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Post by Russell Letson on Aug 14, 2020 15:32:11 GMT -5
Heard of his death on BBC just a while ago. The Guardian obit(s) are, oddly enough, both by dead writers. www.theguardian.com/global/2020/aug/14/julian-bream-obituaryI think Bream was the first lutenist I ever heard--the Renaissance albums he made for RCA. Here he is with my favorite fiddler: And this, from the biographical documentary--playing Django: |
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Post by billhammond on Aug 14, 2020 15:40:19 GMT -5
Oh, no. What a fine, fine musician he was. I had not realized he was that elderly.
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Post by t-bob on Aug 14, 2020 15:42:36 GMT -5
Rest In Peace
I am sure there’s a lot classical guitarists in heaven.
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Aug 14, 2020 15:48:04 GMT -5
Man, this is about the last news I needed today. The coolest CG’er ever, and my favorite to this day.
RIP, Maestro Bream.
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Post by brucemacneill on Aug 14, 2020 16:13:17 GMT -5
R.I.P one of my heroes.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Aug 14, 2020 16:17:08 GMT -5
Sigh.
Mike
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Post by drlj on Aug 14, 2020 16:33:48 GMT -5
He was a favorite.
R.I.P.
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Post by billhammond on Aug 14, 2020 16:35:45 GMT -5
He was a favorite. R.I.P. Of course, he was no Julian LENNON, but still a pretty good picker. |
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Post by theevan on Aug 14, 2020 19:43:47 GMT -5
The great one, utterly unique. Saw him in '80 I believe. Funny, warm, great.
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Post by coachdoc on Aug 14, 2020 19:49:28 GMT -5
A great one for sure. RIP.
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Post by robjh22 on Aug 14, 2020 20:40:41 GMT -5
When asked what kind of strings he used, he said "I pick and choose, but it doesn't make any difference."
Boy, would he have gotten an earful about that over at the Acoustic Guitar Forum.
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Post by Don Clark on Aug 14, 2020 22:03:50 GMT -5
A great one for sure. RIP. Sad news indeed.  Back in 1972, I was in the guitar program at the Hartt College of Music, now just called The Hartt School. The two top dogs then were Julian Bream and Christopher Parkening. Then was when I first got acquainted with their work. Brilliant to say the least.....from Bach to Albeniz. |
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Post by david on Aug 14, 2020 23:31:04 GMT -5
A master. RIP.
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Post by coachdoc on Aug 15, 2020 8:11:26 GMT -5
Never got to see Parkening or Bream. Did see Segovia. Twice. Unforgettable.
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Post by theevan on Aug 15, 2020 10:35:19 GMT -5
Never got to see Parkening or Bream. Did see Segovia. Twice. Unforgettable. Parkening at UNH 1976 probably the greatest guitar concert I ever attended. That, and Barrueco in @79 at Tulane doing his Albeniz and Granados. |
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Post by coachdoc on Aug 15, 2020 10:38:58 GMT -5
Never got to see Parkening or Bream. Did see Segovia. Twice. Unforgettable. Parkening at UNH 1976 probably the greatest guitar concert I ever attended. That, and Barrueco in @79 at Tulane doing his Albeniz and Granados. I was just beginning folk guitar. What he was doing was unbelievable. He filed th Philadelphia Academy of music,,, without amplification. Beautiful sounds. |
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Post by RickW on Aug 15, 2020 10:45:58 GMT -5
Saw him in Vancouver in the 80s I believe. Such a technician. First CG album I ever had was by him.
He’d been very fragile for a while. Several years ago one of his neighbours let his dogs loose, and they jumped all over Bream, knocked him down and broke several bones. I don’t think he’d been playing for a while, his hands were too messed up.
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Aug 15, 2020 14:14:49 GMT -5
Back in 1972, I was in the guitar program at the Hartt College of Music, now just called The Hartt School. The two top dogs then were Julian Bream and Christopher Parkening. Then was when I first got acquainted with their work. Brilliant to say the least.....from Bach to Albeniz. Don, did you know another guitar student there named James Reid? Great to see you posting, btw, I’ve thought of you often. Never got to see Parkening or Bream. Did see Segovia. Twice. Unforgettable. Parkening at UNH 1976 probably the greatest guitar concert I ever attended. That, and Barrueco in @79 at Tulane doing his Albeniz and Granados. I never saw Parkening at his prime, but I did see Manuel in ‘89. Flawless. |
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Post by Don Clark on Aug 15, 2020 22:37:23 GMT -5
Back in 1972, I was in the guitar program at the Hartt College of Music, now just called The Hartt School. The two top dogs then were Julian Bream and Christopher Parkening. Then was when I first got acquainted with their work. Brilliant to say the least.....from Bach to Albeniz. Don, did you know another guitar student there named James Reid? Great to see you posting, btw, I’ve thought of you often. Parkening at UNH 1976 probably the greatest guitar concert I ever attended. That, and Barrueco in @79 at Tulane doing his Albeniz and Granados. I never saw Parkening at his prime, but I did see Manuel in ‘89. Flawless. Much appreciated, Michael.....  I've just been holed up here at home, self quarantined. Post heart transplant immune suppression and Covid are not a good match. Pushing on 70, a prime target. And I DID manage to slip into New York City, to Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center and catch Segovia. Don't know how in the world he managed to play like he did with those fat hands and fingers! |
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I've just been holed up here at home, self quarantined. Post heart transplant immune suppression and Covid are not a good match. Pushing on 70, a prime target.