Sonata for Guitar (2019)

Mikko Heiniö (b. 1948) composed his Sonata for Guitar (2019) the instrument in his lap. The inspiring cooperation with the guitarist Patrik Kleemola can be heard throughout the four-movement sonata. The first (Intro) and last (Coda) have the same tempo but the former is kaleidoscopic and the latter an unbroken ribbon. Correspondingly, the second (Rubato) movement is fragmentary, while the third (Rondo) has a leisurely blues beat. The Rubato is coloured by crotchet steps produced by plucking between the nut and the left hand, and the Rondo is marked by slide glissandos. The overall duration is c. 14 minutes.