1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited numbered edition - number 140
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : RCA Victor
Recorded in September 1959 at Decca Studios, London, England
Engineered by A. Lilley
Produced by Michael Bremmer
Remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Plated by Gary Salstrom
Sleeve Notes by Julian Bream
Originally released in January 1961
Reissued in 2023
Tracks :
Side A : Mauro Giuliani - Concerto For Guitar And Strings
- Allegro Maestoso
- Andantino Siciliano
- Alla Polacca
Side B : Malcolm Arnold - Guitar Concerto, Op. 67
- Allegro
- Lento
- Con Brio
Awards;
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Classical
Reviews :
Julian Bream was born in London in 1933. He made his first recital appearance in 1947 and a year later made his London debut. He became prominent in Britain's musical life through his recitals, tours for the Arts Council, and television and radio appearances. Mauro Giuliani was one of several composers who succeeded in establishing the guitar concerto as an accepted musical convention. This is the first genuinely "virtuoso" concerto written for the instrument. Malcolm Arnold is a composer of pathos and deep instensity. His concertos, written mainly for virtuoso friends, includes the Guitar Concerto, written for Bream and recorded here with Arnold conducting.
Fully aware that Spain is the "spiritual" home of the guitar, Arnold has deliberately decided here to give the instrument a more universal character. He has circumvented the Spanish overtones of the instrument by subtle use of modal melodic material.
Ratings:
Discogs 4.57 / 5