Par SZYMANOWSKI KAROL. (VII) The Polish idiom appeared in Szymanowskis music in 1920, foreshadowing the beginning of a new period of creativity, later called nationalistic. Before this idiom was realised and such compositions typical of the Polish style as the ballet Harnasie, the Mazurkas, Stabat Mater, Fourth Symphony and Second Violin Concerto had been written, the change in musical thinking an…

/ Voix Et Piano

Par LAWES WILLIAM. William Lawes’ Suite for two guitars (transcribed by Julian Bream), has all the hallmarks of his enthusiasm for the classical period and galant style.  Made up of 3 small movements, this short suite explores Lawes’s mature and idiomatic writing, maintaining the regularity and balance expected from the time. / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Guitare

/ Orchestre A Vent / niveau : 2 / Partition

Par HOLST GUSTAV. Invocation was composed in 1911 and first performed on May 2nd of that year in the Queen's Hall, London, by May Mukle with the New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Landon Ronald. The work received several performances with Piano accompaniment before 1914, but with the public success of The Planets, it became one of many works that Holst never had time to revise or publish. A certa…

Par HOLST GUSTAV. Invocation was composed in 1911 and first performed on May 2nd of that year in the Queen's Hall, London, by May Mukle with the New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Landon Ronald. The work received several performances with Piano accompaniment before 1914, but with the public success of The Planets , it became one of many works that Holst never had time to revise or publish. A cert…

Par MUHLY NICO. Nico Muhly’s New-Made Tongue sets text by Thomas Traherne for countertenor and small ensemble. It was Commissioned by Oliver Zeffman as one of Eight Songs from Isolation for a premiere recording with Iestyn Davies and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Oliver Zeffman with generous support from the Polonsky Foundation, George Camdonius, The Marchus Trust and Julian…

/ Soprano Solo Et Ensemble

/ Orchestre

/ Quatuor A Cordes

Par BRIDGE FRANK. These four pieces for Cello and Piano accompaniment, were composed separately between the years 1901 and 1910 and appeared in print in several different versions, ranging from piano solo to full orchestra. They were all primarily written, however, for cello and piano so appear here in their original form. The editor - Julian Lloyd Webber - has been responsible for the addition of…

Par DEBUSSY CLAUDE. There are several piano works by Debussy that lend themselves admirably to transcription. The timbre of the guitar is sympathetic to the delicacy of expression, and to many subtle graduations of dynamics and tone colour which are so compellingly effective in these works. Julian Bream transcribed two of the most popular from Book I of the Preludes - La fille aux cheveux de lin (…

Commandée par et dédiée à Julian Bream. / Guitare Classique

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Fantasy for Cello, Op.130 by Malcolm Arnold. The first performance was given by Julian Lloyd Webber at the Wigmore Hall on 13th December 1987./ Répertoire / Violoncelle