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, etc. He constructed a ten-string guitar. Also, his ''Theoretisch-praktische Guitarrschule'' was published by Werner & Comp. in Vienna around 1844.

List of works

Orchestral compositions

* ''Premier Concertino'' in C-major, for guitar and strings # ''Allegro moderato'' # ''Andante'' # ''Rondo. Allegretto'' * ''Second Concertino'' in F-major, for guitar and strings # ''Allegro moderato'' # ''Andante sostenuto'' # ''

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'' * ''Introduction und Variationen über ein Thema aus der Oper 'Die Kreuzritter for guitar and orchestra consisted of a string quintet, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, French horn, trumpet and timpani

Compositions for two guitars

Among Padowetz's five guitar duets, four of them (op.3, op.10 and op.18) require one terz-guitar. * ''Der Carneval von Venedig'' mit concertanten Variationen, Op.62 * ''Deux polonaises'' Op.3 # Polonaise Op.3 No.1 # Polonaise Op.3 No.2 * ''Premier grand rondeau'' Op.10 * ''Première grande polonaise'' Op.18

Compositions for solo guitar

Padowetz composed a large amount of guitar solos: numerous demanding works in forms of variations and fantasias mainly on operatic themes (most of them published in Vienna and some in Paris), but also a lot of short and easy pieces which mainly remained in manuscripts. * ''Moderato'' * ''Mazurka'' * ''Rondoletto'' Op.53 * ''6 Easy Pieces'' Op.6 # Marsch # Monferino # Thema # Polonaise # Ungarischer # (untitled) * ''Introduction et variations'' sur un air national hongrois Op.9 * ''Introduction et variations'' sur un thême favoris de l'opera (Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia) Op.61 * ''Introduction und Variationen'' für die Guitare über die beliebte Cavatine (L'amo ah l'amo e m'e pio cara, from Bellini's opera Montechi u. Capuleti) Op.13 * ''Variations brillantes'' Op.2 * ''Variations pour la guitare sur l'air'' (Quant je quittai la Normandie = Eh ich die Normandie verlassen, from

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's opera Robert le diable) Op.25 * ''Variations sur la valse favorite de Franz Schubert'' Op.4 * ''Introduction & Variations'' (on a theme from Bellini's Sonnambula) Op.52 * ''Fantasy'' Op.23 * ''Variations'' Op.1 * ''Introduction & Variations'' Op.14 * ''Variations'' Op.16

CD Recordings

* ''Variations sur in valse favorit de Fr. Schubert'', Op. 4, performed by Karl Michelson (Sapere Aude Record, CD, 2021) * Musings (Duo Erato (Martha Masters & Risa Carlson)) * Ivan Padovec – Joyful music for guitar (Darko Petrinjak & Maroje Brčić
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* Ivan Eugen Padovec: The Longing (Aulos Varaždin
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* Ivan Padovec – Chaplet of Songs (Aulos Varaždin
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* Ivan Padovec 2000 (Aulos Varaždin
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Ivan Padovec - Work for soprano and guitar
2015 ( Dominika Zamara sopran, Stanley Alexandrowicz

External links

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List of compositions by Ivan Padovec

extensive monograph of Ivan Padovec, written by Josip Bažant

* ttps://www.scribd.com/collections/2673921/Johann-Padowetz Johann Padowetz Collection
Zwei Concertini von Johann Padowetz (Ivan Padovec) für Terzgitarre und Streicher. Zur Wiederentdeckung der verschollenen Werke (HACKL_103_112.pdf)

Free sheet music of Johann Padowetz

Johann Padowetz: Concert Variations on 'The Carnival of Venice' (Editions ORPHÉE)

Padovec: Second Concertino

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