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Standard guitar repertoire: Prelude #2 (Villa-Lobos), An Alm for the Love of God (Barrios), Sonatina (Torroba) and Two Studies - Segovia #10 & #17 (Sor). Transcriptions: La puerta del vino and Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum (Debussy). Arrangements: José María (Maguiña) and Virgins of the Sun (Bravo de Rueda). Original
Compositions by Postlewate: Homage to Villa-Lobos, Variations
on a Theme by Prokofiev and Improvisation on Green Dolphin Street.
An award winning recording of standard guitar repertoire and jazz arrangements by Charles Postlewate that received rave reviews by The Associated Press (Impressive), National Public Radio (Superb) and Guitar Player Magazine (Masterful). The performances include: Standard guitar repertoire: Preludes #1 & #5 and Chôros (Villa-Lobos), Scherzino Mexicano & Valse (Ponce), and Fandanguillo (Turina). Arrangements/Compositions
by Charles Postlewate: Wave, One Note Samba, Corcovado, Manha de
Carnival, Autumn Leaves, Satan's Doll, Lullaby, Waltz, Paula, Londonderry
Aire, Variations on Greensleeves and Remembrances of Mexico.
Fourteen virtuoso arrangements of Christmas carols and songs by Charles Postlewate, including: Joy
to the World, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, What Child is This, Angels
We Have Heard on High, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Silent Night, O Come
All Ye Faithful, Sacred Medley (We Three Kings, O Little Town of Bethlehem
& Away in a Manger), Popular Medley (White Christmas, Jingle Bells
& Silver Bells), & Deck the Halls.
FIVE-FINGER TECHNIQUE FOR THE RIGHT HAND Mel Bay MB20962DVD). Playing time: 106 minutes. Released: 2005.
This DVD is a presentation of the 19-year project by Charles Postlewate on extending right hand technique for guitar to include the little finger. PART I presents this technique in actual repertoire, including standard guitar repertoire (by Barrios, Sor, Torroba and Villa-Lobos), new arrangements & transcriptions and original compositions. It features complete performances of twelve pieces recorded on Postlewate’s Homage to Villa-Lobos CD (Prism 9904, Mel Bay MB98711CD) and published by Mel Bay Publications in the book by the same name (MB98711). Each performance is introduced by Postlewate with explanations and demonstrations of how and where the little finger is used in the execution of scales, chords, arpeggios, tremolos and harmonics, with close-up shots of the right hand. PART II explains the training of the right hand in a five-finger technique, with demonstrations of the above techniques using sample studies from the different chapters of his book, Right-Hand Studies for Five Fingers (MB98710). As in PART I, close-up shots show the viewer precisely how to position the right hand and move the fingers for each study or set of studies. Each set of studies uses a special progression up and down the fingerboard and, like the book, this video demonstrates how to make chromatic variations of these progressions to increase the interest. At the end of PART II Postlewate demonstrates how the guitarist can develop similar studies to fit specific right-hand problems not covered in this book and video. The video ends with an ENCORE interview of five questions and answers with Charles Postlewate to give some background information on this historic project.
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HOMAGE
TO VILLA-LOBOS, Guitar Music for Five Fingers (Prism 9904; Mel
Bay MB98711CD). Playing time: 58 minutes. Released: 2001. 
DUAL IMAGES, Jazz and Classical Guitar Solos (Prism 8602-2).
Playing time: 72 minutes. Released: 1993.
CHRISTMAS CLASSICS for Guitar
(Prism 8703-2). Playing time: 38
minutes. Released: 1991.