Clementi Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol 1
Definitive Clementi? Even Mozart might have been compelled to eat his words
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Composer or Director: Muzio Clementi
Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Hyperion
Magazine Review Date: 5/2008
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 154
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDA67632
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
(6) Keyboard Sonatas |
Muzio Clementi, Composer
Howard Shelley, Piano Muzio Clementi, Composer |
(6) Keyboard Sonatas, Movement: C |
Muzio Clementi, Composer
Howard Shelley, Piano Muzio Clementi, Composer |
(6) Keyboard Sonatas, Movement: A |
Muzio Clementi, Composer
Howard Shelley, Piano Muzio Clementi, Composer |
(6) Keyboard Sonatas, Movement: B flat |
Muzio Clementi, Composer
Howard Shelley, Piano Muzio Clementi, Composer |
(3) Keyboard Sonatas |
Muzio Clementi, Composer
Howard Shelley, Piano Muzio Clementi, Composer |
Keyboard Sonata |
Muzio Clementi, Composer
Howard Shelley, Piano Muzio Clementi, Composer |
Author: Lindsay Kemp
Shelley reveals all this by treating each and every one of these works with the utmost respect, his constant attention to the subtlest details of touch and phrasing meaning not only that things are never allowed to descend into the routine, but that he is more than able to respond to those moments when Clementi really does find a vein of poetry. They are not as rare as you might think; the Andante cantabile of Op 8 No 1 is a gem, the excellent Op 7 No 3 is strongly expressive throughout, and even Op 1 has some sensitive shadings. Shelley realises them all while also coping coolly with the more finger-breaking exhibitions of virtuosity. That Naxos disc had me recalling Mozart's famous “mechanicus” jibe. Unworthy thought! Shelley's performances, which seem well capable of achieving definitive status, make you wonder if Mozart was hiding some genuine discomfort.
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