"John W. Duarte (1919-2004) was born in Sheffield, England ... Duarte wrote almost solely for the guitar, or guitar and other instruments. His total number of works, original, arrangements and collections, is more than 400. 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 ... In many other works he employs a tonal language, often colored by the folk music traditions of various nations, and romantic in mood. This new recording presents works for guitar and chamber orchestra ... Music of great imagination, full of wit and vitality"