I like to play the lute full-bloodedly, with passion, as well as with delicacy and, I hope, refinement. — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
I suppose that when I started to play the lute it was fairly esoteric. — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
I think Englishmen or Northern Europeans in general are more naturally attracted to the lute than to the guitar, which always seems… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
The lute I use has 10 courses and 19 strings, which is quite a lot of strings and a quite different fingerboard… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
The lute is tuned differently than the guitar and of course it has many more strings. — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
In 1984, I was contacted by Michael Taylor, who had won a commission from a sponsor and decided he would like to paint a… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
Ideally the performer has a special function. Which is to bring the listener to the edge of that experience and to open the doors… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
A violin is tuned to a fifth. But a guitar is tuned to a fourth with a one-third middle. It is very perplexing to… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
I found I could speak through the guitar. Because you have the feel of the strings with both hands and it's up against your… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
Segovia was a Spaniard and it seemed natural that he should play the guitar. — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
Wanting to play the guitar was neither a wild dream nor a realistic ambition. It was simply inevitable. — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
Music has been my real solace. And that's why I play music. And that's why I'm so determined, or have been so determined to… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
My father started me off on the guitar, and we learned classical guitar together. — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
