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Composer and novelist; Anthony Burgess; was a remarkably diverse artist. The three guitar quartets on this album range from the well-crafted First Quartet intended as a homage to Ravel; while the Second and Third Quartets explore virtuoso technique alongside adventurous and at times haunting harmonies and polytonality. A selection of Burgess's arrangements for guitar quartet are also featured; including Holst's Mercury; the Winged Messenger from The Planets. Three of Burgess's orchestral works can be heard on 8.573472 and The Bad-Tempered Electronic Keyboard 24 Preludes and Fugues on Grand Piano GP773. Album Tracks 1. I. TRÈS Vif [04 20] 2. II. Passacaille Assez Lent [04 14] 3. III. TRÈS Vivace [04 17] 4. The Planets, Op. 32 III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (Arr. A. Burgess for Guitar Quartet) [04 08] 5. I. Prélude Poco Lento - Fuga Molto Moderato [03 24] 6. II. Scherzo Presto [03 25] 7. III. Chorale Moderato [04 31] 8. IV. Rondo Allegro [04 49] 9. No. 1. the Ballad of Persse O'Reill y [02 04] 10. No. 2. the Lark in the Clear Air [02 01] 11. No. 3. Jig, InchThe Irish WasherwomanInch [00 52] 12. I. Allegro Vivace - [05 07] 13. II. Andantino [02 52] 14. III. Moderato Molto [04 11] 15. Oberon, J. 306 Overture (Arr. A. Burgess for Guitar Quartet) [08 57
