Julian Bream plays Granados La Maja de Goya

La Maja de Goya ("The Woman of Goya") evokes the sensual world of the artist as seen in an image of his lover.
Two of Goya's best known paintings are The Nude Maja (La maja desnuda) and The Clothed Maja (La maja vestida). They depict the same woman in the same pose, naked and clothed, respectively. He painted La maja vestida after outrage in Spanish society over the previous Desnuda. Without a pretense to allegorical or mythological meaning, the painting was "the first totally profane life-size female nude in Western art".[6] He refused to paint clothes on her, and instead created a new painting.

The identity of the Majas is uncertain. The most popularly cited subjects are the Duchess of Alba, with whom Goya is thought to have had an affair, and the mistress of Manuel de Godoy, who subsequently owned the paintings. Neither theory has been verified, and it remains as likely that the paintings represent an idealized composite.[7] In 1808 the paintings were seized by Ferdinand VI, and in 1813 the Inquisition confiscated both works as 'obscene'.(from Wikipedia)

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[damduc]

i feel each notes is a diamond

[peterjordan16910]

Am I alone in hearing Bream's tone is just too good to be true? I mean nothing, NO OTHER GUITARIST'S tone can even begin to compare with the brilliance, clarity, variance of colour, crispness...and notice how the inner voice parts also sing out with a refinement, even though they are subdued compared with the melody notes. Bream's tone and musicality takes the listener to a place sooo far beyond the instrument.

6 strings and a box + Bream, It is the most extraordinary sound I have EVER heard.

[GuitarRusso]

This is how true musician is sounds like. Original, with charisma.

[Obladen50]

Bream is the master. He plays in a transcendental way. His tones management is simply amazing.

[adamg709]

Without compare, Bream is the master.

[raymondjamesrivera]

No one touches Bream in my opinion...

[poetsgirl]

there was an award given for these recordings. Bream and also David russell likes to play and record in churches and other large halls with great acoustics

[malenapahulja]

Bravo maestro! Greetings from Maja, Duchess of Serbia :)

[zimmermann10]

@damduc i do not find better word to describe my fellings...

[CTrane88]

@blockrage8 Some people live to put others down. I mean I don't get it, I guess it's how they were raised...

[DBJ06]

@buchanj Thanks,,