John Dowland, a composer and lutenist born in 1563, served as royal lutenist for Christian IV of Denmark and later as one of the King's Lutes at the court of James I in the UK.
Recording & Production
This recording features the first recording of Julian Bream's revision of Cyril Scott's Sonatina, which Bream extensively rearranged.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The worlds of sleep, dreams, nightmares, and the unconscious were highly significant to Benjamin Britten's creativity, inspiring works like Nocturnal after John Dowland.
Performer Biography
Graham Anthony Devine, the guitarist on this album, is the head of guitar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London and artistic director of the Royal Greenwich Guitar Festival.
Compositional Technique
Nicholas Maw's Music of Memory is a set of variations or 'meditations' on the Intermezzo from Mendelssohn's String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13, with the theme never fully presented but embedded throughout.
Performer Biography
Julian Bream, a great guitarist, inspired many British composers to write new guitar music and played a key role in reviving interest in the Elizabethan lute.
Recording & Production
The guitarist Graham Anthony Devine spent many days with Julian Bream discussing, playing, and preparing the music for this album, an experience he describes as unforgettable.
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