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Julian Bream
fl, g, *1933 GB, London
Musician / Composer of Classical
Julian Alexander Bream, CBE (born 15 July 1933), is an English classical guitarist and lutenist. One of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century, he played a significant role in altering the public perception of the classical guitar as a respectable orchestral instrument in England and beyond. Bream has also been successful in renewing popular interest in the lute.
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Popular Tracks 
Lágrima on Romantic Guitar by Julian Bream Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt, Opening) on 50 Best Romantic Classics by Various Artists Fantasía para un Gentilhombre: IIa. Españoleta on Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Tres piezas espanolas; Fantasía para un gentil hombre - Sony Classical Masters by Joaquín Rodrigo, Julian Bream & John Eliot Gardiner 5 Bagatelles: No. 4, Sempre espressivo on The Essential Julian Bream by Julian Bream Divertimento in B-Flat Major, K. Anh. 229 No. 2: III. Larghetto (Arr. J. Bream for Guitar) on Classic Guitar by Julian Bream Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio [Excerpt] on 50 Classical Masterworks by Various Artists Prelude in D Minor, BWV 999 on Bach: Prelude in D Minor/Suite in E Minor by Julian Bream Gloriana: Courtly Dances: Galliard on The Essential Julian Bream by Julian Bream Fantasía para un Gentilhombre: IV. Canario on Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Tres piezas espanolas; Fantasía para un gentil hombre - Sony Classical Masters by Joaquín Rodrigo, Julian Bream & John Eliot Gardiner Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio on Music of Spain, Vol. 8 by Joaquín Rodrigo, Julian Bream & John Eliot GardinerTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concertos For Lute & Orchestra / Concierto De Aranjuez | Antonio Vivaldi · Georg Friedrich Händel · Karl Kohaut · Joaquín Rodrigo / Julian Bream | 2017 | Album |
| The Classical Guitar Anthology | Julian Bream | 2013 | Album |
| Music For Voice & Guitar | Peter Pears, Julian Bream - Benjamin Britten, Peter Racine Fricker, Sir William Walton | 2012 | Compil. |
| ....In Concerto | Julian Bream | 2012 | Compil. |
| My Favorite Albums | Julian Bream | 2011 | Album |
| The Art Of Julian Bream | Julian Bream | 2011 | Compil. |
| The Ultimate Guitar Collection Volume 2 | Julian Bream | 2009 | Compil. |
| Julian Bream Plays Dowland | Julian Bream | 2008 | Album |
| Julian Bream Plays Dowland And Bach | Julian Bream | 2008 | Compil. |
| Music Of Spain | Julian Bream | 2005 | Compil. |
| Trésors Guitare Classique | Julian Bream, John Williams | 2003 | Compil. |
| Guitar For Relaxation | Julian Bream | 2000 | Compil. |
| 20th-Century Guitar | Julian Bream | 1999 | Compil. |
| Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre Brouwer: Concerto Elegiaco | Julian Bream, Joaquín Rodrigo, Leo Brouwer | 1998 | Album |
| Julian Bream & Friends | Julian Bream With Cremona String Quartet And George Malcolm And Melos Ensemble Of London, Luigi Boccherini / Joseph Haydn, Mauro Giuliani Giulani Johann Sebastian Bach | 1996 | Album |
| The Ultimate Guitar Collection | Julian Bream | 1996 | Compil. |
| Guitar Recital | Julian Bream, Fernando Sor, Joaquín Turina, Manuel De Falla, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Federico Moreno Torroba | 1996 | Compil. |
| Sonata | Julian Bream | 1995 | Album |
| Concierto De Aranjuez / To The Edge Of Dream / Guitar Concerto | Julian Bream, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Joaquín Rodrigo / Toru Takemitsu / Malcolm Arnold | 1995 | Album |
| Chaconne / Suite In E Minor / Partita In E Major / Prelude, Fugue And Allegro | Johann Sebastian Bach, Julian Bream | 1994 | Album |
| Spanish Guitar Recital | Julian Bream | 1994 | Compil. |
| Julian Bream's Greatest Hits | Julian Bream | 1994 | Compil. |
| Together | Julian Bream & John Williams | 1994 | Compil. |
| Music Of Spain | Julian Bream, Joaquín Rodrigo, John Eliot Gardiner, Leo Brouwer | 1993 | Compil. |
| Music Of Spain (Guitarra) | Julian Bream | 1993 | Album |
| To The Edge Of Dream | Julian Bream, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Joaquín Rodrigo, Toru Takemitsu, Malcolm Arnold | 1993 | Album |
| Guitar Concertos | Julian Bream, Joaquín Rodrigo, Lennox Berkeley, Leo Brouwer | 1993 | Album |
| Concierto De Aranjuez / Fantasy For A Gentleman / Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 | Joaquín Rodrigo, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Julian Bream, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Orchestra | 1993 | Compil. |
| Twentieth-Century Guitar | Julian Bream - Lennox Berkeley, Hans Werner Henze, Sir William Walton, Frank Martin, Albert Roussel, Alan Rawsthorne, Reginald Smith Brindle | 1993 | Compil. |
| Baroque Guitar | Julian Bream, Johann Sebastian Bach • Domenico Scarlatti • Robert de Visée • Sylvius Leopold Weiss | 1993 | Album |
| Romantic Guitar | Julian Bream, Isaac Albéniz, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Niccolò Paganini, Franz Schubert | 1993 | Album |
| Nocturnal | Julian Bream | 1993 | Album |
| The Ultimate Guitar Collection | Julian Bream | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Julian Bream Consort | Julian Bream, The Julian Bream Consort | 1993 | Compil. |
| Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar | Julian Bream, Mateo Albéniz • Manuel De Falla • Mauro Giuliani • Joaquín Rodrigo • Heitor Villa-Lobos | 1993 | Album |
| Guitar Music Of Villa Lobos And Torroba | Julian Bream - Heitor Villa-Lobos / Federico Moreno Torroba | 1993 | Album |
| La Guitarra Romantica | Julian Bream, Miguel Llobet - Emilio Pujol - Francisco Tárrega | 1991 | Album |
| Fret Works | Julian Bream | 1990 | Compil. |
| Romantic Guitar | Julian Bream | 1988 | Compil. |
| Concierto De Aranjuez/Guitar Concerto | Julian Bream / Joaquín Rodrigo / Lennox Berkeley | 1987 | Album |
| Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto, Five Preludes | Julian Bream | 1987 | Album |
| Impressions For Guitar | Julian Bream, John Williams | 1986 | Compil. |
| Plays Villa Lobos | Julian Bream | 1986 | Compil. |
| The Spanish Guitar | Julian Bream | 1986 | Compil. |
| Music Of Spain, Vol. 4: The Classical Heritage | Julian Bream - Fernando Sor, Dionisio Aguado | 1985 | Album |
| Guitarra - The Guitar In Spain | Julian Bream | 1985 | Album |
| Julian Bream Plays Granados And Albeniz (Music Of Spain Vol. 5) | Julian Bream, Enrique Granados, Isaac Albéniz | 1985 | Album |
| A Celebration Of Andrés Segovia | Julian Bream | 1984 | Album |
| Concierto De Aranjuez / Tres Piezas Españolas / Invocation Et Danse | Julian Bream, The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, John Eliot Gardiner - Joaquín Rodrigo | 1984 | Album |
| Concierto De Aranjuez / Tres Piezas Españolas / Invocation Et Danse | Julian Bream, The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, John Eliot Gardiner - Joaquín Rodrigo | 1984 | Album |
| Julian Bream And Friends | Julian Bream, Luigi Boccherini, Benjamin Britten, Joseph Haydn | 1983 | Album |
| Julian Bream Plays Granados And Albeniz Music Of Spain Vol. 5 | Julian Bream, Enrique Granados, Isaac Albéniz | 1983 | Album |
| Music Of Spain Volume 7 & 8 | Julian Bream, The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, John Eliot Gardiner | 1983 | Album |
| Dedication | Julian Bream | 1982 | Album |
| Danza Espanola No 5 | Julian Bream | 1982 | Single |
| L'arte Della Chitarra Classica | Julian Bream | 1982 | Album |
| Die Größten Gitarristen Unserer Zeit | Andrés Segovia, Narciso Yepes, Julian Bream, John Williams, Siegfried Behrend, Jorge Cardoso | 1981 | Compil. |
| Adagio - From Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez | Julian Bream, The Monteverdi Orchestra | 1980 | Single |
| Music Of Spain - Lute, Vol. 1: El Maestro (1535) / Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica (1538) | Luis De Milán / Luis de Narváez / Julian Bream | 1979 | Album |
| Sweet, Stay Awhile - Elizabethan Lute Songs And Britten: Songs To The Guitar | Peter Pears, Julian Bream | 1979 | Compil. |
| Julian Bream & John Williams Live | Julian Bream & John Williams | 1979 | Album |
| The Art Of The Lute | Julian Bream | 1979 | Album |
| Classic Guitar | Julian Bream | 1979 | Album |
| The Best Of Julian Bream | Julian Bream | 1978 | Compil. |
| Encores | Julian Bream | 1978 | Album |
| The Best Of Julian Bream Vol.2 | Julian Bream | 1978 | Compil. |
| The Twelve Etudes For Guitar Suite Populaire Bresilienne | Julian Bream, Heitor Villa-Lobos | 1978 | Album |
| Les Grands Classiques de la Guitare Vol.2 Les Maîtres Italiens | Julian Bream, Niccolò Paganini, Mauro Giuliani, Domenico Scarlatti, Luigi Boccherini | 1977 | Compil. |
| Lute and Guitar Recital | Julian Bream | 1977 | Compil. |
| Virtuose | Los Indios Tabajaras, Julian Bream, Baden Powell, Sebastião Tapajós, Dilermando Reis, Poly, Paulinho Nogueira, Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Rago | 1977 | Compil. |
| Les Grands Classiques de la Guitare Vol.1 Les Maîtres Ibériques | Julian Bream | 1977 | Compil. |
| An Evening With Julian Bream | Julian Bream | 1977 | Compil. |
| Concierto De Aranjuez / Concerto Per Chitarra E Archi | Joaquín Rodrigo / Mauro Giuliani, Julian Bream, Melos Chamber Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Melos Ensemble Of London | 1977 | Compil. |
| Das Große Julian-Bream-Album | Julian Bream | 1977 | Compil. |
| Lute Musik Of John Dowland | John Dowland, Julian Bream | 1976 | Album |
| Concertos For Lute & Orchestra | Antonio Vivaldi · Georg Friedrich Händel · Karl Kohaut / Julian Bream | 1975 | Album |
| Julian Bream Plays Bach And Villa-Lobos | Julian Bream | 1975 | Album |
| Concierto De Aranjuez/Guitar Concerto | Julian Bream / Joaquín Rodrigo / Lennox Berkeley | 1975 | Album |
| Concertos For Guitar And Lute | Julian Bream | 1975 | Album |
| The Classical Guitar | Julian Bream | 1974 | Album |
| Le Rossiniane / Grand Sonata | Julian Bream / Mauro Giuliani / Fernando Sor | 1974 | Album |
| Together Again | Julian Bream & John Williams | 1974 | Album |
| '70s | Julian Bream | 1973 | Album |
| 22nd Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts | Julian Bream | 1973 | Album |
| Elizabethan Serenade | Julian Bream, The Julian Bream Consort, Peter Pears | 1973 | Album |
| Classic Guitar | Julian Bream | 1973 | Album |
| Together | Julian Bream & John Williams | 1972 | Album |
| Julian Bream's Greatest Hits Volume Two | Julian Bream | 1972 | Compil. |
| The Art of Julian Bream | Julian Bream | 1972 | Compil. |
| The Woods So Wild | Julian Bream | 1972 | Album |
| Julian Bream Plays Villa-Lobos | Julian Bream, Heitor Villa-Lobos, The London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | 1971 | Album |
| Elizabethan Lute Songs | Julian Bream / Peter Pears - John Dowland • Thomas Ford • Thomas Morley • Philip Rosseter | 1970 | Album |
| The Art Of The Spanish Guitar | Julian Bream | 1970 | Compil. |
| Romantic Guitar | Julian Bream | 1970 | Album |
| An English Song Recital | Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Julian Bream | 1970 | Compil. |
| Classic Guitar | Julian Bream | 1969 | Album |
| Sonatas For Lute And Harpsichord | Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi - Julian Bream / George Malcolm | 1969 | Album |
| Dances Of Dowland | Julian Bream | 1968 | Album |
| Julian Bream And His Friends (Guitar Quintet / Introduction And Fandango / Guitar Quartet) | Julian Bream With Cremona String Quartet And George Malcolm - Luigi Boccherini / Joseph Haydn | 1968 | Album |
| 20th Century Guitar | Julian Bream / Benjamin Britten, Hans Werner Henze, Frank Martin, Reginald Smith Brindle, Heitor Villa-Lobos | 1967 | Album |
| Julian Bream Plays Bach | Julian Bream, Johann Sebastian Bach | 1966 | Album |
| Baroque Guitar | Julian Bream | 1966 | Album |
| J. S. Bach Lute Suites Nos. 1 And 2 | Julian Bream, Johann Sebastian Bach | 1966 | Album |
| Lute Music From The Royal Courts Of Europe | Julian Bream | 1966 | Album |
| Lute Suites Nos. 1 And 2 | Julian Bream - Johann Sebastian Bach | 1966 | Album |
| Music For Voice And Guitar | Peter Pears And Julian Bream | 1965 | Album |
| Rodrigo / Britten / Vivaldi | Julian Bream | 1965 | Album |
| Concierto de Aranjuez | Julian Bream | 1964 | Album |
| Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar | Julian Bream | 1964 | Album |
| Elisabethan Music | The Julian Bream Consort - Julian Bream | 1964 | Compil. |
| Lute Songs | Peter Pears With Julian Bream | 1962 | Single |
| Ayres For Four Voices | John Dowland - Golden Age Singers, Julian Bream | 1962 | Album |
| The Golden Age Of English Lute Music | Julian Bream | 1961 | Album |
| Guitar Concertos | Julian Bream | 1961 | Album |
| The Art Of Julian Bream | Julian Bream | 1960 | Album |
| The Art Of Julian Bream | Julian Bream | 1960 | Album |
| A Recital Of Lute Songs | Peter Pears And Julian Bream | 1960 | Album |
| Elizabethan Lute Songs - Vol. 1 Of An Anthology Of English Song | Peter Pears With Julian Bream | 1956 | Album |
| A Bach Program For The Guitar | Julian Bream | 1956 | Album |
| Altenglische Lautenlieder (II) | Peter Pears, Julian Bream | 1956 | Single |
| Elizabethan Lute Songs - Vol. 1 Of An Anthology Of English Song | Peter Pears With Julian Bream | 1956 | Album |
| Julian Bream In Concert | Julian Bream, Peter Pears | Album | |
| Chaconne | Julian Bream | Compil. | |
| Altenglische Lautenlieder | Peter Pears With Julian Bream | Single | |
| Lautenmusik Alter Und Neuer Meister | Julian Bream | Compil. | |
| Concerto De Aranjuez - Concerto de Villa-Lobos | Julian Bream | Compil. | |
| Ayres For Four Voices | John Dowland - Golden Age Singers, Julian Bream | Album | |
| Julian Bream spielt Bach, Boccherini, Haydn | Julian Bream / Johann Sebastian Bach, Luigi Boccherini, Joseph Haydn | Album | |
| Bream Adagios Guitar Favorites For Romantic Daydreams | Julian Bream | Compil. | |
| Altenglische Lautenlieder (I) | Peter Pears, Julian Bream | Single | |
| Spanish Guitar Music | Julian Bream - Joaquín Turina, Manuel De Falla, Fernando Sor | Album |
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