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Muzio Clementi

  • The Stylish Pastiches of Muzio Clementi

    Jun 4th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical piano, Muzio Clementi, Naxos, Nicholas Rimmer

    This is an interesting collection of music by Muzio Clementi. In includes three sets of variations, a canon, and a set of style pastiches. The program opens with Five Variations on a Minuet by Mr. Collick. This six-minute charmer increases the complexity with each variation, but not excessively so. These variations could well be (and […]

  • Soyeon Kate Lee plays Clementi with crystalline precision

    Jan 30th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, Classical piano, Muzio Clementi, Naxos, Soyeon Kate Lee

    Naxos has released a lot of Clementi piano sonatas, with a variety of performers. This latest release features Soyeon Kate Lee, who delivers some delightful performances. Clementi’s music pushed the limits of the then-developing fortepiano. But on a modern instrument, they can sound a little constrained and reserved. Lee has a feathery touch that makes […]

  • #ClassicsaDay #ClassicalEleven Week 3

    Nov 22nd, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicalEleven, #ClassicsaDay, Dominico Scarlatti, Franz Schubert, George Fridrich Handel, Henry Cowell, Muzio Clementi, Twitter

    Numbers have meaning. But meaning can depend on context. The Classics a Day team made “eleven” the theme for November, the eleventh month. The challenge is to post performances of classical music that involve the number. I chose a mix. Some pieces involve eleven players. Some are the eleventh type of piece by a composer. […]

  • #ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSchool Week 1

    Sep 6th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: #ClassicsaDay, #ClasssicalSchool, Classical music, Franz Liszt, John Playford, Muzio Clementi, Samuel Barber, Twitter, William Billings

    Traditionally, September is the back-to-school month. The Classics a Day team decided to mark the occasion. Classical School is the theme for September 2019. To participate, just post a piece of classical music that’s somehow related to education with the appropriate hashtags. What would count? Any classical work about school, or using themes from schools; […]

  • Early Muzio Clementi keyboard sonatas have their appeal

    Jul 23rd, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, Classical piano, Muzio Clementi, Naxos, Sun-A Park

    This release is part of Naxos’ leisurely traversal through Muzio Clementi’s keyboard sonatas. This installment features sonatas from the early part of his career. The Op. 2 sonatas were published in 1779, the Op. 1784. This was the time when Antonio Salieri was still a major composer. Mozart was up to 15 piano concertos; Haydn […]

  • Clementi Sonatas Span Career

    Jan 23rd, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, Classical piano, Muzio Clementi, Naxos, Sandro De Palma

    This release presents a snapshot of Clementi’s development as a composer — and the development of his chosen instrument. Sandro De Palma performs at a modern keyboard. but he carefully matches his playing to the works. De Palma gives Clementi’s 1771 Op. 1 Sonata in a delicate, mannered reading. It’s easy to hear a close […]

  • Clementi Piano Sonatas, Op. 25, 33 & 49 – more than mechanical

    Sep 17th, 2018 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Chamber music, Classical piano, Muzio Clementi, Stefan Chaplikov

    Mozart wrote, “Clementi is a good clavicembalist and with this, there is no more to say. He plays well with his right hand, his strong point is the passages in thirds. For the rest he has no sentiment or taste, – in a word he is simply a mechanicus.” I’m not sure I entirely agree […]

  • Clementi Sonatas Show Classic Elegance

    Nov 27th, 2017 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, contemporary classical music, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Muzio Clementi, Naxos, piano

    I love Naxos’ passion for completeness. It matches my own compulsion. I have no doubt that they will eventually have every piano work by Muzio Clementi available. And probably all of his orchestral works, concertos, and other pieces besides. This release features works from three points in Clementi’s career. The Op. 23 sonatas were published […]

  • Clementi Monferrinas delightful piano miniatures

    Nov 1st, 2017 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, Dominic Cheli, Muzio Clementi, Naxos

    A monferrina is an uptempo Italian folk dance in 6/8 time. Two collections of them are featured in this collection of Clementi piano music. Clementi’s monferrinas are lively little diversions, each less than two minutes long. Nevertheless, within the confines of the form, Clementi manages a great deal of variety. That’s good since this album […]

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