Duo Montes-Kircher - press
The Montes-Kircher recital was all that one might have hoped for, quite glorious in both musical and technical terms. This pairing has the power to move, a truly rare gift.
INVERNESS,SCOTTISH EASTER FESTIVAL, CLASSICAL GUITAR
...Duo Montes-Kircher can be placed among the few truly exceptional ensembles the guitar world has produced.
CLASSICAL GUITAR
Montes-Kircher Plays Montes. (KMK)
Montes. style has developed into an individual and recognisable one with beautiful melodies, haunting harmonies and characteristic rhythms. The playing on this recording is immaculate, with the tone, balance and phrasing exceptional. All this, plus Music of such high quality, makes this an outstanding production. In his sleevenotes for this CD, Chris Kilvington concludes by saying that with these Works Alfonso has youthfully begun to take his place alongside the famous names of South American Guitar composers, I would second that, and add that the Do Montes-Kircher could be placed alongside the few really top class duos the Guitar world has produced.
Steve March, Classical Guitar, April 1992
The blending of two guitars as one in perfect ensemble. The absolute marrying of entries, the execution of cross-string trills as one, the ability to produce identical tone.........
A fusion of real musicality and complete technical command...
Wigmore Hall, London, Classical Guitar
The Montes-Kircher recital was quite glorious in both musical and technical terms. This -pairing has the power to move, a truly rare gift.
Scottish Easter Festival of Guitar and Performing Arts. Inverness, Classical Guitar.
The catching rubatos and the intricate rhythms were no obstacles for the interplay of the Do. One could feel that the two musicians were creating something on the way intuitively and that they also touched a lot more strings than the ones the guitar is actually equipped with.
Bergen-Tidense, Norway
The highly musical Do Montes-Kircher play so perfect and with such virtuosism, that it is a real delight
Stereoplay, Germany
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