Clementi - Complete Piano Sonatas Vol.4
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Label: Hyperion
Cat No: CDA67738
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 28th September 2009
Contents
Works
Piano Sonata in E flat major, op.41Piano Sonata in F major, op.26
Piano Sonatas (3), op.33
Piano Sonatas (6), op.25
Artists
Howard Shelley (piano)Works
Piano Sonata in E flat major, op.41Piano Sonata in F major, op.26
Piano Sonatas (3), op.33
Piano Sonatas (6), op.25
Artists
Howard Shelley (piano)About
The ten sonatas of Opp 25, 26, and 33 that Shelley performs in this recording are all products of a period in Clementi’s life when he was the darling of the London music scene, acclaimed by contemporaries in the most effusive language: ‘But the performance beyond all others to astonish, was Clementi’s concerto on the Piano Forte: what brilliancy of finger, and wonderful execution! The powers of the instrument were never called forth with superior skill, perhaps not equal’.
As well as the elements of virtuosity described above, the works recorded here - particularly the fourth and fifth of the Opp 25 sonatas - contain a high degree of compositional originality and forward-looking piano writing. The A major sonata (No.4) has a curiously nineteenth-century sound. The first movement, Maestoso e cantabile, displays a profusion of melodic ornament reminiscent of Chopin. The fifth, perhaps Clementi’s greatest sonata, was much championed by Horowitz, among others.
Praise for Volume 3:
"The third volume of Howard Shelley’s invaluable survey of Clementi piano sonatas confirms every expectation. Once more you are left to marvel at his unfailing brilliance and musicianship, qualities that can lift and enliven even the most predictable and mechanical gestures … every fingertwisting challenge is met with effortless ease, energy and grace, and Hyperion’s sound is, as usual, of demonstration quality" - Gramophone
"There are several gems in this collection, especially the Sonata in F minor Op 13 … the other sonatas here are also works of real quality and certainly worthy of comparison with the galant keyboard sonatas of Mozart and Haydn … Clementi’s sonatas have been neglected for too long: these are not mere virtuoso showcases but works with a real sense of structure and motivic development, with an astonishing inventiveness of keyboard figurations and ideas, and with a melodic fecundity that never ceases to amaze. Shelley’s articulation is impeccable and the technical intricacies pose no challenges …with performances of this commitment, with two discs for the price of one, immaculate sound from Hyperion and ooklet notes by Leon Plantinga, this comes with the strongest recommendation" - International Record Review
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