Clementi: Piano Sonatas
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MUZIO CLEMENTI
Clementi: Piano Sonatas
Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 August 2006
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Remembered as one of the most noted and influential musicians of Classico-Romantic Europe, 'the first of the great virtuosos' (Harold C Schonberg, 1963), Muzio Clementi, born in Rome, spent the greater part of his life in England, working variously as composer, pianist, teacher (his pupils including Czerny, Field and Meyerbeer), publisher (of Beethoven among others), and piano maker. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
'Demidenko brings enormous gravitas and spirituality. The fire and dash he lavishes on the quicker movements make this highly enjoyable disc no less exciting than any of his Medtner, Chopin or Rachmaninov releases on Hyperion' (Hi Fi News)
'If your acquaintance with Clementi's output is limited to the Op 36 Sonatinas you dutifully practised in your youth, Demidenko's exalted interpretation of Clementi will come as nothing short of a revelation. This release serves as a landmark recording of these unjustly neglected masterworks' (Soundscapes, Australia)
'Fervent, expressive … big-boned performances' (BBC Music Magazine)
Tracks:
Sonata in D major, Op 40 no 3
Sonata in F sharp minor, Op 25 no 5 (= Op 26 no 2)
Sonata in B flat major, Op 24 no 2 (= Op 41 no 2 Op 47 no 2)
Sonata in B minor, Op 40 no 2
