Ferdinand Rebay | Sonate in einem Satz

Ferdinand Rebay was a composer, choirmaster, pianist, and piano teacher, who lived in Vienna between 1880 and 1953. He was passionate about the guitar and wrote around 400 works for the instrument, from miniatures to sonatas, from solo pieces to songs and chamber music. The Sonate in einem Satz (Sonata in one movement) was originally conceived for piano in 1901, later being revised and adapted for guitar by the composer himself. This performance was based on the autograph manuscript, obtained from the Music Archives of the Heiligenkreuz Abbey, near Vienna. It stems directly from Luiz Mantovani’s ongoing research on Rebay’s guitar music, which began during his PhD at the Royal College of Music in London and continues at the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC) in Florianópolis, Brazil.