Guitar and Lute

The virtuosos

The virtuosos by Thomas Siemens The virtuosos by Thomas Siemens"He is a virtuoso in the kitchen". We may have heard something like that or similar when someone's special skills as a cook have been highlighted. We are familiar with the term "virtuoso". But where does...
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The Guitaromania

The Guitaromania by Thomas Siemens The Guitaro- mania by Thomas SiemensAn engraving from 1825 shows a confusing, or perhaps even disturbing image. It shows a group of people in a hall arguing and fighting with each other. What is striking is that some of them are...
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Johann Kaspar Mertz and his tragic success

Johann Kaspar Mertzby Thomas SiemensJohann Kaspar Mertz and his tragic successIf one were to plot the amount of guitar literature by quantity on a timeline, one might notice that the guitar falls into a valley in the second half of the 19th century, after which it had...
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Francisco Tarrega – the path to modernity

Francisco Tarrega by Thomas Siemens Francisco Tarrega by Thomas Siemens Francisco Tarrega by Thomas SiemensFrancesco Tarrega - the path to modernityWhen we think of classical guitar today, we almost automatically think of Spain. This goes so far that people sometimes...
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The Guitaromania

The Guitaromania

The Guitaromania by Thomas Siemens The Guitaro- mania by Thomas SiemensAn engraving from 1825 shows a confusing, or...

To the distant one

To the distant one

To the distant one by Thomas SiemensTo the distant one - Johann Kaspar Mertz"Is this really how I lost you? Have you,...

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Prelude No. 2 and 3

Prelude No. 2 and 3

Prelude No. 2 and 3 by Thomas StieglerAt the beginning of the 20th century the guitar had almost completely...

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Humanism in music

Humanism in music

Humanism in music by Bernhard Reichel "Here is that Raphael, whom the great mother of all things feared to be...

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