Julian Bream plays Dowland (1987)

The pieces performed are:
00:00 Mignarde
2:17 The King of Denmark's Galliarde
3:40 Loth to Departe
4:38 Lachrimae
7:36 Tarletone's Riserrectione
8:55 A Fancy by Mr Dowlande BM
11:20 Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
15:14 Orlando Sleepeth

[Otoño]

Whether it's the lute or the guitar, Julian Bream was the master of both, and his passion for playing was unique. RIP maestro.

[johnmckenna]

Julian's legacy is that he retrieved the lute from centuries of obscurity. By so doing he stimulated an appreciation of its tonal and expressive qualities and the genius of those who wrote for it. Thank you for keeping this legacy alive.

[Rasplata]

He was a special artist, and a great personality. We miss him.

[JOHN-tkvl]

Takes me back to my teens in the 1500s.

[redlabel]

Maestro Bream was such a gift to classical guitar and the lute. I was a classical guitar major in the mid-1980s, in a program headed by Christopher Parkening. Of the "holy trinity" of classical guitar icons in the early years (Segovia, Bream, and Williams), Julian was my favorite. These men were GIANTS!

I have to add Sabicas to that list... in terms of his iconic flamenco playing, after which Paco was handed the torch.

[whitefeatherbean]

The greatest...I never tire of the divine combination of Bream, Dowland and the lute... And, thankfully, modern strings, so we can all hear it! ❤

[johnradley]

Wonderful! The best. A plaque on my former teacher's wall: "If a lutenist lives 65 years, he assuredly spends 60 of them tuning his instrument"

[lucamassenziopalermo]

Always the most interesting and genial musician ever. Absolutely unforgettable

[JohnSmith-ofvh]

Whether he was the best or the worst matters not, his character & 'feel' for the music shines through.

[tomaxi]

Julian Bream's performances are so great and always give me strength to play music. It shows me that he was not only a very good guitarist or lute player, but also a very great musician. Thank you very much, Mr. Bream!

[jeanpierresantini]

Un très grand artiste qui nous manque RIP maestro 😂😂une grande finesse dans l’interprétation en plus une grande humilité ❤❤

[josejoaoaiexjoseaiex]

Somente com o advento do computador e da internet poderemos apreciar Julian Bream tocando múdicas de John Dowland no alaúde. Esse som maravilhoso nos transporta para a Inglaterra de Dowland. Bravo Julian !!!

[tmjcbs]

Thanks! A couple of these were on youtube a couple of years ago as individual tracks, but then disappeared, so, cool to see and hear them again.
Makes me wonder though how many more treasures probably lie on the shelves of the BBC...

[pablocarballo]

Bream fue pura musicalidad, para mi fue más allá de la técnica, más allá de todo lo estilístico, un hombre estrenado completamente a la música, un verdadero genio...

[donaldanderson]

If you look hard enough, you can find a CD version of this with the poetry readings. It works well.

[davidschestenger]

What a great introspection implies Dowland and Julian bream go it wonderfully well

[rosa_de_hirochima]

Obrigado por compartilhar essas jóias maravilhosas. Isso e um oasis nesse deserto de música podre e ruim que se ouve nas rádios ...

[coreyzimmerman]

A VERY special artist!
Saw him in his later a thrill!

[classicguitarfan]

It's laughable that "purists" attacked his technique when he single handedly brought lute music to the public conciousness

[Deerse]

As if Julian came to us from another time to show what treasures there are and how they can shine. No lutenist has this depth of playing imo.