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Julian Bream
real name Julian Alexander Bream
Battersea, United Kingdom · 1933-07-15 – 2020-08-14
Julian Bream is credited on 900 releases across 136 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
900
Credits
136
Albums
8
Decades active
14
In collections
Biography
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British guitarist and lutenist.
Born: 15th July 1933 Battersea, London, England.
Died: 14th August 2020 Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, England.
Widely recognized as one of the most important classical guitarists of the 20th century. Many contemporary composers have worked with Bream and dedicated pieces to him, and he has also been successful in renewing popular interest in the Renaissance lute.
Appointed as OBE in 1964 and CBE in 1985.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
900 releases · 136 albums · active 1955–2026
- Performance · 1,163
- Other credits · 756
Studios: Wardour Chapel · Kenwood House, London · RCA Studio A · Decca Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Guitar Concertos
1961

20th Century Guitar
1967

Concierto De Aranjuez For Guitar And Orchestra / Concerto For Lute And Strings / The Courtly Dances From "Gloriana"
1964

An Evening Of Elizabethan Music
1963

Julian Bream In Concert

The Art Of The Spanish Guitar
1970

Dances Of Dowland
1968

The Golden Age Of English Lute Music
1961

Guitarra - The Guitar In Spain
1985

Lute Music Of John Dowland
1976

The Woods So Wild
1972

Baroque Guitar
1966

The Art Of Julian Bream
1960
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Peter Pears
- John Dowland
- Manuel Barrueco
- Bach
- The Julian Bream Consort
- Christian Kaiser
- Konrad Ragossnig
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