Julian Bream at 80 - Gramophone Podcast Archive 2013
In this Gramophone archive episode, first recorded in 2013, the legendary guitarist Julian Bream reflects on his remarkable recording career, his passion for the guitar and lute, and his collaborations with major composers of the 20th century. Marking the release of a 40-CD box set for his 80th birthday, Bream speaks candidly to Martin Cullingford about musical instinct, the changing status of the guitar, and a life shaped by sound.
- Introduction to the podcast
- Guitar and its literature
- Developing new repertoire
- Colaborating with composers
- The early music revival
- Duets and collaborations
- The recording process
- Interpreting Spanish music
- A life in music
- Home
- Biography
- Biography Timeline Complete
- Biography Timeline Highlights
- Biographical Timeline 1933-1939
- Biographical Timeline 1940-1949
- Biographical Timeline 1950-1959
- Biographical Timeline 1960-1969
- Biographical Timeline 1970-1979
- Biographical Timeline 1980-1989
- Biographical Timeline 1990-1999
- Biographical Timeline 2000-2009
- Biographical Timeline 2010-2020
- Discography
- Complete List of Audio Recordings
- Elizabethan Lute Songs: Vol 1. of An Anthology of English Song (with Peter Pears)
- Spanish Guitar Music: Turina, de Falla, Sor
- Guitar Music of Villa-Lobos and Tórroba
- A Bach Recital for the Guitar
- Julian Bream Plays Dowland
- A Recital of Lute Songs (with Peter Pears)
- The Art of Julian Bream
- Guitar Concertos
- The Golden Age of English Lute Music
- An Evening of Elizabethan Music (with The Julian Bream Consort)
- Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar
- Rodrigo, Vivaldi, Britten
- Music for Voice and Guitar (with Peter Pears)
- Julian Bream in Concert (featuring Peter Pears)
- Baroque Guitar
- J.S. Bach: Lute Suites, Nos. 1 & 2
- Lute Music from the Royal Courts of Europe
- 20th Century Guitar
- Dances of Dowland
- Julian Bream and His Friends
- Classic Guitar
- Sonatas for Lute and Harpsichord (with George Malcolm)
- Elizabethan Lute Songs (with Peter Pears)
- Romantic Guitar
- Julian Bream Plays Villa-Lobos
- Julian & John "Together" (with John Williams)
- The Woods So Wild
- Julian Bream '70s
- Julian and John/2 "Together Again" (with John Williams)
- Giuliani and Sor
- Concertos for Lute and Orchestra
- Rodrigo and Berkeley
- Lute Music of John Dowland
- Villa-Lobos: 12 Etudes for Guitar and Suite Populaire Brésilienne
- Julian Bream and John Williams "Live" (with John Williams)
- Music of Spain, vol. 1-Plays Milán & Narváez
- Music Of Spain, vol. 4-The Classical Heritage: Sor & Aguado
- Music of Spain, vol. 5-Plays Granados & Albéniz
- Music of Spain, vol. 8-Last of the Spanish Romantics: Joaquín Rodrigo
- Dedication
- Music of Spain, vol. 7-A Celebration of Andrés Segovia
- ¡Guitarra! The Guitar in Spain
- Guitar Concertos: Rodrigo and Brouwer
- Fantasies, Ayres and Dances (with The Julian Bream Consort)
- Two Loves (with Peggy Ashcroft)
- La Guitarra Romantica-Llobet, Pujol, Tárrega
- To the Edge of Dream: Rodrigo, Takemitsu, Arnold
- Nocturnal: Britten, Lutoslawski, Martin, Takemitsu and Brouwer
- J.S. Bach: Guitar Recital
- Sonata: Pagianini, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, José
- Guitar Recital: Bach, Sor, Turina, Tippett, Schubert (Testament)
- Julian Bream Edition (Box Set)
- Music of Spain (Box Set)
- Julian Bream: My Favorite Albums (Box Set)
- The Complete RCA Album Collection (Box Set)
- Compilations - LPs
- Compilations - CDs
- DOREMI Compilations
- Miscellaneous Recordings
- Videography
- Recorded works
- Recorded Works
- Works Written for Julian Bream
- Repeat Recordings
- Concierto de Aranjuez
- Julian Bream Collection Archives
- Live but Unrecorded
- Live Concert Recordings
- BBC Radio
- Radio Shows - USA
- Podcast about Bream
- Live Concerts on YouTube
- Gramophone Podcast
- Composer Julian Bream
- Repertoire as a youth
- Julian Bream Editions
- Publications
- Miscellaneous
- The Julian Bream Room (Museum)
- Bream in Art
- Julian Bream's Art Collection
- Janice George-Allen Art
- Antony Bream Art
- Derek Hill
- Milein Cosman sketches Bream
- Michael Taylor chooses Bream
- Julian Bream with Django by Robert Tilleard
- June Crisfield Chapman
- Cecil Beaton
- Philip Hicks
- Al Hirschfield
- Martholli Marco
- Bream by Charlie Roy
- Brian Manning
- John C. Tibbetts
- Glenn Wolff
- Marilyn Nicely Sketch
- Miscellaneous Bream Art
- Awards and Acknowledgement
- Award Nominations
- Instruments
- Classical Guitars- during adulthood
- Guitar - Hermann Hauser II (1957)
- Guitar - Hermann Hauser I (1940)
- Guitar - Gary Southwell No 155, (1997)
- Guitar - Gary Southwell No. 191 (2001)
- Guitar - Gary Southwell No. 189 (2001)
- Guitar - Gary Southwell, No. 240 (2008)
- Classical Guitars - during adolescence
- Bream's Favourite Three Guitars
- Early Period Guitars
- Lutes
- Piano
- Harpsichord
- Cello
- Miscellaneous Instruments
- Frequent Characters
- Julian Bream Prize
- The Julian Bream Trust
- Julian Bream Award Musicians' Company 2023
- Soundtracks for Film/TV
- Julian Bream at The Proms
- Aldeburgh Festival
- Desert Island Discs
- Bream at Wigmore Hall
- Bream at The Town Hall, New York City
- Julian Bream Tribute Concerts, Festivals, Music
- Memoriam Compositions
- Special Places
- Influential Books
- Julian's Favorite Poem
- Bream Quotes
- Into the rose-garden
- Django the Retriever
- Contact
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