Description

Muzio Clementi, born four years before Mozart and outliving Beethoven by five years, played a pivotal role in shaping the Classical era of music. Following our first volume of selected piano sonatas from 1768-85, this second volume introduces advanced pianists to eight later, more technically demanding sonatas from the second half of Clementi's creative period (1790-1805). Particularly noteworthy is the concluding Sonata in A major from Clementi's final and most acclaimed sonata collection, Opus 50. Dedicated to the renowned composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata combines poetic expression, profound earnestness, compositional artistry, and virtuosic pianism.

Songs / Content

• Piano Sonata f sharp minor op. 25,5
• Piano Sonata D major op. 25,6
• Piano Sonata g minor op. 34,2
• Piano Sonata G major op. 37,2
• Piano Sonata G major op. 40,1
• Piano Sonata b minor op. 40,2
• Piano Sonata E flat major op. 41
• Piano Sonata A major op. 50,1