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Gagne, Frederic : Le parachutiste

Piano solo - Modern classical

Pappas,Alexandre : THE DISCUSION

Piano and Strings - Romantic

Shapira, Yves : Piano léger

Piano - Modern classical

Nestor, Perera : Sankara

Piano - Classical

Chauve, Thierry : Objet perdu

Orchestra, Voice - Song

Chauve, Thierry : Anniversaires

Piano and Voice - Classical

Back in the beginning, back in 1974 Part 2

It is rare for an artist to emerge fully formed on their first album. Usually, influences haven’t been fully integrated into their sound and rough edges can be found. The one exception that comes to mind is Jimi Hendrix. Are You Exeperienced was stunning its in realization of a sound that was unlike anything else [...]

The eternal challenge of guitarist's fingernails

The strangest stand at the London Music Show was Amazing Nails 4 Guitarists, a tiny company run by "international celebrity manicurist" Midge Killen. She does Paul Simon's nails when he's in London, is a technical advisor for the London International Guitar Festival and holds a regular nail clinic in California for her US clients... More than you ever wanted to know about guitarists fingernails: 1. The four basic methods 2. Many pages of The Guitarist's guide to fingernails 3. A 1969 patent for Method and apparatus for filing fingernails of guitarists, banjo players and the like 4. The history of guitarist fingernails 1554 - present 5. Creepy guitarist manicure masterclass on YouTube.