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  Julian Bream on SONY BMG Masterworks
Julian Bream (born July 15, 1933) is a British guitarist and lutenist.
Bream's recitals are wide-ranging, including transcriptions from the 17th century, many pieces by Bach arranged for guitar, popular Spanish pieces, and contemporary music, much of which he was the inspiration for.
Bream enjoys a reputation as a down-to-earth Londoner who likes nothing more than a pint of beer in his local pub, and who is consumed by a genuine passion for classical guitar music in all its forms.
www.sonybmgmasterworks.com /artists/julianbream   (594 words)

  
  Julian Bream - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julian Bream (born July 15, 1933) is a British guitarist and lutenist.
Bream's recitals are wide-ranging, from transcriptions from the 17th century, through many pieces by Bach arranged for guitar, popular Spanish pieces, to contemporary music for the guitar, much of which he was the inspiration for.
Bream has also taken part in many very successful collaborations, including work with Peter Pears on Elizabethan music for lute and voice, and two records of guitar duets with John Williams.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Julian_Bream   (508 words)

  
 Monadnock Review: Musical Odyssey #6 by Kurt Keefner
Julian Bream was born in 1933 in London.
Bream is fortunate in that his ability to play the lute widens his repertoire.
If Bream ends a phrase on a twang and then ends the next phrase, which is a variation of the first, on a twang, then he draws attention to the similarity.
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 Encyclopedia: Julian Bream
The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The Royal College of Music is one of the most prestigious music schools in the world.
Bream has also taken part in many very successful collaborations, including work with Peter Pears on Elizabethan music for lute and voice, and two beautiful records of guitar duets with John Williams.
Peter Neville Luard Pears (June 22, 1910 – April 3, 1986) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer Benjamin Britten.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Julian-Bream   (1144 words)

  
 Hazard Chase - Julian Bream   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
By his sixteenth birthday, Julian Bream had taken part in dozens of BBC broadcasts, recitals, and film music, and, furthermore, fascinated by the lute and its culture, had begun researching the Elizabethan repertoire.
With this uniquely diverse range of activities, and a multitude of broadcasts and television appearances, Julian Bream was acknowledged from the mid-1950's onwards as one of the great recording artists of the 20th century.
Highlights of Julian Bream's career in more recent years have been the 1991 BBC Prom performance of Malcolm Arnold's Guitar Concerto, broadcast on BBC Radio and TV, a recital and concerto performances of works by Takemitsu at the Japan Festival in London (autumn 1991) with the London Symphony Orchestra.
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 Julian Bream   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Julian Bream was born in London in 1933.
Bream's first London concert took place at the Wigmore Hall in 1951.
In 1960, he founded the Julian Bream Consort, an ensemble of original instrument virtuosi which enjoyed astounding success in their chosen oeuvre, greatly revitalizing interest in the music of the Elizabethan era.
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 Julian Bream
Julian Bream is a British guitarist and lutenist.
Many composers worked with Bream, and among those who dedicated pieces to him are Malcolm Arnold, Benjamin Britten, Leo Brouwer, Fricker, Hans Werner Henze, Searle, Toru Takemitsu, Michael Tippett, and William Walton.
The above, with his many radio and television appearances, have made Julian Bream an important ambassador for classical guitar in the 20th century and beyond.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/julian_bream   (487 words)

  
 Julian Bream My Life in Music DVD Interview
Julian was keen from day one of the project to frame his story within that work.
Julian was clearly overcome with emotion, returning to this place which he describes as 'beautiful but sinister'.
Julian describes himself on the DVD as "a meat and potatoes man" and he provided lots of meat for the intellect in a fantastic fifty odd years.
www.musiconearth.co.uk /bream/interview.htm   (1323 words)

  
 Julian Bream
In his 70th year Julian Bream tells his remarkable story with contributions from John Williams, Peter Pears, Igor Stravinsky, William Walton, George Malcolm, Richard Rodney Bennett and The Julian Bream Consort.
Julian is considered by many as the greatest classic guitarist of the twentieth century, as if this were not enough he quietly re invented the renaissance lute and brought it to a new audience.
A masterful Bream interpretation commercially released for the first time by arrangement with BBC Music - recorded in the chapel at Wardour Castle for BBC Radio 3 - 29th June 1986 - producer Gareth Walters.
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 Bream, Julian Alexander - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Bream, Julian Alexander
English composers Benjamin Britten, Michael Tippett, and William Walton, and German composer Hans Werner Henze have all written for him.
In 1961 he formed the Julian Bream Consort, specializing in early ensemble music.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Born in London in 1933, guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream was given his first instrument by his father.
Bream appeared twice at the Wigmore: once for their gala festival celebrating the hall’s reopening, and once at a special concert celebrating his 60th birthday.
Julian Bream was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1964 for services to music and the Commander of the British Empire in 1985.
www.ltsguitar.com /bream.html   (493 words)

  
 Julian Bream
His work with the tenor Peter Pears, and especially his formation of the Julian Bream Consort began a revival of early consort music that has continued to the present day.
Bream has recorded extensively, receiving numerous awards along the way including six from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and a platinum disk from RCA.
Julian Bream was the first musician of the post-war era to popularize classical guitar.
www.myguitarsolo.com /Players/JulianBream.htm   (310 words)

  
 SONY BMG - Julian Bream - Biografie
Born in London in 1933, guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream was given his first instrument by his father.
Bream appeared twice at the Wigmore: once for their gala festival celebrating the hall's reopening, and once at a special concert celebrating his 60th birthday.
Julian Bream was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1964 for services to music and the Commander of the British Empire in 1985.
www.sonybmg.de /artists2.php?iA=4&artist=1251   (485 words)

  
 Julian Bream - Free-Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Julian Bream, guitariste et luthiste anglais (né à Londres le 15 juillet 1933)
Enfant prodige, Julian Bream effectue son premier récital à l'âge de treize ans (en 1947) à Cheltenham; c'est à cet âge qu'il est présenté à Andrès Segovia qui décide de le prendre comme élève.
Il s'est également fait connaître comme luthiste et a interprété des pièces sur cet instrument en solo, avec chant ou encore au sein du Julian Bream Consort créé en 1960.
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 HHH : player - Juilan Bream   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Acclaimed as the greatest guitar and lute virtuoso of the 20th century, Julian Bream received musical training at the Royal College of Music in London, and made his public performance debut at the age of seventeen.
Bream founded the Julian Bream Consort, an ensemble of original instrument virtuosi that has experienced unprecedented success in their chosen oeuvre.
Julian Bream was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1964, and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1985.
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 Guitar Salon International Guitar Salon International: Classical Guitars & Flamenco Guitars | Julian Bream: My Life in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In his 70th year Julian Bream tells his remarkable story with contributions from John Williams, Peter Pears, Igor Stravinsky, William Walton, George Malcolm, Richard Rodney Bennett and The Julian Bream Consort.
Bream is considered by many as the greatest classical guitarist of the twentieth century.
We also hear Julian Bream perform Richard Rodney Bennett's Sonata for Solo Guitar, in an exclusive BBC Radio 3 digital recording, never before commercially available.
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 Julian Bream: My Life in Music Avie
Julian Bream, considered by many as the greatest classic guitarist of the 20th century, tells the remarkable story of his life in music.
Highlights include Julian’s coming out of retirement for a performance of Britten’s Nocturnal, written for the guitarist, and an emotional return to the composer’s home in Aldeburgh, and an exclusive BBC Radio 3 recording of Richard Rodney Bennett’s Sonata for Solo Guitar.
With remarkable self-awareness, Julian Bream retired gracefully from performing when he felt his fingers losing their old adeptness.
www.bergmann.nl /webwinkel/N_art_771.html   (478 words)

  
 Julian Bream - Biography - AOL Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Proclaimed by many students of classical music as the premier guitar and lute virtuoso of the 20th century, Julian Bream was born in London in 1933.
Named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1964, Bream was then named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire two decades later.
Get Julian Bream biography information, download, listen and watch Julian Bream music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and use the music search function to find information on other new and established recording artists.
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 Julian Bream My Life in Music dvd
The way covered by Julian Bream made him as one of the most unanimously admired guitarists by the other guitarists - that is an achievement!
Julian Bream is considered by many as the greatest classic guitarist of the twentieth century, as if this were not enough he quietly re invented the renaissance lute and brought it to a new audience.
There is little visible sign of this but Julian became dangerously ill during the filming due to a foot infection.
www.guitare-diffusion.com /2/Portraits/Bream/021.lasso   (686 words)

  
 Program #98-22   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Julian Bream did for the lute what Wanda Landowska did for the harpsichord.
Through their concerts and recordings, the Julian Bream Consort spearheaded the revival of interest in Early Music performance.
Benjamin Britten, one of England's greatest 20th Century composers, was among those commissioned by Bream to write for guitar.
www.guitaralive.org /programs/prog22-98.html   (235 words)

  
 Re: which are the best albums of julian bream? - Classicalguitar.nl :: Forums
He may play them with a "Saxon accent" (according to Bream himself) but I think his renditions of Granados and Albeniz are sublime.
I doubt you can find the original vinyl, but I think all those recordings were reissued on the Julian Bream Edition (the early consort stuff was on vol.
Maybe in part it is the attention Bream gives to the recording venue and sound.
www.classicalguitar.nl /ShowPost.aspx?PostID=15448   (569 words)

  
 ladyes delight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This latest offering from the Baltimore Consort (with guest artist William Simms on bandora) presents a captivating collection of mostly English Renaissance music for what was known as a broken consort, a band of instruments belonging to different musical families.
The purpose of the consort was to provide courtly dance music for the wealthy and refined noble houses of Europe.
Consequently, the most distinguished composers of the day wrote for the consort, producing some of the most captivating and seductively charming art music of the 16th century, which this beautifully recorded CD ably reflects.
www.renaissancemagazine.com /music/ladyes.html   (231 words)

  
 FRETPLAY : Review : Adrian Beers, Desmond Dupre, Jane Ryan, John Hall, Marilyn Sansom, Terence Weil, Gervase de Peyer, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
If Julian Bream's recordings were letters, his would all be hand written rather than typed.
The recordings are the complete RCA Bream catalogue from 1959 to 1989.
Plus Julian Bream is the greatest guitarist of all time.
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 Svensk Konsertdirektion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Julian Bream nimmt heute in der Welt der Gitarre eine der wichtigsten Positionen ein - gleichzeitig bezeichnet man ihn als den besten Lautenisten seiner Generation.
Julian Bream hat sich nie damit begnügt, in der Welt herumzureisen und Solorecitals zu geben, sondern war immer bestrebt, mit Freunden und Kollegen zu musizieren.
Unvergessen ist seine Zusammenarbeit mit Peter Pears sowie sein "Julian Bream Consort".
www.loddingkonsert.se /artistdetail.asp?category=Guitar%2DLute&id=145   (333 words)

  
 Buscador PlexMatrix.com: julian bream
Junto a John Williams, Julian Bream fue el abanderado de una nueva generación de guitarristas que sucedio a la de Andrés Segovia y sus contemporaneos, abriendo nuevos campos en la interpretacion guitarrística.
Junto a John Williams, Julian Bream fue el abanderado de una nueva generación de guitarristas que la interpretacion guitarrística.
Bream, Julian (guitarrista) Fecha de Nacimiento: 15 de julio de 1933 en Battersea.
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 Julian Bream
In the hands of a master, Andres Segovia, or Julian Bream, the guitar is capable of producing breathtaking colors.
Julian Bream " Charlie Christians' contributions to the electric guitar are as big as Thomas Edisons' contributions to the world" - Barney Kessel "Music expresses that which cannot be said and
Pekka Saraste (conductor), Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Saraste, Jukka-Pekka (conductor) Julian Bream L Lars Fryd©n and Gustav Leonhardt Lasse Erkkil§ (organ) and Koraalikuoro Psallite and
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 Julian Bream: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Proclaimed by many students of classical music as the premier guitar and lute virtuoso of the 20th century, Julian Bream [+] was born in London in 1933.
After studying at the Royal College of Music, he made his public debut in 1950, quickly winning fame for his technique and mastery of a wide range of musical styles.
Named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1964, Bream was then named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire two decades later.
www.music.com /person/julian_bream/1   (227 words)

  
 Julian Bream My Life in Music a Special Edition DVD from Music on Earth
Julian is considered by many as the greatest classic guitarist of the twentieth century, as if this were not enough he quietly re invented the renaissance lute and brought it to a new audience.
We also hear Julian perform Richard Rodney Bennett's Sonata for Solo Guitar, in an exclusive BBC Radio 3 digital recording, never before commercially available.
A masterful Bream interpretation commercially released for the first time by arrangement with BBC Music - recorded in the chapel at Wardour Castle for BBC Radio 3 - 29th June 1986 - producer Gareth Walters.
www.musiconearth.co.uk /bream/index.htm   (595 words)

  
 Julian Bream Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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 The Royal College of Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Catherine Mackintosh is one of the first of her generation to have specialised in early string playing techniques.
After a conventional violin training at the Royal College of Music, she took up the viol and baroque violin, performing with such pioneering groups as Musica Reservata, the Julian Bream Consort, the English Consort of Viols and the Consorte of Musicke.
Catherine has directed the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, of which she is co-leader, in concerts in Europe, the USA, South America and Turkey (the Istanbul Festival).
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 Classical Guitar: Artists & Performers - 1000 Great Guitar Sites on the Web
He wore loud checked shirts, smoked a cigar, and always kept the radio on, listening to the news or light music or whatever.
Julian Bream Proclaimed by many students of classical music as the premier guitar and lute virtuoso of the 20th century, Julian Bream was born in London in 1933.
As well as being influenced by the great classical guitarists (Andrés Segovia, John Williams, Julian Bream, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Sharon Isbin and others), I am a great lover of jazz music and inspired by musicians like John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, Pat Metheny and Bill Evans.
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