Composer: Muzio Clementi
Performer: Alessandro Marangoni
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8572328
Release: 2013
Size: 289 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Gradus ad Parnassum, Op. 44
01. No. 66. Suite of 5 Pieces: I. Allegretto vivace
02. No. 67. Suite of 5 Pieces: II. Canone: Allegro moderato
03. No. 68. Suite of 5 Pieces: III. Presto
04. No. 69. Suite of 5 Pieces: IV. Fuga: Moderato
05. No. 70. Suite of 5 Pieces: V. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
06. No. 71. Suite of 6 Pieces: I. Allegro
07. No. 72. Suite of 6 Pieces: II. Vivace
08. No. 73. Suite of 6 Pieces: III. Canone: Allegretto
09. No. 74. Suite of 6 Pieces: IV. Fuga a 2 suggetti: Moderato
10. No. 75. Suite of 6 Pieces: V. Canone: Allegro non troppo
11. No. 76. Suite of 6 Pieces: VI. Finale: Allegro
12. No. 77. Suite of 5 Pieces: I. Allegrissimo
13. No. 78. Suite of 5 Pieces: II. Molto allegro
14. No. 79. Suite of 5 Pieces: III. Allegro moderato
15. No. 80. Suite of 5 Pieces: IV. Capriccio: Presto
16. No. 81. Suite of 5 Pieces: V. Finale: Allegro
17. No. 82. Suite of 6 Pieces: I. Scherzo: Molto allegro
18. No. 83. Suite of 6 Pieces: II. Moderato
19. No. 84. Suite of 6 Pieces: III. Andante – Canone: Andante
20. No. 85. Suite of 6 Pieces: IV. Presto e vigoroso
21. No. 86. Suite of 6 Pieces: V. Allegro non troppo
22. No. 87. Suite of 6 Pieces: VI. Finale: Allegro, molto vivace
23. No. 88. Suite of 5 Pieces: I. Andante con moto, ma cantabile
24. No. 89. Suite of 5 Pieces: II. Presto
25. No. 90. Suite of 5 Pieces: III. Fugato: Allegro non troppo
26. No. 91. Suite of 5 Pieces: IV. Allegretto
27. No. 92. Suite of 5 Pieces: V. Finale: Allegro vivace
28. No. 93. Allegro
29. No. 94. Stravaganze: Allegretto
30. No. 95. Bizzarria: Vivace
31. No. 96. Allegro agitato
32. No. 97. Scherzo: Molto allegro
33. No. 98. Allegro vivace
34. No. 99. Molto allegro
35. No. 100. Vivacissimo
Muzio Clementi occupies a unique place in the history of the piano, with his myriad sonatas pushing the traditional classical boundaries of the form, his publishing company and piano manufacturing fi rm prospering both in England and on the Continent, and his famed virtuosity astonishing all who heard him. Remembered as the fi rst of the great piano virtuosos, Clementi condensed his years of composition and performance into the monumental, three-volume Gradus ad Parnassum, a repository of stylistically diverse pieces designed to demonstrate utmost technical mastery of the instrument. This is the last disc in Alessandro Marangoni’s highly acclaimed four single disc survey. Exercises Nos. 1-24 (Volume 1) can be heard on 8572325, Nos. 25-41 (Volume 2) on 8572326, and Nos. 42- 0 (Volume 2), coupled with Nos. 51-65 (Volume 3), on 8572327.