Johnnie Basch

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[Johnnie Basch @BaschJohnnie]

Many of the greatest composers of the 20th century wrote for classical guitar. A prime example is Benjamin Britten's "Nocturnal after John Dowland" op. 70:

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Marcin Dylla plays Nocturnal by Benjamin Britten https://t.co/MDSv184Xtw via @YouTube

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Manuel Maria Ponce, Sonata III, fragment. Madrid, 2026
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Carlos Bedoya performs “Cancion No. 6” by Frederic Mompou 🎶

Recorded on a stunning 2026 Wolfgang Jellinghaus “1912 Manuel Ramirez” classical guitar.

More Info & Full Video: https://t.co/YflrH1s9kD
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[Johnnie Basch @BaschJohnnie]

@hackguitarist45 “If a lute player lives to be eighty, he has surely spent sixty years tuning.” Johann Matheson, 1720

[Brian Electro @BriansElectro]

Yea, the 50 gallon barrel dayz were a bitch!😆🤘
#Guitar #RocknRoll

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When the air is cold enough, the melody of a bird becomes visible.

📸 Kathrin Swoboda

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@musicandroots All “knowledgeable” people think there are 50 better composers than Saint-Saens?

[Johnnie Basch @BaschJohnnie]

@musicandroots I said I agree Mendelssohn is great; I disagree on Saint-Saens being low-tier & simply point out your line of critique is similar to that used by detractors of Mendelssohn. Liszt, Berlioz, Faure, Ravel, Rossini & Von Bulow would also disagree w you about Saint-Saens.

[Johnnie Basch @BaschJohnnie]

@musicandroots I love Mendelssohn but it’s a historical fact that many prominent critics from his time & beyond called him 2nd tier, not due to his craftsmanship but said he that was too masterful, lacking emotional depth, had superficial brilliance, too restrained, etc. Basically “no spark”

[Johnnie Basch @BaschJohnnie]

@musicandroots Your Saint-Saens critique is akin to what some say of Mendelssohn. “He’s a genius prodigy expert craftsman w wonderful melodies, innovative structure & masterfully prolifically composed w exceptional orchestration in every genre, but… spark”

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@KlassicalKat_88 I sometimes say that Debussy made his music so beautiful that it can completely distract from how truly weird it is.

[Hackguitarist @hackguitarist45]

How I feel about work today 😅

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Name the conductor

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@PAHoyeck @somewutbased For Spinoza fans, it’s all one fanbase

[Jeffrey Gross @KlassicalKat_88]

Messiaen looking exactly the way you would expect him to look

[Eric Alexander @EA_guitar]

This Japanese lute is nothing short of astonishing 😍

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Allemande from Cello Suite No. 2 - J.S. Bach (Guitar) Short 5 https://t.co/PX4pJAwipb

[Johnnie Basch @BaschJohnnie]

@symeew13 It happens every time. You talk about Meatloaf’s music and people go “who?” Then you say, “you know, Marvin Lee Aday,” and they reply “oh yeah, why didn’t you just say Marvin Lee Aday to begin with? how am I supposed to know his birth name was Meatloaf?”