He doesn't just talk the talk does he! When he demonstrates what he's saying you can really hear the difference. The music is much more expressive, and it breaths, truly an amazing guitarist.

Julian Bream's playing is astounding. One thing I've always found to be so impeccable about his playing is the position shifting of his right hand. He so freely moves from the extremes of tasto to ponticello and everywhere in between countless times during each phrase. Adds so much color. Or should i say colour.

It reminds me once again why I broke my guitar in a fit of rage and frustration. The crude reality is that classical guitar, demands so much in terms of technique, tempo, rythm, melody, and ornamentation that only a few can truly execute these pieces with a satisfactory degree of success. The word passion must envelope those basic qualities. I must always remember I will never play like Bream, Segovia, Parkening but If in my playing I can become aware of my virtues and work upon them, hopefully my vices will diminish and my frustration level decrease...thanks for the upload. A must watch for guitar students.

The Guitar compositions of the noted BRAZILIAN music composer, Heitor Villalobos are mesmering, evoking the emotions and have a deep human expressive quality that catches the ears and touches the heart. I discovered the records in LONG PLAYING VINYL RECORDINGS (33RPM) in High School, circa 1973. by way of my mathematics Teacher, who was a Classical Guitar fanatic and was always playing and listening to JULIAN BREAM, and I was mesmerized by the sound of the virtuosity and I started learning Classical Guitar, from the Julian Bream discovery when I WAS 16 years of age. R.I.P. Maestro J.B.

Julian Bream, a master of masters. Why? Because he did all the hard work himself. He knew what it took to be a musician. He was, in a word,...great! A fine teacher and human being. God love you Julian.

Bream is brilliant here. One can learn so much from watching him teach and perform. In my opinion, he plays Villa-Lobos probably better than any other classical guitarist I've ever seen.

"It's not quite a question of tempo, it's a question of character." They all have the technical ability but miss the lyrical musical depth. I learned a lot from this. I now 'sing' the melody passages of the pieces I play and have rediscovered the beauty of many standard pieces. It is not just how it is written, it is how it feels and communicates that is the art. Bream is a genius.

The difference between Bream’s interpretations & the students’ is astounding. What a master. The Bream/Williams records are a true gift to guitar.

Julian, Thank you for existing.... I've seen this masterclasses linke a 1000 times... and each time I enjoy them even more.... Your legacy lives forever, Julian.

Imagine playing second here after the first guy got smashed! Brave souls :)

When Julian plays, it sounds just like the recordings. Also the Spruce sounds so much more beautiful

Bream really has the technique and the perspective. He knows the forest and the trees! Excellent. Masterful.

PS Hats off to the students for playing in front of him in the first place.

Firm but fair and you can most certainly hear when he demonstrates himself exactly what he's aiming for. A hard task master but he was probably harder on himself than any of his students and that's how he reached such phenomenal heights himself. Play with love...brilliant. You can see the passion he puts into his music when he plays and explains the 3rd. His musical sensitivities are as raw as can be. He can say it all in jut one note. When he says I'll play this bit here for you he just brought the whole world to a standstill as it listened in awe.

Rest in peace Mr. Bream. Thank you for the virtuosity of your playing and deep understanding of the music you performed. Still amazing that your masterclass translates well into my understanding of the pieces you presented. The music commanded the upmost discipline to convey what the feelings and nuances of the music/composer wished to convey. Thanks for sharing a glimpse into your musical mind..... Thanks again Julian Bream.

I love watching these masterclasses just to hear Julian Bream speak. What a sense of humour!

Off course the all time great Julian Bream played table tennis. I didn't think I could love him more.

Got to love this! Take note that this is about 40 years ago! This are definitely "old school" lessons - and it's sorely missed these days. Today's guitar virtuosos rarely speak using the terms Bream does. Love, character and color, passion, etc. have been abandoned in place of only clarity and purity. As important as those two concepts are, today's young guitar wizards could stand to take such a master class from the likes of Bream and learn a little something about the art of expressive playing. Unfortunately, this style of music making has gone out of fashion. What a crime! I hope that all music teachers of today will take a page out of Bream's playbook! Cheers!

I also saw what other people are commenting on. It's always hard to take criticism, even constructive criticism, especially when you're as good as these "students" are. It's got to seem like you're above criticism. The first guy looked a little angry. I'd probably feel the same if I could play that well and then have someone find some fault with it. But that's what they're there for, to get suggestions on how to play better. I think Julian is doing it as kindly and constructively as possible. It's an art to provide that kind of feedback without sounding condescending and negative. Julian is doing a good job. Part of it is the British politeness and good humor. But, he's just good at it too.

I love hearing the contrast from the students' playing and Bream's; he really had wonderful control of the tone.

Julian bream is not dead. He keeps living through what he has left behind him. That video is the perfect example. Even in one century, people will know his name and will see what genius he was simply by listening the quality of his teachings...

Basically a 4 year music degree summed up in under an hour. Amazing, learned so much.

Maestro Bream is spot on in his observations. Amazing teacher

This is a man with intense feelings and sensitivity to the music. You can’t expect him at the same time to be detached and tolerant of bad playing.

Everyone is being highly critical of the students but it's worth remembering that they are young(ish) they are stuck in front of a master being told off, infront of a studio audience and a TV at home audience and to top it off, they've probably never heard another recording of this music. Bear in mind that youtube did not exist many people didn't have easy access to all the worlds music like we have now. They were left with the scores and memories of live performances.

I ( Hana Girdvainis-Sawyer) was lucky enough to hear Julian Bream play at the Blackstone theater in Chicago when I was just eighteen. I had a front row seat and the passion and beauty of his playing astounded me and brought me to tears. I was lucky enough to meat him personally and the memory has remained a treasure.

This video is precious! It is worth a year of practice for Villa--Lobos lovers. Insight....

Bream magnetizes the notes in an unmatched blooming.

Frustration? what I see is a man intensely passionate about music. In no way disrespectful, I perceive the sharing of an exceptionally well developed sense of music from a true master. I am sure all the participants, however much intimidated, were also very honoured to be there. A truly wonderful video.

Bream's mastership of the phrasé is incomparable.

This is just a joy to watch, and has made me want to learn these pieces again after first playing them about 30 years ago. Bream's passion for the beuty and musicality of the music is genuinely inspiring.

Julian gave very good advice, not brutal to any degree, explained and demonstrated beautifully. Masterclasses are just like this, each student about to get the most pointed, usable help of their early pre-performing years. They are prepared for this grueling assessment of their shortcomings and will go home with thoughts to last a long time.

Incredible... This people is already musician by profession and even so take this Master class. Of course... with Julian Bream... I guees at Julian's house. Beautiful by the way

Haven taken classical guitar instruction for a number of years I can now see how important it is for the teacher to correct issues early on. Catch bad habits when they develop and correct posture problems.

When it comes to feel, Julian Bream is amongst the greatest.

i can remember watching this series when it was first broadcast, quite a few years ago, i was a strummer and a very novice fingerpicker , i watched it hoping to learn something but it was way beyond my comprehention.and i thought all julians students were great players far beyond anything i could play, yet julian was still admonishing them, i thought blimey ,how good have you gotta be..i dont think ill bother going down that road..but i did ..i had to ..i think julian had something to do with it after persevering ever since.i can now play all those beautiful pieces myself and now i know what he was talking about ,.but im sure he would tear my interpretations to bits...he is the master.

Watched this very often and learned something new each time. RIP Meastro. His legacy will live on.

Damn I get nervous playing infront of my teacher and peers in Community College, I would be a paint shaker doing it infront of Bream lol

27.00 - Bream says “fu**ing hell”. Priceless.

Learned Prelude #3 from my guitar teacher back in 1970. I never really did much with it over the years until I discovered this video some years ago. Hearing Bream critique the young player's rather mechanical performance and then demonstrating how to play it with the proper nuances - breathing such life into it! - was so inspiring I dusted off the old guitar and relearned this piece and now I am obsessed with it and with Bream and this video. I like to imagine I am there with this group of aspiring players at the master's home, rich with the smell of cedar and spruce guitars, on this lovely English afternoon, and I get my chance, "OK, Alex. Let's hear Prelude #3 then". After some years of putting myself there and playing the piece (and buying a nice classical guitar to replace the old Yamaha student guitar, fnally) I can at long last play it competently. When I play it Bream is always sitting beside me, nodding or frowning, I didn't think that would ever happen, some 50 years after learning it (thanks Jimmy M., for those lessons all those years ago and thanks Julian Bream and thanks to RareGuitar VC for the upload.

Those Breams harmonics are still sounding till today xDD

After watching this a couple of time I've come to realize this is a goldmine.

Some 'artists', if you'll forgive the paradox, seem to exist at both higher and deeper levels. These students sound impressive enough but Mr Bream's deconstruction leaves them as dry bones in a desert. The thing is, he sounds to be right. Truly informative.

Thank you Mr. Bream for working so incredibly hard all your life to improve the public perception of the classical guitar as a respectable recital instrument. In my humble opinion, if there is an instrument with a *soul* then it is the classical guitar.

since watching these masterclasses I've noticed that I'm able to identify where to slow-down my own compositions. & thing's aren't Awesome anymore, they're Remarkable!

40:10 "Suburban" is the best shadethrowing adjective for a classical guitar performance I've ever heard. These videos are great for both learning these songs and improving my understanding of musicality generally. Thanks for uploading.

What an education.. Bream sublime.

Julian Bream has always been my favorite guitar player, these recorded masterclasses really help alot of people develop strong technique. thank you for posting.

In all fairness to the criticism being aimed towards accomplished students, it was a different world just a few decades ago. A teacher would be much less sensitive to get a point across and help you improve, not worrying about hurting your feelings quite so much. The world needs more of this back and less coddling. You can tell when these students were shocked when they didn't receive high marks! Lol. Its amazing I'm a gen x guy and I'm considered old school, but it seems things in every aspect of life were done better back then when men and women had thicker skins. Watching Mr bream demonstrate the lessons makes me wish I could travel back and sit in on just one of these! True master

Brilliant masterclass

Master of Masters. Very inspiring.

Fantastic teacher, really gives the second student a master's insight into phrasing and sound production.

henderson's last vs first performance was so much better! bream really knows how to teach. Bravo to all students, having the courage to play in TV and in front of Him. Rest in Peace Master Bream.

This is absolute gold. I'm just about to record these pieces and this has helped so much. RIP ❤

Julian Bream made the world better. RIP.

Great guitarists need the best guitars like Maestro Bream's Rominillos. The second I was handed a magnificent guitar the articulations we all want to hear start to appear with less strain and are quite a surprise which makes the player endeavor to excell further into the language of the music, notes then disappear and the story is told. Julian Bream is a great teacher as much as a player. Thank you for posting!

He's really quite a fantastic teacher! Everything he's says to the participants is wisdom! The student has to give everything and more to impress the master. Essentially, he's telling all of them to slow down and play with more feel , dynamic and precision.

I think we can all agree that the real star of the show is JB's combover! Truly moving.

RIP master

Watching the second player's journey was really informative and kind of special to watch. He really did hit a couple really beautiful bits, he chose well to do his best to receive the criticism and adapt.

He had album named "dedication". The name explains the man. I dont think anyone else has thought so deep about the meaning of each note.

Julian passing on with so much grace and understanding in his tutoring.

The best Villa Lobos performer Sr Julian Bream.

Maravilloso, sencillamente. Bream hace algo que lo convierte en el músico excepcional que es, ama la música. Ese sentir la belleza del sonido es la base de su interpretación. De ahí ese rubato tan natural, las dinámicas y contrastes, los ritardando, el vibrato colorido. La guitarra canta porque él canta con la guitarra cada frase y le da un sentido porque quiere deleitarse a si mismo, no busca impresionar a un posible auditorio, busca principalmente impresionarse. Un genio que comprende lo que hace. Gracias, maestro.

*_. . . and now on to the next victim. With Bream and Segovia it always came down to the 'passion' of the piece._*

Genius. As others have noted, I am sure this would be very intimidating. But if you are a very talented, accomplished player - and you want to go to the next level...this would be an extremely valuable experience. Everyone in that room is lucky to be there. And we are lucky that this was filmed...and that you posted it. THANKS!

Magnificent i love this man by just watching his passion for the instrument, music and teaching. I Have picked up my spanish guitar and old sheetmusic again after a long time, and relearning villa lobos. Happy to see that Julian wants accents just where i want to play them and not trying to just play incredibly fast or loud ;-)

Guitarist at 34:24. I knew him back in the day at college in London. I can't recall his name. He was totally screwed over by Bream here. It wasn't the piece he had prepared, and he wasn't given any notice of the change. Bream slayed him.

No pressure! The playing of Bream is of another world.🌻 You're so missed!😔

Bream understands why this is such an extraordinary piece, it gallops, it broods, it reverts to sweet containment, then perches on a note and then almost throws you into panic by going too fast, then reverts to a tight, prim brio, Bream says it "pulsates" he is with its changing moods and tempos every step of the way

Spectacular resource. Thank you

Thanks so much for sharing this. I've seen Bream in a new light. This helps to understand these preludes better.

Thanks for sharing this jewel!

Julian Bream is a great maestro and also a great teacher of guitar ...

WONDERFUL! THANKS FOR SHARING

Thank you so much for posting!

A great comparison between spruce and cedar soundboards! (In addition to the wonderful playing and pedagogy.)

Major respect to those students and major respect to the mistro. Thanks for sharing, I’m going to revisit this a lot.

What a brilliant masterclass. What.a passion!

It's astonishing that when we watch YT videos of a young Julian Bream, as well as a virtuosic technical ability, he conveys an equally astonishing level of dynamics in touch/feel/phrasing/ emotion i.e. the beating heart/soul of the music, in his playing. Very few can combine technical ability AND be able to convey the 'soul' of the music. I'd place David Russell in this group too. Since much/all of this comes from your own 'character'/soul then being able to convey expression will ultimately depend on your own character. Yes, you can 'learn' this, however, it's going to sound somewhat artificial compared to a musician who truly 'feels' the music.

Brillant and pure genius on teaching the way music should be. I've learn listening to its cds so much over time ....

Bream was/is an amazing musician

Thanks for sharing

Bream's rendition of Mallorca, Sevilla, and La Vida Breve are the best ever on a side note, I've been playing this piece for years but now having seen this has given me a fresh insight. thanks, uploader

wow the maestros touch tone, feel for translation and taste are awesome. your playing is always so beautiful, thank you 4the wonderful music Mr Bream. i really love your study in Bm by F. Sorr

It is great to see the grandmaster himself here. In the end ( and overall) it all has to do with the musician you are inside. Bream feels the music deeply and understands it on every level. Furthermore he is capable of putting it into comprehensible words and sounds. It is so a pity that so less professional classical guitarists play with colour as the expression of a felt intention in the composition. In my opninion the use of colour is mediocore, dull, while the possiblility of using colour is there. Listen to Itzhak Perlman on violin, how he uses colour, listen to Bream. Cést la tone qui fait la musique. And to all the professors at Conservatories who claim that this way of playing is not of this time anymore I would suggest to open their to narrow minds and take lessons by watching these clips.

Nearly 40 years to date, for this work of art ⚡.

Bream brutally cuts them down, but you can hear the dramatic improvement in just minutes.

I played Smoke on the Water in front of Julian Bream and he was absolutely drooling with envy - so much so that he crammed it into the end of his repertoire as a show stopper.

Bream hearing "finger nails down blackboard" as they play. Lol. Imagine how Mozart and Beethoven felt? Brave students in front of the Maestro and cameras and audience.

If a teacher critiqued young people like this today, I swear they'd start crying.

Great vídeo,this vídeo is delighted. Everybody is feeling missing from Juliam.

You go on there believing all the stories people have told you about how good you are and then you meet the master! Egos taken down a peg or two.

Absolute treasure!

Great teacher and lesson.

Great lessons. Exceptional combination of technical skills, music sensitiveness, and teaching abilities. Just in a different league.

This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing this.

When Julian Bream plays it looks effortless and easy. :) A true master of the Classical Guitar. Lovely video footage. Thanks.

I love listening to these. I don't play guitar but am an enthusiastic appreciate-er, and these classes help me learn what to listen for.

amazing - as teacher and as player