Track Listing

1. Pavanas for guitar
2. Canarios [I], for guitar (Instrucción de Música sobre la Guitarra Española, Book 1)
3. Work(s)
4. Work(s)
5. Fantasie and Minuet for guitar
6. Sonata for lute in D major (London MS No. 13), SC 18: Passacaille
7. Work(s)
8. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Prelude
9. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Allemande
10. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Courante
11. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Sarabande
12. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Gavotte
13. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Menuet 1 and 2
14. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Bourrée
15. Suite for guitar No. 9 in D minor (Livre de Pièces pour la Guittarre, 1686): Gigue
16. Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Comte de Logy, for lute in B flat minor (London MS), Smith 210
17. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Passagio... Presto
18. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Allemande
19. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Courante
20. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Sarabande
21. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Bourree
22. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): Gigue

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3335 in Music
• Brand: RCA
• Released on: 1991-06-21
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

Julian Bream at his best!
The fluidity of his playing on this album is amazing. Each note falls in place at exactly the right moment. Besides the well-known J.S. Bach, he also introduces us to several other less-known Baroque composers: Gaspar Sanz, Fernando Sor, S.L. Weiss, & Robert de Visee. Too often, Baroque music is presented as just an exercise in counterpoint. In this album, the rhythm is matched to human emotions in such a way that it's not just an academic exercise. The music is both exhilarating and soothing. I regularly buy this album as gifts for friends. No one has been disappointed yet.

Superb performance and value, mediocre sound
This CD collects performances from the 1960s of baroque pieces of varying degrees of fame. The Gaspar Sanz pieces that start the disc contain material incorporated by Joaquin Rodrigo into his very well-known Concierto de Aranjuez. Bach's Lute Suite in Em is also quite well-known, particularly its marvelous bourree, thanks to Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. The lesser-known pieces on the disc are equally wonderful.

Julian Bream's playing is both impeccable and inspired. His contrasts of timbre energize these performances; at the same time, his tempi, ornaments, and phrasing are entirely faithful to the music. I am a classical guitarist myself, and I learn something about how to play these pieces every time I listen to this CD.

There is considerable background hiss on my copy of this recording. At its price, however, that's not much of a complaint.

Attention music lovers...
I urge everyone with any interest in baroque music in particular, and great musical performances in general to buy this wonderful collection. Mostly recorded in the 1960's I believe, the interpretations are flawless, the guitar sound other-worldly, and the whole package, at an outrageously low price, yet again demonstrates why Julian Bream is a performer and musician without peer. Quietly amazing!