The early 1800s saw a sudden interest in the guitar. Franz Schubert took it up in his teens and later had weekly practice and lessons with Vienna's star Italian guitarist Mauro Giuliani. Czech ...

Luigi Boccherini's Quintet No. 9 for Guitar and Strings is titled "La ritirata di Madrid" (The Retreat from Madrid) for its fourth movement effect that evokes the image of a military troop approaching ...

For many listeners, classical music conjures up images of old men in powdered wigs, ballerinas in swan-like tutus, perhaps even a season or two of Bridgerton. The origins of classical music are rooted ...

Guitar manufacturer Fender has become the latest major brand to become an official playlist curator for Apple's services, with five unique playlists accessible via Apple Music featuring notable ...

R.Lum.R achieved a neat trick with his single “Frustrated.” The track lurches and heaves like an old power ballad, but it’s gussied up with enough modern knickknacks – buzzing synths, pitch-shifted ...

Writer Leo Tolstoy once said music is “the shorthand of emotion.” Classical music has no shortage of emotional melodies that tug on your heartstrings. This Valentine’s Day, we’re playing pieces that ...

Welcome to the Ritter Family Classical Guitar Program at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! The Ritter Family Classical Guitar Program aims to be an agorà, a public space for ...