Julian Bream Stravinsky

One of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century he played a significant role in improving the public perception of the classical guitar as a respectable instrument.
Julian bream stravinsky. Rip julian bream really great musician a very nice man a player whose performances of baroque music on lute and guitar were always shapely and elegant even romantic and an influence on all of us who love and play the spanish guitar. As this historic video shows he played the lute for him and even tried to persuade him to write a composition. Aqui ele mostra a beleza pro stravinsky para quem o alaúde era mais interessante que o piano. He studied piano and composition at the royal college of music starting at age 12 and inspired by the music of andres segovia and django rheinhardt began studying guitar and playing recitals in his teens.
Here s one of my favorite video clips of a young julian bream when he had the intestinal fortitude to play dowland s lachrimae for stravinsky at a rehearsal. With julian bream robert craft john mcclure nicolas nabokov. Julian bream is largely responsible for making the lute the center of my musical life. Julian alexander bream cbe 15 july 1933 14 august 2020 was an english virtuoso classical guitarist and lutenist one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century he played a significant role in improving the public perception of the classical guitar as a respectable instrument.
Dvd 4 0 out of 5 stars 5 ratings dvd. By his early twenties he was touring around the world. Julian alexander bream cbe 15 july 1933 14 august 2020 was an english virtuoso classical guitarist and lutenist. Bream even went as far as meeting with igor stravinsky in toronto.
And i m grateful for his example. Julian bream a life in music is a delight from start to finish. What is made clear is bream s absolute commitment to music often to the detriment of his relationships and his sheer determination like segovia s to raise the classical guitar to the level of a serious concert instrument through the commissioning of new works and an uncompromising attitude to promoting them.