Julian Bream Flamenco

Julian bream is arguably the most important guitarist of the second half of the twentieth century.
Julian bream flamenco. While we listen to the guitar music we can contemplate magnificent old buildings and beautiful landscapes. The guitar in spain 4 8 episode 4. The flamenco and the romantic guitar about discover the history of the classical guitar through a serie of films with the world leading classical guitarist julian bream. Julian bream established the julian bream trust in 2008 to continue his legacy of expanding the contemporary classical guitar repertoire by commissioning composers to write.
The way he played the spanish suite by isaak albeniz impacted the very mainstream in the classical guitar world in the 70s and 80s. Also paco pena another master performer plays flamenco guitar and talks with bream about the main topic. The young japanese guitarist saki kato will be premièring the latest commission of the julian bream trust streams and variations by the british composer edward cowie on thursday 21 november 2019 at wigmore hall london. Julian bream is an english guitarist who contributed majorly to the classical guitar world.
First transmitted at bbc 2 on 01 feb 1978 julian bream performs works by bach villa lobos albeniz and britten at old wardour castle. Pioneer of the burgeoning period instrument movement and champion of new repertoire for the guitar. The famous recuerdos de la alhambra is a piece disigned primarily to develop technical proficincy according to tarrega s new found principles but musically it is undoubtedly a fine repetoire. Julian bream one of the world s leading classical guitarists is featured in this dvd.
It was immortalized in 1960 on the album the art of julian bream featuring works by mateo albeniz scarlatti berkeley cimarosa rodrigo frescobaldi ravel and rousel. Legendary maestro julian bream dies at 87. This is arguably one of hermann hauser ii s most important and famous instruments built in 1957. The julian bream trust presents saki kato at the wigmore hall november 21 2017 suki kato is the newest julian bream trust scholar and on the 21st of november 2019 she will be presenting a full programme at the wigmore hall including a newly commissioned piece by the trust.
His performance created many of today s playing standards.