Composer: Muzio Clementi
Performer: Alessandro Marangoni
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8572326
Release: 2011
Size: 255 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44
01. No. 25. Suite of 3 Pieces: I. Introduzione: Adagio sostenuto
02. No. 26. Suite of 3 Pieces: II. Canone: Allegro moderato
03. No. 27. Suite of 3 Pieces: III. Allegro con fuoco
04. No. 28. Allegro
05. No. 29. Allegro, ma non troppo
06. No. 30. Veloce
07. No. 31. Allegro con molto brio
08. No. 32. Allegro
09. No. 33. Canone: Moderato
10. No. 34. Presto
11. No. 35. Veloce
12. No. 36. Presto, ma non troppo
13. No. 37. Suite of 5 Pieces: I. Preludio: Allegro
14. No. 38. Suite of 5 Pieces: II. Allegro moderato
15. No. 39. Suite of 5 Pieces: III. Scena patetica: Adagio con grand’espressione
16. No. 40. Suite of 5 Pieces: IV. Fuga: Tempo moderato
17. No. 41. Suite of 5 Pieces: V. Finale: Allegro vivace
Composer, performer, teacher, music publisher and piano manufacturer, the Italian-English piano virtuoso Muzio Clementi stood at the vanguard of musical development in Europe. His piano sonatas influenced Beethoven with their treatment of complex harmony, structure, and texture. Clementi’s Gradus ad Parnassum, a collection of 100 stylistically diverse pieces, stands as a monument to Clementi’s technical and expressive mastery of the instrument. Award-winning pianist Alessandro Marangoni has been acclaimed as playing “naturally and beautifully” (ClassicsToday.com / Gradus ad Parnassum Vol. 1 / 8572325).