Benjamin Britten: Nocturnal 60th Anniversary of Première by Julian Bream

Sixty years ago, on Friday 12 June 1964, Julian Bream premièred the Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70 by Benjamin Britten at the seventeenth Aldeburgh Festival in the Jubilee Hall, in the seaside town of Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast. Benjamin Britten completed the Nocturnal after John Dowland for Guitar, Op. 70, which was dedicated…

Julian Bream’s Birthday: A Celebration

The classical guitarist and lutenist JULIAN BREAM  celebrates his 87th birthday today 15 July 2020 HARDLY a day goes by when we are not reminded of the great contribution Julian Bream has made to the classical guitar repertoire – both to contemporary repertoire and music from earlier centuries – performing on guitar, lute, early guitars and…