René Izquierdo
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Resources

“A central approach to my work is exploring and building connections between music and the human experience. I am always eager to find tools and inspiring ideas that serve this purpose.

My intention with this section of the website is to collect bits of knowledge and share them with you. I still have a lot to learn, but I am happy to share some of the things I've discovered and have personally inspired me so far in my journey. Hopefully, you’ll find these useful as well.”

— RENÉ IZQUIERDO

Book Recommendations

Guitar

  • Playing with Ease - D. Leisner 

  • Ergonomía de la Guitarra - Martín Pedreira Rodríguez 

  • A Conscious Approach to Guitar Technique - Joseph Urshalmi

  • What every musician needs to know about their body - Barbara Conable

  • The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor/ My Life in Arts - Konstantin Stanislavski

  • Violin Playing as I Teach It - Auer, Leopold

  • Performing Baroque Music on the Classical Guitar: A Practical Handbook - Peter Croton

  • Antonio de Torres Guitar Maker: His Life & Work by Jose Romanillos

  • A Collection of Fine Spanish Guitars from Torres to the Present, 2nd edition by Sheldon Urlik https://sunnyknollpublishing.com/

  • La Chitarra di Liuteria, Masterpieces of Guitar Making by Stefano Grondona and Luca Waldner

Life

  • Rabindranath Tagore- Poems  

  • Kalil Gibran - The Prophet 

  • Antoine de Exupery - The Little Prince 

  • Milan Kundera -  The Unbearable Lightness of Being and The Immortality, and any of his novels 

  • José Martí - Obras Completas 

  • Umberto Eco - El nombre de la Rosa 

  • Mario Benedetti - Poesías de amor 

  • Ernesto Cardenal - Poemas 

  • Ernesto Sábato - Hombres y Engranajes

Luthiers

This is a list of guitars that I have performed or own. In no particular order of preference. 

Historical Guitars Luthiers that I have Performed 

  • Antonio de Torres

  • Francisco Gonzalez

  • Vicente Arias

  • Jose Ramirez I

  • Manuel Ramirez

  • Enrique Garcia

  • Domingo Esteso

  • Santos Hernandez

  • Modesto Borreguero 

  • Enrique Sanfeliu

  • Marcelo Barbero

  • Francisco Simplicio

  • Hermann Hauser I 

  • Robert Bouchet

Modern Luthiers (I apologize if I left someone out that I performed on their guitars)