Duarte: Music For Guit... - The Belfort Guitar Duo - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

John Duarte (1919-2004) was educated at the Manchester University Faculty of Technology. He worked as a professional chemist until 1969, then abandoned chemistry in favor of full-time dedication to music, after having been persuaded by Len Williams, father of John Williams. His only formal musical education consisted in jazz guitar lessons with Terence "Terry" Usher, the rest he learned by self-instruction. He also worked professionally as a player of the trumpet and double bass, and regularly worked as a jazz musician, among others with Coleman Hawkins and Django Reinhardt

Duartes work shows an exceptionally wide range of styles. Some works reflect the Renaissance style of court lutenists such as John Dowland, other works alternate in style between aleatory, atonal and graphic, contained within a conventionally notated framework and allowing spontaneous reaction between the performers.

This new recording contains: Badinerie Op.32a, Canción y Danza Op.117, Danserie No.1 Op.71, Danserie No.2 Op.87 and Sans Cesse Op.34, English Suite No.2 Op.77, Mutations Opp. 58 & 58a and Suite Ancienne Op.47. Played by Nicola Montella (guitar solo) and the Belfort Guitar Duo.

Label: Brilliant Classics | Origin: Holland

📌 Antonio De Innocentis/Nicola Montella