Composed by Muzio Clementi
with Christopher Caja Sager
2. Piano Sonata in F minor, Op.13/6
Composed by Muzio Clementi
with Christopher Caja Sager
3. Piano Sonata in G minor, Op. 34/2
Composed by Muzio Clementi
with Christopher Caja Sager
Clementi: 3 Piano Sonatas,Muzio Clementi,Christopher Caja Sager,Hanssler Classics,Chamber Music & Recitals,Classical,Classical Music,Classical Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard,Keyboard
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Clementi: Piano Music
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000013RV Release Date: 1994-02-15 |
Tracks:
- Sonata In G major, Op. 25 No. 2: Allegro con brio
- Sonata In G major, Op. 25 No. 2: Rondo: Un poco allegro
- Sonata In F Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 5: Piuttosto allegro con espressione
- Sonata In F Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 5: Lento e patetico
- Sonata In F Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 5: Presto
- Sonatina In D Major, Op. 37 No. 2: Allegro assai
- Sonatina In D Major, Op. 37 No. 2: Menuetto
- Six Progressive Sonatinas, Op. 36 No. 6 In D Major: Allegro con spirito
- Six Progressive Sonatinas, Op. 36 No. 6 In D Major: Rondo: Allegretto spiritoso
- No. 5 In G Major: Presto
- No. 5 In G Major: Air suisse: Allegro moderato
- No. 5 In G Major: Rondo: Allegro di molto
- No. 2 in G Major: Allegretto
- No. 2 in G Major: Allegretto
- No. 2 in G Major: Allegro
- No. 1 In C Major: Allegro
- No. 1 In C Major: Vivace
- No 3 In C Major: Spiritoso
- No. 3 In C Major: Spiritoso
- No. 3 In C Major: Un poco adagio
- No. 3 In C Major: Allegro
- No. 4 In F Major: Con spirito
- No. 4 In F Major: Andante con espressione
- No. 4 In F Major: Rondo: Allegro vivace
- Sonata In B Flat Major, Op. 24 No. 2: Allegro con brio
- Sonata In B Flat Major, Op. 24 No. 2: Andante
- Sonata In B Flat Major, Op. 24 No. 2: Rondo: Allegro assai
Customer Reviews:
"Playing With a Lot of Energy".......2005-10-26
Clementi is such an important piano music composer that virtually no pianists can neglect his works. Yet, regrettably there is so little recorded Clementi available either in Amazon or elsewhere.
The pianist we have here is Balazs. He is Hungarian, a former pupil of Kocsis (a formost pianist/composer). For whatever it is worth, Balazs took 4th place in Leeds International Piano Competition in 1990. His father was a professor in Liszt Academy who also composed. The British press commended his playing for it's energy and imagination.
As pointed out by some other review(s), he is fast, as fast (and as even) as a machine gun. Technically, he is "brilliant" if not equally vibrant. There is indeed a lot of "energy" in his playing; his touch is nice too, all prerequisites of a virtuoso. But there isn't much in this record to show us the full spectrum of his imagination, let alone poetry, and the influence of the above mentioned two composers on him is yet to be discovered. Some slow movements in the sonatas are, however, rather charming.
On the whole, this is a very worthwhile reference especially at a budget price. And for those who have more time, they may as well check out Maria Tipo who has recorded quite a number of Clementi's sonatas for an Italian reading.
Classical Piano Music Lover.......2005-08-02
Overall, Well Done.......2001-12-08
Fast, brilliant, exciting - one of my favorites.......1999-07-17
Fast, technical but brilliant.......1999-03-23
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Scarlatti: 3 Keyboard Sonatas; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32; etc.
Manufacturer: BBC Legends ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000CABI2 Release Date: 2003-10-21 |
Tracks:
- Keyboard Sonata In D Minor, K11
- Keyboard Sonata In B Flat Major, K332
- Keyboard Sonata In B Flat Major, K172
- Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor, Op.111
- Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor, Op.111
- Piano Sonata In B Flat Major, Op.12 No.1
- Piano Sonata In B Flat Major, Op.12 No.1
- Piano Sonata In B Flat Major, Op.12 No.1
- Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35
- Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35
- Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35
- Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.35
Customer Reviews:
Crystalline Perfection.......2004-05-26
"...all of us who saw and heard him perform have our indelible memories of this - difficult - , autocratic, arch-perfectionist of the keyboards. ... for Maurizio Pollini, who studied with Michelangeli shortly after his triumph in the 1960 Chopin International Competition on Warsaw, he represented the - absolute peak of piano playing - ... today, dazzled, provoked and unsettled as we listen to this playing wich, backed by a technique "like steel and mercury", sweeps music clean "of the dulling patina of familiarity", we can only marvel at qualities that challenge our preconceptions at every turn, forcing us to reconsider music we knew intimately, even completely."
Get this cd because Michelangeli's live performances are beyond description!
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Muzio Clementi: Piano Sonatas for Two
Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00011MK60 Release Date: 2004-02-17 |
Tracks:
- Allegro Assai
- Larghetto
- Presto
- Allegro Di Molto
- Allegretto. Tempo Di Menuetto
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Rondo. Allegro
- Allegro Spiritoso
- Rondo. Presto
- Allegro Maestoso
- Andante. Tempo Di Menuetto
- Allegro Assai
- Larghetto Con Moto
- Presto
- Allegro
- Rondo. Allegretto
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Early Piano Sonatas
Clementi , and Alexander-Max Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00007DWM4 Release Date: 2003-01-21 |
Tracks:
- Allegro
- Allegro Assai
- Allegro Assai
- Spiritoso
- Allegro
- Andante Cantabile
- Presto
- Presto
- Minuetto
- Rondo
- Allegro Agitato
- Largo E Sostenuto
- Presto
Customer Reviews:
The Path to Beethoven and Chopin.......2005-06-06
The other pieces presented here display another facet of Clementi's work that may have offended Mozart. The Opus 8 Sonatas preview the romantic era, particularly the works of Beethoven and also Chopin. The central theme from the Andante Cantabile of the Sonata in G minor (Opus 8) hints toward the Etude in E-Major (opus 10, no. 3) by Chopin. Actually, when I heard the central theme the famous passage from the E Major Etude was the first thing I thought of. The Presto from the same piece employs a writing style that foreshadows many of Chopin's Preludes. The work as a whole also hints toward much of the writing found in Beethoven's "Appassionata" and "Moonlight" Sonatas.
The Sonata in B Flat Major doesn't have as many clear ties to Beethoven's more famous works but the style of playing and writing (particularly the fortissimo passages of the Rondo) were an obvious influence. And even though obvious references are vague it's hard to listen to the Sonata in F Minor (Opus 13, No. 6) without thinking of the "Waldstein" Sonata. For all his gifts and breathtaking ability to get his personal expression into forms while showing enormous respect for them Mozart was a musician who worked within the conventions of his time. That's not a bad thing either, not when one had the exquisite taste that Mozart had. Still, the abrupt stops and starts Clementi used for dynamic effect would likely have offended his ears. If that hadn't Clementi's willingness to break from established forms would have.
Naxos has a reputation for being the label that releases the best recordings done by performers nobody ever heard of but that shouldn't be counted against them. They find musicians whose egos take a back seat to the music they play and get exemplary performances from them. Susan Alexander-Max has to be one of the great pianists that fall into that category. Her level of control over the instrument borders on digital but it never sounds mechanical. She finds what's in the music she plays. In the allegro from the G Minor Sonata she conjures waves of serene beauty, interrupts them with claps of thunder and returns the listener back to that moment of contentment. In the andante cantabile from the same piece she conveys a sense of profound melancholy along with deepest thought. The presto from the B Flat Sonata combines playfulness with drama. Those are just a few examples. Clementi's music is very impressionistic. Susan Alexander-Max reflects it well in her playing.
Their work is also generally recorded exceptionally well and this release is no exception. The fortepiano has a lot of dynamic range but not a lot of volume. Its tones are very rich but easily lost if the microphone is placed too far from the soundboard. This recording captures those tones beautifully and does so without falling into the other trap of putting the microphone too close and recording the echo (and mechanism clatter) from inside the cabinet. Susan Alexander-Max chose a Derek Adam copy of a late 18th century Michael Rosenberger for this recording. It's a five-octave instrument with a high range that she describes as "flute like" and a low range that she refers to as "robust and growling". The instrument is a joy to listen to, as is this whole recording. The entire disc is good but the Opus 8 and 13 Sonatas should be singled out for special notice. These pieces go a long way toward pointing out what would follow them.
For lovers of the piano and especially for people interested in the roots of music that's better known this disc gets the highest recommendation.
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Muzio Clementi: Piano Works, Vol. 3 - Stefan Irmer
Muzio Clementi , and Stefan Irmer (Piano) Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000021HW Release Date: 1997-06-17 |
Tracks:
- Son in A, Op.25, 4: Maestoso E Cantabile
- Son in A, Op.25, 4: Finale. Allegro Molto
- Son in f#, Op.25,5: Allegro Con Espressione
- Son in f#, Op.25,5: Lento E Patetico
- Son in f#, Op.25,5: Finale. Presto
- Son in D, Op.25,6: Presto
- Son in D, Op.25,6: Un Poco Andante
- Son in D, Op.25,6: Rondo. Assai Allegro
- Son in A, Op.33, 1: Allegro
- Son in A, Op.33, 1: Presto
- Son in F, Op.33,2: Adagio/Allegro Con Fuoco
- Son in F, Op.33,2: Presto
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Clementi: Piano Sonatas, Op. 40
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00003L1XH Release Date: 2000-01-25 |
Tracks:
- Son in G, Op.40, No.1: Allegro Molto Vivace
- Son in G, Op.40, No.1: Adagio: Sostenuto E Cantabile
- Son in G, Op.40, No.1: Allegro: Canone Primo Perpetuo, Per Moto Retto - Canone Secondo Perpetuo...
- Son in G, Op.40, No.1: Finale: Presto
- Son in b, Op.40, No.2: Molto Adagio E Sostenuto - Allegro Con Fuoco, E Con Espressione
- Son in b, Op.40, No.2: Largo, Mesto E Patetico - Allegro - Tempo Primo - Presto
- Son in D, Op.40, No.3: Adagio Molto - Allegro
- Son in D, Op.40, No.3: Adagio Con Molta Espressione
- Son in D, Op.40, No.3: Allegro
Customer Reviews:
Great!.......2005-12-08
De Maria bravissimo!!!
A jewel... and a must.......2000-11-01
PASS THE EGGROLLS, PLEASE.......2000-07-06
Well, bluntly, Clementi is pretty much like a fifth rate Beethoven sans the genius. On first hearing, the Op. 40 seems musical enough, and interesting, but, unfortunately, repeated listenings only bring out what is glaringly lacking in these pieces: substance. Ultimately, one realizes that they are routine, vacuous and totally forgettable. Smoke and mirrors. Technique and sleight of hand.
Pianist DeMaria is not at fault here--- he plays these sonatas better than the rather gruesome attempts by Horowitz, that's certain--- nor is the wonderful sound Naxos provides.
No, it's just the sonatas themselves. One hearing serves the purpose. Unlike our greatest composers, whose music fills us and satisfies our appetite, after an hour of listening to Clementi, you're hungry again!
[Running time: 66:16]
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Muzio Clementi: Sonate, Duetti & Capricci, Vol. 10
Manufacturer: Arts Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000006BZI Release Date: 1998-04-21 |
Tracks:
- Son in F op.26: Allegro
- Son in F op.26: Rondeau: Allegretto
- Son in A op.33 n.1: Allegro
- Son in A op.33 n.1: Presto
- Son in F op.33 n.2: Adagio: Allegro con fuoco
- Son in F op.33 n.2: Presto
- Son in C op.33 n.3: Allegro con spirito
- Son in C op.33 n.3: Adagio cantabile con grande espressione
- Son in C op.33 n.3: Presto
- Son in F (senza numero d'opera/without opus number): Vivace
- Son in F (senza numero d'opera/without opus number): Rondeau spiritoso
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Clementi: Piano Sonatas
Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000025INK Release Date: 1994-03-15 |
Customer Reviews:
Maria Tipo plays Clementi.......2007-06-13
I thus embark on this review with fresh eyes.
Maria Tipo is a distinguished pianist of a superb pedigree. You should Google her also. She performs Clementi beautifully, hauntingly, with a dramatic dynamic range and much feeling. I normally do not like totally interpreted pieces, since I like the freedom to create my parallel musical world while listening to the performers. Just like in the Japanese paintings, empty space has an important role in music, I believe. Having said that, I do not miss the empty space when Maria Tipo plays. My favorite piece on this recording is Sonata in D major, Op. 40 No.3. How can anybody say that this only has "educational value" is beyond me.
So, treat yourself with this fine recording! It is never too late to pay respect to Muzio Clementi!
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Clementi: 3 Piano Sonatas
Manufacturer: Hanssler Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000003JP8 Release Date: 1996-06-18 |
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Clementi: Sonate, Duetti & Capricci, Vol. 8
Manufacturer: Arts Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000005AP9 Release Date: 1997-07-01 |
Tracks:
- Sonata in Mi bemolle Maggiore Op.23 N.1: Allegro molto
- Sonata in Mi bemolle Maggiore Op.23 N.1: Rondo: Vivace
- Sonata in Fa Maggiore Op.23 N.2: Allegro con spirito
- Sonata in Fa Maggiore Op.23 N.2: Adagio
- Sonata in Fa Maggiore Op.23 N.2: Rondo: Allegro con spirito
- Sonata in Mi bemolle Maggiore Op.23 N.3: Allegro
- Sonata in Mi bemolle Maggiore Op.23 N.3: Aria con variazioni: Allegretto vivace
- Sonata in Fa Maggiore Op.23 N.1: Allegro assai
- Sonata in Fa Maggiore Op.23 N.1: Adagio
- Sonata in Fa Maggiore Op.23 N.1: Arietta con variazioni: Vivace
- Sonata in Si bemolle Maggiore Op.24 N.2: Allegro con brio
- Sonata in Si bemolle Maggiore Op.24 N.2: Andante
- Sonata in Si bemolle Maggiore Op.24 N.2: Rondo : Allegro assai
Track Listings:
- Current Sunlight [Import]
- Double-Reed Ensemble
- Easter Cantatas
- Fanfare
- Faure: Pelléas et Mélisande, suite for orchestra Op80
- Frauenliebe und Leben - Works by Schumann, Schubert & Brahms
- Frohes Fest! Merry Christmas!
- Guido Cantelli Interpreta Gabrieli, Brahms, Bartok
- Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 22, 78 & 82
- Henryk Wieniawski: Virtuoso Showpieces
Track Listings
At the Stratford Shakespearian Festival [Import] [Original recording remastered]
Garth Brooks and The Magic of Christmas