Programme Three - Britain
Sunday 17 April 2005 15:30-16:00 (Radio 3)
3/4. The creation of the British 20th century guitar repertoire was largely due to one man, Julian Bream, and the way he worked with many composers to create new works for the instrument. John Williams introduces Bream's famous recordings of works by Walton, Britten and Arnold, and also discusses his own collaborations with such composers as Stephen Dodgson and Richard Harvey. He also gives the background to Stanley Myers' composition Cavatina, and how it became one of the most widely-known of all guitar pieces.
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