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Clementi - The Complete Piano Sonatas Vol.3 | Hyperion CDA67729

Clementi - The Complete Piano Sonatas Vol.3

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Label: Hyperion

Cat No: CDA67729

Barcode: 0034571177298

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 30th March 2009

Contents

Artists

Howard Shelley (piano)

Works

Clementi, Muzio

Piano Sonata in C major, op.20
Piano Sonata in F major, WoO3
Piano Sonatas (2), op.24
Piano Sonatas (3), op.23
Piano Sonatas (6), op.13
» no.4 in B flat major
» no.5 in F major
» no.6 in F minor

Artists

Howard Shelley (piano)

About

Howard Shelley’s series of Clementi’s piano sonatas is receiving great critical acclaim and is increasing popular interest in this under-recorded composer.

The sonatas in the present volume date from the period just after Clementi’s adventures in Europe of 1780–83 that included an unfortunate and well-known confrontation with Mozart and a protracted stay in Lyons. Clementi moved back to London and gained a considerable reputation there as a performer, composer and teacher. His playing was praised for, among other things, its ‘novel freedoms in tempo and dynamics in the service of heightened expression’ and those qualities are noticeable in the works recorded here.

Praise for Volume 2:
Clementi’s sonatas have been neglected for far too long … we have had to wait an extraordinarily long time for a complete survey of this quality … with performances as characterful as Shelley’s and with two CDs for the price of one, this is a genuine bargain, one that is likely to delight and to amaze in equal measure’ - International Record Review

This second instalment of all Clementi’s 70-odd sonatas in chronological order is no less relevatory than the first … the sonatas combine the high spirits and dexterity of Scarlatti with the classicism of Haydn and Mozart; some of the slow movements have an even greater depth of expression than theirs … furthermore, you get two discs for the price of one. Difficult to resist!’ - Classic FM Magazine

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