PROGRAMME INTERMEZZO (arr. Pujol) Enrique GRANADOS (1867-1916) PARTIE POLONOISE (arr. Burley) Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767) Ouverture, Harlequinade, Le ris, Rigidon, Gigue, Combattans THEME AND VARIATIONS op.18 (arr. Williams) Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) TWO SONATAS (arr. Burley / De Innocentis) Domenico SCARLATTI (1685-1757) k.87, k.173 ENGLISH SUITE NO.2 John W. DUARTE (1919-2004) Cheerfully, Lyrical and smooth, Brightly SPANISH DANCE no.1 from La Vida Breve (arr. Pujol) Manuel de FALLA (1876-1946) RAYMOND BURLEY As a soloist Raymond Burley has toured extensively through the UK, Europe, North and South America and the Far East. He has performed and recorded with many fine orchestras including the Hall, the Philharmonia, the English Chamber Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra. He has premiered works by many leading composers including John Duarte with whom he had a close working relationship for many years, performing at the composers 60th and 70th birthday concerts at Wigmore Hall, 80th at Bolivar Hall and at his funeral. Raymonds guitar duo partners have included Alice Artzt, John Mills, Gregg Nestor, John Feeley, Gordon Giltrap and John Etheridge. Other partners have included actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft, mezzo soprano Jacqueline Fox, harpsichordists Stephen Bell and Gilbert Rowland and keyboard player Rick Wakeman. ANTONIO DE INNOCENTIS Born in Naples, Antonio gave his first concert in 1980 and since then he has played throughout Europe and the USA. He was the first guitarist to perform the entire 24 Caprices by Paganini in a single concert. Following a performance at the Old Malthouse Music Society the concert organiser wrote: This guitarist is world class, of that there can be no doubt. In October 1999 Antonio performed in John Duartes 80th birthday concert. Four years later he played the composers A Tudor Fancy in Norwich along with Joaquin Rodrigos Fantasia para un Gentilhombre. In 2019, together with his daughter Fiammetta, a singer, he took part in the John Duarte Birthday Centenary Concert in London. Antonio has recorded seven CDs for Fiammant Records, one for dotGuitar and two for Brilliant Classics.