J. S. Bach, Schubert, Piazzolla & Others: Works for Solo Guitar Mateusz Kowalski

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Suite for Lute in E Major, BWV 1006a:
• 1 Suite for Lute in E Major, BWV 1006a: I. Prelude (Arr. F. Koonce for Guitar) 04:05
• Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909): Mazurka in C Major, Op. Posth. "Sueño":
• 2 Mazurka in C Major, Op. Posth. "Sueño" 01:51
• Prelude No. 5 in E Major:
• 3 Prelude No. 5 in E Major 01:14
• Manuel María Ponce (1882 - 1948): Vals :
• 4 Vals (Arr. M. L. Ramos for Guitar) 03:06
• Scherzino mexicano:
• 5 Scherzino mexicano (Arr. M. L. Ramos for Guitar) 04:38
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): Estaciones Porteñas:
• 6 Estaciones Porteñas (Excerpts Arr. S. Assad for Guitar): No. 2, Invierno 06:29
• 7 Estaciones Porteñas (Excerpts Arr. S. Assad for Guitar): No. 3, Primavera 04:24
• Sérgio Assad (b. 1952): Variaciones sudamericanas sobre un estudio de Fernando Sor:
• 8 Variaciones sudamericanas sobre un estudio de Fernando Sor: Theme 01:16
• 9 Variaciones sudamericanas sobre un estudio de Fernando Sor: Var. 1, Vals venezoelano 01:08
• 10 Variaciones sudamericanas sobre un estudio de Fernando Sor: Var. 2, Canción 02:30
• 11 Variaciones sudamericanas sobre un estudio de Fernando Sor: Var. 3, Candombe 01:20
• Mauro Giuliani (1781 - 1829): Rossiniana, Op. 119 No. 1:
• 12 Rossiniana, Op. 119 No. 1 15:47
• Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885 - 1944): Contemplación:
• 13 Contemplación 05:00
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780:
• 14 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor (Arr. M. Kowalski for Guitar) 01:53
• Total Runtime 54:41

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Polish guitarist Mateusz Kowalski plays Moment musicaux in F minor D. 780 No. 3 (Op. 94 No. 3) by Franz Schubert (1787–1828). Excellent articulations in the accompaniment and beautiful melodic emphasis, looking forward to hearing more from Kowalski.

Great arrangement of this work, originally for piano. As Kowalski’s YouTube explains, No.3 “has remained one of the most popular music pieces since the 1920s. Many transcriptions of it were created and the guitar version, with some deviations from the original, was also developed by Francisco Tárrega (D minor). Mateusz Kowalski decided to prepare and present his own transcription, in terms of the course of the melodic line, faithful to the piano prototype. This is the first record of this version.”

Mateusz Kowalski, classical guitar

Mateusz Kowalski
was born in Koszalin in 1995. He started learning to play the guitar at the age of 7 and for the next 12 years, he learned under the supervision of Dariusz Schmidt in the Grazyna Bacewicz State Music School Complex in Koszalin. Then he graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw after studies with Ryszard Balauszko. As a teenager, Mateusz Kowalski was spotted and recognized as one of the most interesting guitarists of the young generation. He is the winner of many international guitar competitions - his most important achievements include winning the first prizes in Antony (France) and Rust (Austria). At the 2018/2019 music season, he participated in a prestigious programme for guitarists called EuroStrings. Apart from numerous concerts in Poland, he has given concerts in Slovakia, Hungary, France, Italy, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Spain, Germany, South Africa, Belgium, England, Sweden, and Austria (including the famous Vienna Musikverein concert hall). As a distinguished graduate, he received an invitation from the Rector of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music to participate in the concert of the graduates at the Warsaw Philharmonic - he performed Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (June 2019). Mateusz Kowalski is a scholarship holder of the Marshal of the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship, the Mayor of Koszalin, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and the Polish Children's Fund. "Youthful energy and virtuosity, beautiful concert programme, noble sounds." (Ryszard Balauszko) "Mateusz Kowalski executes his interpretations with great artlessness, nobility of the sound and beautiful phrasing, showing vast variety of moods, emotions, dynamics. He deals with technical challenges with ease, characterized by brilliant virtuosity." (Marcin Zalewski) "Thanks to understanding the role of harmony and articulation in interpreting a musical composition, the Artist creates natural-sounding musical statement. Due to being able to easily use all the possibilities of the instrument and successfully recognizing its idiomatic features, he transfers the expression to the listener with specific, skillfully selected techniques, with sense of good taste. He operates the time and dynamics in a fantastic way - from rich-sounding forte to beautiful subtle piano and pianissimo." (Agata Sapiecha)

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