David Licata | April 11, 2012
Here’s me playing an Aria by Joh. Anton Logy (1650-1721), recorded at the Licata Studios (my bathroom). It’s the first piece most classical guitarists learn. Which is to say it’s very easy to play. Which is not to say that it isn’t beautiful. Of all the tunes I play, this one is often a favorite, [...]
David Licata | December 23, 2011
Happy holidays from A Life’s Work to you and yours! Me playing Erik Satie’s Gymnopiede No. 1. This is just my old, cheap guitar, recorded in my home. More classical guitar music here, here, and here.
David Licata | August 2, 2011
About thirty years ago I stopped thinking of myself as a musician. I was a teenager. I had been taking classical guitar lessons from Doug Brown in Weehawken, NJ. Doug was about 23 years old and finishing up his guitar studies at the Manhattan School of Music. His teacher was Manuel Barrueco, who was making [...]
David Licata | June 28, 2011
Last week, the A Life’s Work blog turned two years old. That sounds pretty insignificant, and in the scheme of things, it is, but to me it’s kind of staggering. I track, list, and calculate many things, as you’ll see if you continue reading, but one thing I don’t dare track, list, or calculate is [...]
David Licata | May 20, 2011
Thirty years ago, I used to be able to play this fairly well. Not as well as Maestro Segovia. I mean, come on, he’s Segovia! And not as fast, either. Segovia is playing this monstrously fast. But I played it fairly well. I’ve been re-learning it. I don’t think I’ll ever play it as I [...]
David Licata | January 4, 2011
Awards, awards, awards. We are awash in awards and I’m not sure that’s a good thing. So it is with great ambivalence that I ask you to consider nominating this blog for a “Bloggie.” Doing so helps the blog gain some attention, which helps the film gain some attention. http://2011.bloggi.es/ It’s simple to do and [...]
David Licata | December 25, 2010
Here’s the last recording I did in the Blue Mountain Center boathouse, Tarrega’s Adelita. Again, it’s my guitar, not BMC’s beautiful Robert L. Vincent guitar. Still, I hope you like it. To hear more classical guitar schmaltzily performed by me at BMC, click here and here.
David Licata | October 7, 2010
There was a time when I believed it was possible to achieve perfection in art. Here’s me playing one of the first classical pieces I learned, Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega, recorded at the Blue Mountain Center boathouse (hence the sloshing sounds). I’m playing my guitar, not BMC’s beautiful Robert L. Vincent guitar. Here’s the sheet [...]
David Licata | September 29, 2010
Here’s a photo of my set up at Blue Mountain Center. If you read the VCCA and MacDowell posts, you’ll notice some familiar décor accents. This is also my bedroom, one of several studio-bedrooms in this building that used to be a lodge back at the turn of the century (19th to 20th). There are [...]
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