Sonata for Guitar solo

Tuomas Turriago's (b. 1979) Sonata for Guitar solo (2019, rev. 2020) reflects the main source of anguish of the 21st century: according to the composer things are growing so fast that we can't keep up with the pace. That is true of global warming, of population, of economy, of pandemics. The second movement builds up to a huge climax after which the material of the fist slow part returns, but in a distorted and ghost-like manner. The Sonata dies away gloomily. Janne Malinen commissioned the work and premiered it in Tampere, Finland in June 2019.