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Wenzel Thomas Matiegka
12+ albums
guitarClassical18th century19th centuryclassical period
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Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (baptized July 6, 1773 - January 19, 1830[1]) was a Bohemian composer. Matiegka was born in the town of Choceň in a remote corner of the state of Bohemia, then part of the Habsburg Monarchy, under the Habsburg ruler Joseph II. Upon completion of his primary studies, he continued his musical education under Abbe Gelinek, becoming accomplished on the pianoforte while reading Law at the University of Prague. After legal employment in the service of Count Kinsky, one of Beethoven's original sponsors, Matiegka moved to Vienna while in his late twenties, during the first years of the 19th century. There he was quickly acknowledged as a guitarist, composer and teacher of the piano. His ready acceptance in the musical circles of Vienna was evident by those to whom he dedicated several of his chamber works. Schubert, as a young man, added a cello part to his Notturno, op. 21 for the important patron of music, Count Esterhazy, an enthusiastic cellist to whom Matiegka's original music was dedicated. Indeed the work was attributed to Schubert for many years. Matiegka married and settled in the suburb of Leopoldstadt where he was also Kapellmeister until his death. He was survived, in penury, by his wife and six children, none of whom took up a musical career. His output, as it is known to this day, includes 33 guitar works including solo works, transcriptions, chamber music, and lieder as well a dozen liturgical works for small orchestra, voice and organ. Use
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Sonate progressive for Guitar in G Major, Op. 17: II. Andante
842Menuett and Trio
213Notturno in G Major, Op. 21: IV. Zingara
154Notturno in G Major, Op. 21: III. Lento e patetico
155Étude for Guitar in C Major
146Guitar Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 31: I. Allegro moderato
137Notturno in G Major, Op. 21: I. Allegro moderato
138Potpourri en Forma de Serenade, Op. 30: II. Minuetto - Trio
129Potpourri en Forma de Serenade, Op. 30: III. Adagio
1010Potpourri en Forma de Serenade, Op. 30: IV. Polacca - Trio
10albums
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Matiegka: Complete Guitar Sonatas, Vol. 1
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Matiegka: 6 Sonates progressives pour guitare, Op. 31
Matiegka: Czech Chamber Music
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Matiegka: Works for Solo Guitar
Matiegka: Notturnos for Flute, Viola & Guitar
Matiegka: Complete Flute and Violin Trios
Matiegka: Grande Sonate I - Grande Sonate II - 5 Pieces, Op. 20
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Original Romantic Music for Cello and Guitar
Kreutzer, J.: Trio, Op. 16 / Diabelli, A.: Serenata Concertante / Matiegka, W.T.: Notturno (Romantic Serenades)
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Matiegka: Complete Flute & Violin Trios (Remastered 2024)
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Czech Chamber Music
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The Complete Guitar Works, Disc 1