APRIL 2026 NEW ON NAXOS Wenzel Thomas MATIEGKA (1773–1830) Complete Guitar Sonatas, Vol. 1 Grande Sonates Nos. 1 and 2 Sonate, Op. 23 Sonate progressive, Op. 17 Dragoş Ilie, Guitar A native of Bohemia, Wenzel Thomas Matiegka was a contemporary of Beethoven and a celebrated guitarist. His reputation was established after settling in Vienna where he became accepted in musical circles that included Schubert. Matiegka’s works reflect the influence of Mozart and Haydn, while exploring the virtuoso possibilities of the guitar by blending lyrical serenity with refreshing good humour and exhilarating technique. Key features: • This is the first volume of what will be a complete edition of Wenzel Thomas Matiegka’s guitar sonatas on two discs. Matiegka is a composer whose work is known and highly respected by a few serious guitar aficionados, but whose music has been overshadowed by the popularity of composers such as Fernando Sor and Mauro Giuliani. • Matiegka is considered to be one of the foremost exponents of the flourishing Viennese guitar school of the early 1800s, and was certainly an influential figure in the fashionable guitar scene of his day. Leading 20th-century concert guitarists such as Andrés Segovia, Julian Bream and John Williams seem not to have had access to Matiegka’s compositions, and as a result the re-evaluation of his qualities is still ongoing. The works selected for this recording certainly have many of the unique and most interesting features of guitar compositions in Matiegka’s era, from lyrically expressive movements to spectacular virtuosic romps.
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Playing time: 76:33 Release date: 10 Apr 2026
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Grande Sonate No. 1 for Guitar in D major (pub. 1808) 1 I. Maestoso 2 II. Andante molto 3 III. Rondo capriccioso: Allegro non molto Sonate for Guitar in B minor, Op. 23 (pub. 1811)
Grande Sonate No. 2 for Guitar in A major (pub. 1808) 7 I. Moderato 8 II. Andante con espressione 9 III. Variations sur l’air allemande par Haydn Sonate progressive for Guitar in G major, Op. 17 (pub. 1807)
4 I. Presto. Fugato 5 II. Menuetto – Trio 6 III. Rondo: Allegro non tanto
0 I. Cantabile ! II. Andante @ III. Rondo: Moderato
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