Baroque Guitar

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Gaspar Sanz (Composer), Fernando Sor (Composer), Robert de Visée (Composer), Silvius Leopold Weiss (Composer), Julian Bream (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Julian Bream
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Gaspar Sanz, Fernando Sor, Robert de Visée, Silvius Leopold Weiss
• Audio CD (June 21, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003F1J
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,935 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Early Music > Instruments > Lute
  • #3 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Strings > Guitar
  • #3 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Strings > Lute

Track Listings

1. Pavanas for guitar

2. Canarios [I], for guitar (Instrucción de Música sobre la Guitarra Española, Book 1)

3. Work(s)

4. Work(s)

5. Fantasie and Minuet for guitar

6. Sonata for lute in D major (London MS No. 13), SC 18: Passacaille

7. Work(s)

8. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Prelude

9. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Allemande

10. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Courante

11. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Sarabande

12. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Gavotte

13. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Menuet 1 and 2

14. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Bourrée

15. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Gigue

16. Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Comte de Logy, for lute in B flat minor (London MS), Smith 210

17. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Passagio... Presto

18. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Allemande

19. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Courante

20. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Sarabande

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Julian Bream at his best!, May 29, 1999

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This review is from: Baroque Guitar (Audio CD)

The fluidity of his playing on this album is amazing. Each note falls in place at exactly the right moment. Besides the well-known J.S. Bach, he also introduces us to several other less-known Baroque composers: Gaspar Sanz, Fernando Sor, S.L. Weiss, & Robert de Visee. Too often, Baroque music is presented as just an exercise in counterpoint. In this album, the rhythm is matched to human emotions in such a way that it's not just an academic exercise. The music is both exhilarating and soothing. I regularly buy this album as gifts for friends. No one has been disappointed yet.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb performance and value, mediocre sound, December 15, 2003

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James Skrydlak "mostlymozart" (Pella, Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This CD collects performances from the 1960s of baroque pieces of varying degrees of fame. The Gaspar Sanz pieces that start the disc contain material incorporated by Joaquin Rodrigo into his very well-known Concierto de Aranjuez. Bach's Lute Suite in Em is also quite well-known, particularly its marvelous bourree, thanks to Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. The lesser-known pieces on the disc are equally wonderful.

Julian Bream's playing is both impeccable and inspired. His contrasts of timbre energize these performances; at the same time, his tempi, ornaments, and phrasing are entirely faithful to the music. I am a classical guitarist myself, and I learn something about how to play these pieces every time I listen to this CD.

There is considerable background hiss on my copy of this recording. At its price, however, that's not much of a complaint.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Attention music lovers..., September 4, 2001

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Geoffrey P. Smith "opusposthum" (ATLANTA, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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I urge everyone with any interest in baroque music in particular, and great musical performances in general to buy this wonderful collection. Mostly recorded in the 1960's I believe, the interpretations are flawless, the guitar sound other-worldly, and the whole package, at an outrageously low price, yet again demonstrates why Julian Bream is a performer and musician without peer. Quietly amazing!