Wintersleep (part two) Matteo Myderwyk

• Matteo Myderwyk (b. 1990), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Winter:
• 1 Winter (After Vivaldi's Concerto, RV 297 from the Four Seasons) 02:43
• Gustav Holst (1874-1934): In the Bleak Midwinter
• 2 In the Bleak Midwinter 02:22
• Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023): Merry Christmas (Mr. Lawrence)
• 3 Merry Christmas (Mr. Lawrence) 03:18
• William J. Kirkpatrick (1838-1921), Myderwyk: Away in a Manger:
• 4 Away in a Manger 02:06
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Myderwyk: Sacred Time:
• 5 Sacred Time (After Bach's Cantata, BWV 106) 02:22
• Adolphe Adam (1803-1856), Myderwyk: Holy Night:
• 6 Holy Night 03:38
• Myderwyk: Sleep:
• 7 Sleep 02:56
• Total Runtime 19:25

Info for Wintersleep (part two)

Matteo Myderwyk’s Wintersleep (part two) is a quiet sanctuary of seasonal nostalgia. Blending a fresh original composition with six deeply intimate solo piano reworks of beloved Christmas and winter melodies, the album transforms childhood memories into an inviting, still landscape.

From Ryuichi Sakamoto’s iconic "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" to Adolphe Adam's sacred classic "O Holy Night," Myderwyk strips away festive clutter to reveal the warm, reflective core of these pieces. His reimaginings are transcendent: Vivaldi’s "Winter" is reimagined as a poetic, atmospheric meditation that captures the utter stillness of an icy landscape; Bach’s "Sacred Time" shifts from rigid counterpoint into an unhurried ambient space; and Gustav Holst’s "In the Bleak Midwinter" leans into lingering sustains that heighten the hymn's quiet solitude.

The result is a peaceful refuge where past memories and present stillness gently intertwine.

Matteo Myderwyk, piano

Matteo Myderwyk
As a classical pianist at the conservatory, Myderwyk abandoned the music of his heroes Bach, Liszt and Messiaen to develop his own musical vocabulary.

First of all, he decided to throw away the rulebook of classical music altogether, ending up enthralled in the wonderful world of free-jazz. Making music without plan or pre-written composition gave a new creative impulse that pushed the musician’s craft to exciting new directions.

Myderwyk learned his most important lesson in this experimental period; music isn't something written on paper, but materializes in the moment.

This album contains no booklet.