A practical modern performance edition of the surviving solo guitar sonatas of the early nineteenth-century Viennese guitarist-composer Wenzeslaus Thomas Matiegka. Matiegka embraced the sonata style of Haydn on the one hand, Beethoven on the other, and composed full-blown concert works along with works for serious recreational guitarists. Includes comprehensive notes relating to Matiegka, his compositional style, and his technical approach to the instrument. CGSE-0050. 158 pages.

CONTENTS

Sonate facile Op. 16
Sonate progressive Op. 17
Grande sonate No. 1
Grande sonate No. 2
Allegro en forme d’une symphonie Op. 20 No. 21
Sonate Op. 23 (after Haydn)
Six sonates progressives Op. 31

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CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE

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