Composer: Muzio Clementi
Performer: Sandro De Palma
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2019
Size: 1.06 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sonata in G minor, Op. 50 No. 3
01. I. Introduzione. Largo patetico e sostenuto – II. Allegro ma con espressione – Più allegro
02. III. Adagio dolente
03. IV. Allegro agitato e con disperazione
Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 3
04. I. Maestoso
05. II. Andantino grazioso
Sonata in E flat Major, Op. 8 No. 2
06. I. Allegro assai
07. II. Larghetto con espressione
08. III. Rondo. Allegro
Sonata in D minor, Op. 50 No. 2
09. I. Allegro non troppo ma con energia
10. II. Adagio con espressione
11. III. Allegro con fuoco, ma non troppo presto
Recorded: 16-18 November 2017
Recording Venue: Auditorium dell’Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
Muzio Clementi saw the piano evolve from relative fragility in the 18th century to its dominance at the beginning of the Romantic era – his influence in developing the instrument’s virtuoso possibilities cannot be overstated. These works embrace this progression, illustrating Clementi’s earlier Classical style in the Sonata, Op. 1, No. 3, introducing more scintillating virtuosity in Op. 8, No. 2, and taking us to the dramatic final sonatas including Op. 50, No. 3, which narrates the story of Dido, Queen of Carthage.