« The performer in front of the score, but which score? »

by Frédéric Zigante (Italy/France)

The great flurry of editorial activity coupled with the new printing technologies which have developed since the end of the 20th century, now enable guitarists to obtain multiple editions of both old and new repertoires, even where these are protected by copyright. A vast range of editions, some of which do not exist in a paper version, are now available on the web. The question of « which score should be selected and according to which criteria », forms the theme of this lecture.