Composer: Muzio Clementi
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Conductor: Francesco La Vecchia
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2013
Size: 1.29 GB
Recovery: +3%
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01. Overture in C major
Symphony No. 3 in G major ‘The Great National’
02. I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro con brio
03. II. Andante un poco mosso
04. III. Minuetto: Allegretto
05. IV. Finale: Vivace
Symphony No. 4 in D major
06. I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivace
07. II. Andante cantabile
08. III. Minuetto: Allegro moderato
09. IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
Recorded: 29, 30 December 2011
Recording Venue: OSR Studios, Rome, Italy
Muzio Clementi’s four surviving mature symphonies were never published in his lifetime and were rescued from neglect through painstaking reconstruction. His sophisticated use of counterpoint can be heard in his treatment of the tune God Save the King in the third symphony. Classical poise, drama and eloquence of expression in both works can be traced to the influence of Haydn and Mozart. Muzio Clementi’s four mature symphonies have rarely been recorded in comparison to his works for piano.