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John Williams

g, acg, *1941 AU, Melbourne
Musician of Classical
A.k.a. John Christopher Williams

John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941) is an Australian-born British classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire. In 1973, he shared a Grammy Award in the Best Chamber Music Performance category with fellow guitarist Julian Bream for Julian and John (Works by Lawes, Carulli, Albéniz, Granados).

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Electric guitar
Genres
  • Classical
  • Rock
  • World
  • Pop
  • Folk
Plays With
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Popular Tracks   
Carol of the Bells on Home Alone by John Williams
Main Title "Somewhere in My Memory" (From "Home Alone") - Voice on Home Alone by John Williams
Hedwig's Theme on Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Williams
Duel of the Fates on Star Wars: Die Dunkle Bedrohung by John Williams
Prologue on Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Williams
Theme From Jurassic Park on Jurassic Park by John Williams
Somewhere in My Memory - Chorus & Orchestra Version on Home Alone by John Williams
Theme From Schindler's List on Schindler's List by John Williams
Across the Stars (Love Theme from "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones") on Star Wars: Angriff der Klonkrieger by John Williams
The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) on Star Wars: Das Imperium schlägt zurück by John Williams

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
John Williams Plays Bach: The Complete Lute Music On Guitar · TranscriptionsJohann Sebastian Bach / John Williams2018Album
PortraitJohn Williams2015Compil.
ConcertoJohn Williams2014Album
Stepping StonesJohn Williams2013Album
Rodrigo / Villa-Lobos: Guitar ConcertosJohn Williams, Joaquín Rodrigo, Heitor Villa-Lobos, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Charles Groves2010Compil.
Cavatina - The Complete Fly And Cube RecordingsJohn Williams2010Compil.
Guitar Music Of Spain And South AmericaJohn Williams2010Single
Spanish Guitar MusicIsaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados, John Williams2010Compil.
Original Album ClassicsJohn Williams2009Compil.
Pure AcousticJohn Williams2008Album
From A BirdJohn Williams2008Album
Places Between: John Williams & John Etheridge Live In DublinJohn Williams, John Etheridge2006Album
Espirit / EspañaJohn Williams2006Compil.
The Essential CollectionJohn Williams2005Compil.
500 Years Of GuitarJohn Williams2004Compil.
The Ultimate Guitar CollectionJohn Williams2004Compil.
El Diablo Suelto - Guitar Music Of VenezuelaJohn Williams2003Album
Spanish Guitar FavoritesJohn Williams2003Album
Classical Guitar: 500 Years Of Guitar / Guitar VirtuososJohn Williams / Andrés Segovia2003Compil.
Trésors Guitare ClassiqueJulian Bream, John Williams2003Compil.
Spanish Guitar Passion And FireAndrés Segovia, John Williams2002Compil.
Guitar MusicJohn Williams2002Compil.
John Williams Plays BachJohn Williams2002Album
Passion & FireAndrés Segovia, Ramón Montoya, John Williams2002Compil.
Gitarre Zum Geniessen - Musik Für Schöne StundenJohn Williams2002Compil.
The Magic BoxJohn Williams2002Album
ConcertosAntonio Vivaldi - John Williams, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Isaac Stern, Hansjörg Schellenberger, Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra - János Rolla2001Compil.
The Essential John WilliamsJohn Williams2000Compil.
English Guitar MusicJohn Williams2000Compil.
Classic Williams: Romance Of The GuitarJohn Williams2000Album
Classic Williams: Romance Of The GuitarJohn Williams2000Compil.
Classic Williams: Romance Of The GuitarJohn Williams2000Compil.
Gitarrenmusik Aus LateinamerikaJohn Williams2000Album
John Williams Plays Schubert & GiulianiJohn Williams - Franz Schubert, Mauro Giuliani1999Album
Rodrigo - Concierto De Aranjuez, Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre / Dodgson - Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra, Partita No. 1 for GuitarJohn Williams, Eugene Ormandy, Sir Charles Groves1999Compil.
Guitar Moods The Essential John Williams CollectionJohn Williams1999Compil.
Great PerformancesJohn Williams, Joaquín Rodrigo1999Album
The GuitaristJohn Williams1998Album
The Very Best Of John WilliamsJohn Williams1997Compil.
Classical Guitar - Bach: Suites Nr. 1 And Nr. 3John Williams1997Compil.
The Black Decameron (Guitar Music Of Leo Brouwer)John Williams, London Sinfonietta, Steven Mercurio - Leo Brouwer1997Album
Classical Treasures: Guitar Classics (Andrés Segovia - A Bach Recital / John Williams - Bach Suite No. 1 And 3)Johann Sebastian Bach, Andrés Segovia, John Williams1997Compil.
Lute Suites, (Vol. 1) BWV 995, 996, 997, 999 & 1000Johann Sebastian Bach, John Williams1997Album
Lute Music, Vol. IIJohann Sebastian Bach, John Williams1997Compil.
The Mantis And The Moon. Guitar Duets From Around The WorldJohn Williams & Timothy Kain1996Album
Guitar VirtuososAndrés Segovia & John Williams1996Compil.
Sevilla (Meisterstücke Für Klassische Gitarre)John Williams1996Compil.
Guitar RecitalJohn Williams, Niccolò Paganini, Domenico Scarlatti, Mauro Giuliani And Heitor Villa-Lobos1996Compil.
Plays The MoviesJohn Williams1996Album
Concerto Antico / Guitar ConcertoJohn Williams, Richard Harvey, Steve Gray1996Album
Guitar RecitalJohn Williams1996Album
From The Jungles Of Paraguay (John Williams Plays Barrios)John Williams / Agustín Barrios Mangoré1995Album
The Guitar AlbumJohn Williams1994Compil.
TogetherJulian Bream & John Williams1994Compil.
Guitar Greatest HitsJohn Williams1994Compil.
From AustraliaJohn Williams1994Album
The Film Profile - The Seville ConcertJohn Williams1993Album
The Seville ConcertJohn Williams1993Album
CavatinaJohn Williams1993Album
Concierto De Aranjuez / Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre / Guitar ConcertosJoaquín Rodrigo, Mauro Giuliani, Antonio Vivaldi - John Williams, Eugene Ormandy, Sir Charles Groves1992Compil.
Two Favorite Guitar ConcertosJohn Williams / Eugene Ormandy - Joaquín Rodrigo / Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco / The Philadelphia Orchestra1992Album
IberiaEnrique Granados / Joaquín Rodrigo / Miguel Llobet / Isaac Albéniz - John Williams1992Album
Spanish Guitar FavouritesJohn Williams1991Compil.
To The Edge Of Dream / Toward The Sea / Vers, L'Arc-En-Ciel, Palma / Folios / Etc.Toru Takemitsu Played By John Williams1991Album
Latin American Guitar Music By Barrios And PonceJohn Williams, Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar1991Compil.
More Spanish Music And Other FavouritesJohn Williams1991Compil.
The Best Of John WilliamsJohn Williams1991Compil.
Plays Vivaldi ConcertosJohn Williams1991Album
Spanish Guitar MusicJohn Williams1990Compil.
LeyendaInti Illimani With John Williams & Paco Peña1990Album
Dinner Classics: A Taste Of SpainJohn Williams1990Compil.
CavatinaJohn Williams1990Compil.
CelebrationJohn Williams1989Compil.
Spirit Of The Guitar (Music Of The Americas)John Williams1989Album
The Great Guitar ConcertosJohn Williams1989Compil.
Guitar ConcertosAntonio Vivaldi / Mauro Giuliani / Joaquín Rodrigo / Heitor Villa-Lobos / Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco - John Williams, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Daniel Barenboim1989Album
Rodrigo: Concierto De AranjuezJohn Williams1989Album
Guitar Greatest HitsJohn Williams1989Compil.
The CollectionJohn Williams1988Compil.
Bach On GuitarJohann Sebastian Bach - John Williams, Andrés Segovia1988Compil.
The Baroque AlbumJohn Williams1988Album
Easy RidingJohn Williams1988Album
Plays Paul Hart Concerto For Guitar & Jazz OrchestraJohn Williams, National Youth Jazz Orchestra - Paul Hart1987Album
The World Of John WilliamsJohn Williams1987Compil.
Fragments Of A DreamInti Illimani - John Williams - Paco Peña1987Album
Le Grand ClassiqueJohn Williams1986Compil.
Emma's WarJohn Williams1986Album
CavatinaJohn Williams1986Compil.
Unforgettable John WilliamsJohn Williams1986Compil.
Impressions For GuitarJulian Bream, John Williams1986Compil.
Echoes Of LondonJohn Williams1986Album
Streets Of LondonJohn Williams1986Single
The Four Lute SuitesJohann Sebastian Bach - John Williams1986Album
Guitar Music From Spain, England, Japan, Mexico & South AmericaJohn Williams1985Compil.
Off The Record WithJohn Williams1984Compil.
Concierto De Aranjuez, Fantasía Para Un GentilhombreJohn Williams, Joaquín Rodrigo1984Album
Concierto De Aranjuez / CanarioJoaquín Rodrigo : John Williams, Philharmonia Orchestra, Louis Frémaux1984Single
ConcertosJohn Williams / Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, Alessandro Marcello, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Kenneth Sillito1984Album
EditionJohn Williams1983Album
Paul McCartney's Theme From The Honorary ConsulJohn Williams1983Single
The Guitar Is The SongJohn Williams1983Album
Let The Music Take YouCleo Laine & John Williams1983Album
The First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceCleo Laine And John Williams1983Single
Paul McCartney's Theme From The Honorary ConsulJohn Williams1983Single
John Williams Plays Bach & ScarlattiJohn Williams1983Album
CavatinaJohn Williams1982Single
Portrait Of John WilliamsJohn Williams1982Album
Concierto De Aranjuez / Fantasía Para Un GentilhombreJoaquín Rodrigo / John Williams ; Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra ; Sir Charles Groves, English Chamber Orchestra1982Compil.
Cavatina / The Fool In The HillJohn Williams1982Single
The Platinum Collection OfJohn Williams1981Compil.
Echoes Of Spain - AlbenizJohn Williams1981Album
Die Größten Gitarristen Unserer ZeitAndrés Segovia, Narciso Yepes, Julian Bream, John Williams, Siegfried Behrend, Jorge Cardoso1981Compil.
John Williams & Peter Hurford Play BachJohn Williams & Peter Hurford Play Johann Sebastian Bach1981Album
The Art Of The Spanish GuitarJohn Williams1981Compil.
John Williams Plays Haydn Guitar Quartet, Op. 2 No. 2 Straube SonatasJohn Williams, Joseph Haydn, Rudolf Straube1980Album
The Golden Guitar / Die Goldene Gitarre / La Guitare D`orJohn Williams, Joaquín Rodrigo / Heitor Villa-Lobos / Mauro Giuliani / Antonio Vivaldi / Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco - Daniel Barenboim / Sir Charles Groves / English Chamber Orchestra1980Compil.
Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)John Williams1980Single
CavatinaJohn Williams1980Single
Won't Get Fooled AgainPete Townshend, John Williams1980Single
Guitar FestivalJohn Williams1980Compil.
The Guitar Music Of John WilliamsJohn Williams1980Compil.
CavatinaJohn Williams / Noel Edmonds1980Single
Souvenir Album Seven Great ConcertosJohn Williams1980Compil.
Guitar QuintentsJohn Williams / Luigi Boccherini - Carlos Guastavino1980Album
Air On The 'G' StringJohn Williams1979Single
RecollectionsJohn Williams1979Compil.
Julian Bream & John Williams LiveJulian Bream & John Williams1979Album
Five Centuries Of The Classical GuitarJohn Williams1979Album
BridgesJohn Williams1979Album
John Williams Plays The Music Of Stephen DodgsonJohn Williams1979Compil.
CavatinaJohn Williams1978Single
RomanzaJohn Williams1978Single
Manuel PonceJohn Williams / Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar1978Album
Arnold & Brouwer: Guitar ConcertiMalcolm Arnold, Leo Brouwer Performed By John Williams, London Sinfonietta1978Album
The Best Of John WilliamsJohn Williams1978Compil.
The John Williams CollectionJohn Williams1978Compil.
Spotlight On John WilliamsJohn Williams1978Compil.
TravellingJohn Williams1978Album
John Williams Plays Music Of Agustín Barrios MangoréJohn Williams - Agustín Barrios Mangoré1977Album
DuoItzhak Perlman & John Williams - Niccolò Paganini & Mauro Giuliani1977Album
Changes / The Height BelowJohn Williams1977Compil.
John Williams Castelnuovo-Tedesco/Dodgson/ArnoldJohn Williams1977Album
Spanische GitarrenmusikJohn Williams1976Compil.
He's So BeautifulCleo Laine And John Williams1976Single
Best FriendsCleo Laine and John Williams1976Album
Five Preludes / SonatasJohn Williams, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Domenico Scarlatti1976Compil.
FeelingsCleo Laine And John Williams1976Single
John Williams And FriendsJohn Williams1976Album
The Complete Lute Music On GuitarJohn Williams Plays Johann Sebastian Bach1975Album
John Williams Greatest HitsJohn Williams1974Compil.
Together AgainJulian Bream & John Williams1974Album
RhapsodyJohn Williams1974Album
Concierto De Aranjuez / Concerto For GuitarJoaquín Rodrigo, Heitor Villa-Lobos, John Williams, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim1974Album
Florilège De La Guitare Espagnole (...Albeniz De Falla Granados Rodrigo...)John Williams1974Album
RecitalJohn Williams1974Compil.
The Best Of John WilliamsJohn Williams1974Compil.
John Williams Plays Patrick Gowers Rhapsody & Chamber ConcertoJohn Williams, Patrick Gowers1974Album
Music From England, Japan, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina And MexicoJohn Williams1973Album
The Masters Of The GuitarAndrés Segovia • Carlos Montoya • Laurindo Almeida • Alirio Díaz • John Williams • Narciso Yepes • Sabicas • Renata Tarragó1973Compil.
Guitar Concerto / Concierto Del SurJohn Williams / André Previn, The London Symphony Orchestra / Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar1973Album
The Height BelowJohn Williams1973Album
John WilliamsJohn Williams1973Compil.
Music From England, Japan, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina And MexicoJohn Williams1973Album
CBS Presenta A John WilliamsJohn Williams1973Album
Scarlatti/Williams/Gower: DoubleJohn Williams1972Single
Virtuoso Variations For GuitarJohn Williams1972Album
Spanish Guitar Music. Spanische Gitarrenmusik. Musique De Guitare EspagnoleJohn Williams1972Album
Spanish Guitar Music. Spanische Gitarrenmusik. Musique De Guitare EspagnoleJohn Williams1972Album
TogetherJulian Bream & John Williams1972Album
Greatest Hits/The GuitarJohn Williams1972Compil.
Music For Guitar And Harpsichord By Straube, Ponce, And DodgsonJohn Williams, Rafael Puyana1972Album
Peças Favoritas Para ViolãoJohn Williams1972Compil.
The Virtuoso GuitarJohn Williams1972Album
GitarreJohn Williams1972Album
Greatest Hits/The GuitarJohn Williams1972Compil.
Gowers Chamber Concerto / Scarlatti SonatasJohn Williams1972Album
ChangesJohn Williams, Stanley Myers And His Orchestra1971Album
Pomegranate / Bach ChangesJohn Williams1971Single
PomegranateJohn Williams1971Single
Songs And Guitar Pieces By TheodorakisMikis Theodorakis, John Williams, Maria Farandouri1971Album
Master Of The GuitarJohn Williams1971Compil.
John Williams Plays Spanish MusicJohn Williams1970Album
The Miller's DanceJohn Williams1970Single
Plays PaganiniJohn Williams1970Compil.
Guitar Concerto In A Major / Guitar Concerto In D Major And A MajorJohn Williams, English Chamber Orchestra - Mauro Giuliani / Antonio Vivaldi1969Album
John Williams Plays Two Guitar ConcertosJohn Williams1968Album
The Guitar Artistry Of John Williams: Bach Suites No. 1 In G Major · Suite No. 3 In C MajorJohn Williams, Johann Sebastian Bach1968Album
More Virtuoso Music For GuitarJohn Williams1967Album
7 Guitar ConcertosJohn Williams1966Album
Virtuoso Music For GuitarJohn Williams1965Album
Columbia Records Presents John WilliamsJohn Williams1964Album
Recuerdos De La AlhambraJohn Williams1964Single
20 Studies For GuitarJohn Williams : Fernando Sor1962Album
A Spanish GuitarJohn Williams1961Album
Guitar Recital - Second AlbumJohn Williams1959Album
Guitar Music Of Spain And South AmericaJohn Williams1959Single
Guitar RecitalJohn Williams1959Album
Paganini: Guitar Trio - Haydn: Guitar QuartetJohn Williams, Niccolò Paganini, Joseph HaydnAlbum
Morning SkyJohn Williams, Rick Wakeman, Ray Cooper, Chris Spedding, Herbie FlowersCompil.
Folk-SongsWilfred Brown / John WilliamsAlbum
At His BestJohn WilliamsCompil.
Florilège De La Guitare Espagnole Vol.IIJohn WilliamsAlbum
Britten • Songs From The Chinese / Dodgson • Four Poems Of John Clare / Elizabethan Songs / Dowland • Pieces For Solo GuitarJohn Williams, Wilfred BrownAlbum
ChangesJohn Williams, Stanley Myers And His OrchestraAlbum
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