Kofanov A. Three Fantasies to the Great Operas' Themes for guitar solo

Alexey Nikolayevich Kofanov was born in 1971. His green years passed in the Siberian city Kemerovo, while in 1982 he moved to Leningrad — St Petersburg, where he studied in the Musorgsky Music College. 

Alexey Kofanov has the command of talents. Не is altogether а guitarist, singer, composer, literary man and artist. Kofanov's creation was honoured by the variety song's competition «Idols of he 21st Century». Among the young соmposer’s opuses there are four symphonies, two concertos for guitar and orchestra, Concerto for piano and orchestra, symphonic poem «Svetloyar» (firstly performed in the Petersburg Kapelle), more than hundred songs, the verlibres collection «Mould of Melodies», stories «Recruits» (together with N. Kofanov), novel «Dismantling».

The spectators of the amateur theatre «Balaganchilk» («Little Show-Booth») watch Kofanov among the actors. Simultaneously he heads the group «Ultra FO». Being the member of hе Russian Artists' Union fiom 1998, Kofanov managed to impress his admirers by numerous graphic and painted works («Twenty Aspect of the Trinity Cathedral», «Promenade Along the City», «Belltowers of the Petersburgian Temples», «Flowers and Windows», «Epic Dreams» etc). Many of his works are issued by the Graphic Arts Centre.

The novel «Dismantling» by А. Kofanov was published by the «Neva Magazine» (2005, № 1).

The Three Fantasies to the opera thernes by P. I. Tchaikovsky, Georges Bizet and Andrew.

Lloyd Webber are recommended for the guitar lessons in the music college, so as for concert practice.

Contents

Fantasy to “Yevgeniy Onegin” by Р. I. Tchaikovsky (Music text example)
Fantasy to “Carmen” by G. Bizet
Fantasy to “Jesus Christ Superstar” by А. Lloyd Webber