12 solos for classical guitar Transcribed and edited by JULIAN BREAM Ed. #3123 Faber Music Limited London Birenreiter- Verlag, Kassel G. Schirmer Inc, New YorkContents Minuet Henry Purcell 1 Air Henry Purcell 2 Prelude J.S.Bach 3 Courante J.S.Bach 6 Sarabande J.S.Bach 7 Bourrée J.S.Bach 9 Allemande Dietrich Buxtehudé 10 Sonata in B minor Domenico Cimarosa 12 Allegto W. A. Mozart 14 Andante sostenuto Anton Diabelli 16 Theme with Variations Robert Schumann 18 Valse Edvard Grieg 20 Table ofornaments 22 Explanation of signs 23 ‘This collection © 1977 by Faber Music Ltd First published in 1977 by Faber Music Ltd 3. Queen Square London WCIN 3AU Cover design by Shirley Tucker Photograph by Sandra Lousada Printed in England by Halstan & Co Ltd All rights reservedMinuet HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695) ® © 1977 by Faber Music Ltd.HENRY PURCELL —, 2? »lit] mi 3 et x \¢ © PI Wie2 4s x Ja Td r = omPrelude (from the First Cello Suite) ai “HlCourante J.S.BACH See explanation of omaments on p. 22cnBourrée J.S.BACHAllemande DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707) evn 2 curSonata in B minor DOMENICO CIMAROSA Larghetto (1749-1801) @toD4 Allegro (from Divertimento K. 229) W.A.MOZART (1756-1791) — 0Andante sostenuto (from Sonata in F major) ANTON DIABELLI (1781-1858)Pp subito E Pp dolce art, harm, @ 7 m delical ——— Ppecondelicatesea = ___' __~ gg c1v-Theme with Variations ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Ziemlich langsam (4-69) (Moderately slow) cr ¢-19 cu civ cv vu CI harm. ae auriickhaltond ®@ ©®@ (rit, Dae oo 3S % tT beat Sie Sts . Oo—s_9, ® oo oe 29 etwas langsamer im Takt (alittle slower) cvii—— va clr ° on civ o@ er, © © oo ° vir:Valse EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907) Allegro moderato cv. err sr pe rsORNAMENTATION COURANTE a a “ ee : “eth aS eae $e = a § i t 7 P SARABANDE @, @ © (@ © ) @ BOURREE i FlJulian Bream is the greatest guitarist of our time. His artistry has thrilled audiences in concerts all over the world, His numerous recordings have further established his world-wide reputation, and won him some of the most coveted awards, including two Edison Awards for the best record of the year. He has also done much to enrich the repertoire of the guitar. Britten, Henze, Walton, Searle and Amold - these are some of the leading contemporary composers who have written works for him. Bream’s gifts as scholar and performer are brilliantly combined in his own transcriptions and editions, which have made a wealth of new material available to guitarists. Many are published in the Faber Guitar Series. The Best of Bream gathers together ina single volume twelve of the best known and best loved transcriptions fromhisrepertoire Baroque, Classical and Romantic styles are represented by such great composersas Purcell, Bach, Mozart, Schumann and Grieg. Hereisasuperb collection of pieces, enhanced by Julian Bream's own editing and fingering which players everywhere will find an invaluable aid to performance. Faber Music 3 Queen Square London WCLN 3AU. F0525,