Julian Bream is widely considered to be one of the greatest classical guitarists of the twentieth century. In addition to the many fine works he commissioned from some of this century's finest composers, he re-introduced the Renaissance lute and its wealth of masterpieces to twentieth century audiences. In his 70th year here Julian Bream tells his remarkable story with contributions from John Williams, Peter Pears, Igor Stravinsky, William Walton, George Malcolm, Richard Rodney Bennett and The Julian Bream Consort. This is a must see for all those who love the classical guitar and its music. Illustrated with over an hour of complete musical performance.

Guitarra: Julian Bream

In this DVD filmed on location in Spain, Julian Bream traces the evolution of the Spanish guitar from 1500 to the present. Bream performs some of the finest works in the Spanish guitar repertoire on vihuela, baroque guitar and modern guitar.

Julian Bream, A Life On The Road by Tony Palmer (Book)

This book is a fascinating, eye-opening, personal account of the experiences - stimulating, humorous, nerve wracking and challenging - which constitute the day to day life of one of the twentieth century's finest touring classical guitarists. This is a must read for all those who love the classical guitar, its music and life itself.

Andres Segovia, Jan Pierce & Marian Anderson

Historic film footage of three musical legends: This DVD is of particular interest to classical guitarists as it features rare footage of Andrés Segovia performing in his Paris studio. Compositions include: Prelude (Bach), Theme and Variations (Sor), Sonatina (Torroba), Spanish Song (Traditional).

Phillip de Fremery, a former student of the great Andres Segovia, is the classical guitarist with golden ears Emilita Segovia entrusted to transpose all her husband's un-notated transcriptions from the Master's vast discography - no small project this. The result of de Fremery's meticulous aural scholarship is that for the first time we have accurate editions of the Master's previously unpublished transcriptions. In many instances de Fremery documents and explains how Segovia rethought and burnished these transcriptions over the course of his illustrious recording career. One of the many benefits of de Fremery's valuable work, then, is that with this magnificent volume in hand, the inquisitive musician may now gain even greater appreciation and insight into the artistic maturation of arguably the most influential classical guitarist in the history of the instrument. Contains fifty transcriptions.