Guitar for Relaxation

Dionysio Aguado (Composer), Isaac Albeniz (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Anton Diabelli (Composer), Enrique Granados (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Hans Werner Henze (Composer), Miguel Llobet (Composer), Frank Martin (Composer), Federico Mompou (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Gaspar Sanz (Composer), Francisco Tarrega (Composer), Federico Moreno Torroba (Composer), Heitor Villa-Lobos (Composer), William [composer] Walton (Composer), Cremona String Quartet [members of] (Performer), Julian Bream (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Cremona String Quartet [members of], Julian Bream
• Composer: Dionysio Aguado, Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Anton Diabelli, Enrique Granados, et al.
• Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00004SSEF
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,715 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Has hard-to-find pieces by Bream, February 19, 2003

By A Customer

Despite a title sure to embarrass any self-respecting music snob, this is no less than a full disc of nicely mastered solo guitar recordings by the great Julian Bream (a string quartet joins Bream on one track). If these pieces could be easily found elsewhere, on albums with more continuity, then this disc wouldn't be worth buying. But probably 40% of the material on this cd can't be found in print, to my knowledge. In particular, the Mompou, Mozart, Llobet, Aguado, Henze, and Diabelli tracks aren't readily available elsewhere as of early 2003. Several of these tracks are nice hefty 6-7 minute pieces. In particular, the beautiful Andante from Diabelli's Sonata, arranged by Bream himself, is worth the purchase price by itself. If you're a Bream fan trying to get beyond his half-dozen easily available cds, add this to your collection.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD all around!, August 29, 2005

By	Emma J. Honan (Chico, Ca United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got this CD because I am a massage therapist,and refuse to buy
those cheesey new agey relaxation CD's.I was finally getting a little tired of the bach cello concertos and a couple of other classical recordings that had been deemed "relaxing",and decided to try this one.It is great!I never seem to get tired of it!I have not had a client that didn't love it.Most even ask what it is because they like it so much.Based on the success of this CD,I am going to try the Cello For Relaxation CD in the same series.I hope that it is just as much of a hit!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This works!!, August 3, 2000

By A Customer

A wonderful collection. Lives up to it's title - RELAXATION!! As always, Julian Bream and his guitar make the mark!! This is a great addition to any relaxation and/or soft guitar collection!