Composer: Benjamin Britten, John Dowland, Nicholas Maw, John Rutter, Cyril Scott
Performer: Graham Anthony Devine
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8573692
Release: 2021
Size: 516 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Dowland: Mr John Langton’s Pavan
02. Britten: Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70
Rutter: Suite Antique
03. I. Prélude
04. VI. Rondeau caprice
Scott: Guitar Sonatina
05. I. Adagio quasi introduzione – Molto moderato
06. II. Allegretto pensoso
07. III. Finale
08. Maw: Music of Memory
The iconic guitarist Julian Bream commissioned music from a number of British composers with international reputations, thus creating a whole new repertoire of guitar music. He also played an important role in the revival of interest in the Elizabethan lute, his recitals bringing Early Music to a new audience. John Dowland’s beautiful Pavan is followed by Britten’s Nocturnal after John Dowland, written for Bream and one of the most significant guitar works of the 20th century. Cyril Scott’s Sonatina, overlooked for decades, is heard here in the premiere recording of Bream’s revised edition. Volume 1 can be heard on 8.557040.