Julian Bream presents a series of 4 masterclasses on the guitar, recorded in the informal atmosphere of his home in Wiltshire. The fifth episode is a guitar recital in his local chapel in the same year 1978 where the same music is performed.

Chapter 1. Isaac Albéniz
Bream coaches a class on two tuneful movements from 'Suite Espanola' by Isaac Albéniz.

Chapter 2. Heitor Villa-Lobos
Julian Bream coaches three young players in some of the romantic Preludes by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Chapter 3. Bach
Julian works on the arrangement for guitar of the Fugue from Violin Sonata No 1, in G minor by Bach.

Chapter 4. Benjamin Britten
The music, 'Nocturnal after John Dowland', was specially written for Bream in 1963 by Benjamin Britten. Britten's piece is based on the song 'Come, Heavy Sleep' by the English Renaissance composer, John Dowland.

Chapter 5. Guitar Recital
Julian Bream performs works by Bach (Prelude, Fugue and Allegro), Villa-Lobos (Preludes Nos 3, 1 and 2) and Albeniz ('Granada', 'Cadiz' and 'Sevilla' from Suite Espagnol) at Wardour Chapel. Bream concludes the recital with Nocturnal.

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