Recording the Classical Guitar

"Recording the Classical Guitar explores the ways in which recording technologies and studio production techniques have shaped the performance aesthetics, repertoire, and sound of the classical guitar over the last century. Covering the full context of music theory, this book places the history of classical guitar into a technological context, tracing its evolution from the early days into the digital era. Many of the instrument's key performance personalities are referenced as well as the strategies of leading recording engineers. Recording the Classical Guitar is accompanied by a companion website that offers engaging musical excerpts that will demonstrate concepts in the book and will be an essential resource to professionals and students of the classical guitar alike"--