieces to the Guitar<\/a><\/blockquote>