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Surely one of the greats of classical guitar, who took the genre opened up by Segovia to greater visibility and currency.
NYT Obit
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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I was fortunate enough to hear Julian Bream live several times during the 1960s at Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He played lute in the first half of the recital and guitar during the second half.
I obtained his autograph on a copy of a Bach Prelude that he had played that evening. "What lovely script," he said of my copy. A treasured memory of the best guitarist I ever heard.
If you haven't seen them, the Master Classes he conducted, viewable on YouTube, are wonderful in revealing his musicianship--always in service of expression rather than technique.
RIP to a superb artist!
Listened to this last night (on Qobuz, not vinyl) after reading the NYT obituary.I read either in that obituary or elsewhere that JB was very demanding concerning the sound quality of his recordings. RCA has done a wonderful job of capturing his performances - give it a listen.
Edits: 08/15/20
When my daughter was born, I thought a lot about what music to play her when she and my wife got home from the hospital. Of all the things you think about as a parent, for me, this was very important. Aside from my wife singing quietly, there was no music in the hospital. After thinking about it quite a bit, I decided it would be Julian Bream playing baroque music.
When we got home, after getting my wife settled and warming up the stereo, I sat down in the sweet spot holding my daughter. I said to her, "this is music," and we listened. One of those moments in life. True story.
I have 16 J.B. albums on vinyl including his collaborations with John Williams. Mostly guitar stuff, very little lute recordings alas. A long time ago i read his autobiography A Life on the Road. Lots of British humor in there. He played a concert in India, he played the usual 90 minute program. But the people in India were used to sitar players playing ragas lasting for hours. So he had to play every piece in his repertoire.
"The torture never stops"Greetings Freek.
only to be knocked down by a dog to end his career.
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