Felix Horetzky was a Polish guitarist and composer, born on January 1, 1796, in Horyszów Ruski, Poland, and died on October 6, 1870, in Edinburgh.
It is not known how he learned to play the guitar. Around 1831, he went to Vienna to study and perform. He studied with Mauro Giuliani. To earn a living and finance his studies, he played frequently, extensively, and successfully in public. Later, he was guitar teacher to the Austrian Archduke and the imperial family. He then went on a major tour of Europe, with considerable success in Germany, France, and England. This brought him great popularity. Felix Horecki wrote over 100 pieces of music; the directness and classical elegance of his style is still very attractive and interesting, not only for guitar lovers.
I, too, am amazed at the discoveries one can make with him. Some of the pieces are highly virtuosic, but there are also beautiful, rather calm pieces with lovely harmonies, very reminiscent of Fernando Sor. The Andantino and the pieces from Op. 18 are good examples of this.
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