Recording a classical music CD takes a professional crew and the only place to find such is the National Broadcast Company. In my case it is the Estonian Public Broadcast. Nowadays the waiting list can be long but that’s the way it goes – you write a project and it competes with others and a… Continue reading
Choice of the dances for the album
There are so many dances that classical guitarists perform every day! Minuets, waltzes and mazurkas in music schools, allemandes, courantes, gigues and all Baroque dances at the academies and not to tell about the world of the Spanish music! Sometimes you don’t even realize that you are actually playing dance music! My approach to the… Continue reading
How to get the rhythm?
Get a drummer! Or two. When I had realized that most of the interpretations of the enormous amount of dances written for the guitar are lacking the rhytmic flow I tried to find a way how I could fix it in my own playing. It is clear that solid playing techniques and proper arrangements and… Continue reading
How to Get the Rhythm?
<a href=”https://kristokao.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20071221052735kristo_keila07_anne.jpg”><img title=”Anne Anderson (castagnets and clapping) Kristo Kao (guitar)” src=”https://kristokao.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/20071221052735kristo_keila07_anne-300×225.jpg” alt=”Anne Anderson (castagnets and clapping) Kristo Kao (guitar)” width=”300″ height=”225″ /></a>Get a drummer! Or two. When I had realized that most of the interpretations of the enormous amount of dances written for the guitar are lacking the rhytmic flow I tried to find a… Continue reading
Benefits of working in a radio station and “The Renaissance Album”
I used to be a “classical music DJ” in our national classical music radio station – Klassikaraadio. For some years I even did the morning programs that starts tooooo early for me 🙂 But there was a very good thing about the job – I listened to a lot of music that I would never… Continue reading
Welcome to the world of the classical guitar and dance music!
Are you surprised that something as academical as the classical guitar can perform dance music? Well, explore this site and find out! My Dance Album project is inspired by the fact that the guitar has always been used as a dance instrument. One thing is the choice of the dances – they are mostly well-known… Continue reading
Kristo Käo presents his method book “Kitarrikool – võti praktilise kitarrimängu maailma”
Kristo Käo presents his method book “Kitarrikool – võti praktilise kitarrimängu maailma” (Kitarrikooli Kirjastus 2007). This book is connected to the Kitarrikool.eu educational project. Venue: Bookstore “Rahva raamat”.
My First CD Release: Kiss on the Water (2007)
In 2007, my longtime duo partner Jorma Puusaag and I released our first album, Kiss on the Water, marking a significant milestone in our journey as Estonia’s longest-standing classical guitar duo. The album, recorded and mastered by Estonian Public Broadcast and released under Kitarrikool Records, blends both timeless classical guitar repertoire and premiere recordings of… Continue reading