Muzio Clementi Photo: muzioclementi.com
If you ever learned to play the piano, it's likely you've played some of Muzio Clementi's fifty sonatas, composed specifically as teaching aids. The piano was a newly developed instrument in Clementi's day, and he was active in securing its' popularity.
Clementi spent eight years on a European tour, as a 'musician in business', selling pianos and collecting manuscripts (especially Beethoven's).
He performed in the courts of Europe and was known as a rival of Mozart's.
Music Details:
SAINT-SAENS Carnival of the Animals Decca 414 460
CLEMENTI Sonatina in G Op. 36/5 White Label
Toni WINE “A Groovy Kind of Love” CDCHD 711
CLEMENTI Sonata in B flat Major Op.24/2 ACC 67911 D
MOZART The Magic Flute EMI CDC 7 54288
CLEMENTI Symphony No. 1 Chandos CHAN 9234
CLEMENTI Grand National Symphony ASV CD DCA803
CLEMENTI Grand National Symphony ASV CD DCA803
CLEMENTI Sonata in B flat Major Op.24/2 Athene ATH CD4
CLEMENTI Sonata in F sharp Minor Op.25/5 EMI 7 54766
CLEMENTI Capriccio in B flat Major Op.17 Das Alte Werk 26731
