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OT: Julian Bream: Twentieth-Century Guitar.

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Carey

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Feb 28, 2010, 1:56:22 AM2/28/10
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- After the many trivial posts about so-tired 'rock' bands, here's a
modest
but significant suggestion: Britten's 'Nocturnal', Martin's 'Quatre
Pieces Breves',
Walton's 'Bagatelles'- some meaty stuff here. Ages well too..

Manco

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Feb 28, 2010, 2:40:50 AM2/28/10
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No lists of best classical guitarists?

Carey

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Feb 28, 2010, 2:49:11 AM2/28/10
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Aah, no- though if you name a piece of music I'd name a performance
I like or love, or someone who commented interestingly on it.

number_six

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Feb 28, 2010, 11:07:23 AM2/28/10
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On Feb 27, 10:56 pm, Carey <carey_1...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Bream's recorded legacy is stunning in its breadth and its quality.
He made superb recordings of Elizabethan music, Bach, the Spanish
repertoire, Villa-Lobos, and, as you noted, other modern composers. A
colossus of the guitar, beyond doubt.

Carey

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Mar 5, 2010, 10:33:55 PM3/5/10
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Ya, Bream's the Man no doubt. I especially love his recordings of the
lutenist Francesco da Milano
(on 'The Woods So Wild') and of the vihuelistas Milan and Narvaez;
also his support for
instrument makers David Rubio and (especially) Jose Romanillos has
been exemplary.

One of Bream's last CDs, released on EMI, was entitled 'Noctural' and
has a second
recording of that piece (commissioned by Bream, and a masterpiece imo)
and the
Martin (exceptional), as well as Leo Brouwer's Sonata, which he shapes
to great effect-
written close to twenty years ago, few guitarists will touch it.
Highly recommended CD,
OOP but available from arkivmusic.com (great outfit).

number_six

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Mar 7, 2010, 10:46:44 AM3/7/10
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I have heard almost half of the volumes in the Bream Edition, but the
one with Milan and Narvaez, sadly, is not yet among them. From time
to time, I snag a used copy from this series to add to my pile. Some
are readily available, others not. Re-release is unlikely now, I
suppose.

I did get one CD from arkiv -- Bream Vol. 18 with Peter Pears. That
one has Britten's Songs from the Chinese, which I'm very fond of.

Carey

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Mar 7, 2010, 2:07:31 PM3/7/10
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There is a six-disc 'Music of Spain' compilation available which has
all the Milan and Narvaez-
Amazon has it new for about $35, and Marketplace sellers whom I've
dealt with and had good
luck have it for $19- a steal.

I'm thinking of buying the disc with Peter Pears- he had an unusual
voice, didn't he?
For Dowland I like Nigel Rogers' singing a lot.

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