The guitarist Andreas Almqvist was born in the north of Sweden 1948 his father was a merchant and his mother a Jewess, an emigre as a result of the second world war. Andreas started playing popular music in local bands as a teenager but soon he changed to classical music. His studies of classical music has been carried out in various music schools and music high schools in Sweden and he also spent 3 years in Madrid (Spain) studing music and also studies in Barcelona. His music activities include teaching, concerts and he has also made a cd recording of modern "free form Avant Garde" music.

Goldberg Variations (JS Bach)

Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Neoclassical, Instrumental, Classical Guitar, Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach.

1. Janine Johnson: Harpsichord and fortepiano classics
2. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
3. American Baroque: Spectacular Baroque and Classical chamber music
4. Lara St John: Bach violin concertos
5. La Reverie: Recreating traditional music from a modern perspective
6. Ensemble Mirable: rare and extraordinary music of the Baroque
7. Daniel Shoskes: A feast of Baroque lute
8. Paul Beier: solo lute of the Italian renaissance.
9. Edward Martin: vihuela, renaissance and baroque lute
10. Paul Berget: renaissance lute, modernized.
11. Alison Crum and Roy Marks: Ethereal, enigmatic and exhilarating renaissance miniature masterpieces for viol and lute
12. Musica Pacifica: Baroque and traditional music from England, Scotland and Ireland
13. Altri Stromenti: 17th century baroque ensemble
14. AlmaNova: lively flute/guitar duo
15. Colin Booth: solo harpsichord music
16. Vito Paternoster: cellist extraordinaire
17. Alex McCartney: Reflective, historically-informed performance on the lute
18. Da Camera: Celtic Renaissance/Baroque Ensemble
19. Tim Rayborn: Medieval and Middle Eastern music
20. Fortune's Wheel: a spirited rediscovery of the riches of medieval musical traditions