Category Archives: Barrios

Barrios Competition

Posted on July 1, 2009 by JPD

This looks like fun. It’s the Barrios Worldwide Web Competition. Upload your performance of Barrios pieces to YouTube and you could win a round-trip to Paraguay to perform in the finals. 1st-Place prize is $5,000. (All travel expenses to be … Continue reading →

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Berta Rojas plays Agustín Barrios

Posted on May 27, 2009 by JPD

If there’s a more beautiful classical guitar video on YouTube, I haven’t seen it. The music is Julia Florida by Agustín Barrios. The guitarist is Berta Rojas. She is from Paraguay. So was Barrios (1885-1944). And so are the people … Continue reading →

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Lost Barrios Recording Found

Posted on April 22, 2009 by JPD

According to Tony Morris of GuitarAlive.org, a long-lost recording of Barrios has been found. It’s a recording of Barrios himself playing Bicho Feo. Says Tony: The original 78 recording by Barrios himself has been found independently by 2 different sources, … Continue reading →

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