JULIAN BREAM

Julian Bream was an English classical guitar and lute player who became one of the most important figures in 20th-century guitar performance. His repertoire joined Renaissance lute music with major modern guitar works such as Benjamin Britten’s Nocturnal after John Dowland and William Walton’s Five Bagatelles. Bream’s recordings helped place both guitar and lute firmly on the concert stage.

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