SKU: SU.80119501

Guitar Composed: 1995 Published by: Soundspells Productions Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1995) is a tone poem for solo guitar inspired by Shakespeare's drama. It was written for Roberto Limon.

SKU: HL.49046288

ISBN 9781540069771. UPC: 841886034730.

Unlike its predecessor Jehkin Iivana, which draws its inspiration from the world of Finnish myths and the ancient tradition of poet singers, the sources of the Sonata N 2 are more abstract. The first movement starts with dissonant intervals, full of drama and conflict while the second has a dream-like atmosphere as if the guitar has been left alone in the forest. After a nightmarish episode, more hopeful music suddenly starts to appear. In the last movement the guitar returns to fight its tormentors from the first movement with renewed energy and takes its way heroically through all obstacles to a triumphant end. Olli Mustonen.

SKU: M7.KC-2114

ISBN 9782848580067. English French Spanish.

Alfonso Montes was Born in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, in 1955. He studied Musical theory and the guitar in Caracas. In 1976 he moved to London to continue his studies at the Royal College of Music where he received an ARCM degree in 1980 as a concert guitarist. His post-graduate studies in Musical Analysis and composition followed at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. As a Composer, Alfonso Montes has received numerous commissions and his works have been recorded and performed by important orchestras. Alfonso Montes performs regularly in concerts throughout the world as a member of the duo Montes-Kircher.