Julian Bream Edition (Complete) [Box set]

Julian Bream (Performer), Desmond Dupré (Performer), Jane Ryan (Performer), John Hall (Performer), Marilyn Sansom (Performer), Terence Weil (Performer), Gervase de Peyer (Performer), Adrian Beers (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Julian Bream, Desmond Dupré, Jane Ryan, John Hall, Marilyn Sansom, et al.
• Audio CD (August 10, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 28
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FFV
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #769,219 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Variations > Variations
  • #49 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Historical Periods > Renaissance (c.1450-1600)
  • #68 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Sonatas > Trio Sonatas

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guitar History, February 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Julian Bream Edition (Complete) (Audio CD)

Julian Bream not only plays the guitar, and the lute
(although purists and I suspect Bream himself would say rather unconventionally), but most of all, Bream plays MUSIC. This is very, very important. There are many fine guitarists around today, but I doubt any could match Bream's sheer musicality when these recordings were made.
This 28 CD box set is a lesson in music making, regardless of what instrument is being played. The recordings are the complete RCA Bream catalogue from 1959 to 1989. If you can find the complete box set or even any of the individual volumes, I suggest you make the purchase. (Shame on RCA and BMG for not keeping this box set and "all" the individual volumes in print.)
Some of the higlights of Breams remarkable talent are his
interpretations of Britten's "Nocturnal", Walton's "Five Bagatelles", the instrumental and vocal works (with tenor Peter Pears) of Dowland, the "first" complete guitar works of Villa-Lobos, a thorough history of the guitar in Spain from the Renaissance to the Present on period instruments, plus all the works that have become classical guitar standards by Bach, Sor, Giuliani, Albeniz, Rodrigo, plus the "new" standards by Brouwer, Arnold, Berkeley, Britten, Walton, etc.
Music making of this caliber is rare indeed. Buy it if you can find it. Good Luck !

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best deal there is!, May 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Julian Bream Edition (Complete) (Audio CD)

If you can find this set buy it fast. There are not to many of these left out there. This has it all. Plus Julian Bream is the greatest guitarist of all time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Key Item, December 21, 2009

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This review is from: Julian Bream Edition (Complete) (Audio CD)

Wether you are a student of the guitar or just an enthusiast, if you can find this set at a decent price you need to buy it. It is key addition to any classical guitar player's music library