The F sharp minor Sonata, Op 25 No 5, is described as having a mixture of dolce expression, capricious fingerwork, off-beat sforzando accents, and tonal surprise.
Critical Reception
When Clementi played his B flat Sonata in Vienna in 1781, Mozart reported to his father that Clementi 'plays well' but 'has not a pennyworth of taste or feeling'.
Cultural Impact
Muzio Clementi's music was highly valued by Beethoven and particularly admired by Brahms, who ranked him notably for his 'great, free form'.
Compositional Technique
The Presto finale of the F sharp minor Sonata is an inventive cameo of Scarlattian brilliance and Mendelssohnian fleetness, combining Classical history with Romantic temperament.
Composer Biography
Muzio Clementi, born in Rome, spent most of his life in England working as a composer, pianist, teacher, publisher, and piano maker.
Composer Biography
Muzio Clementi, remembered as one of the most noted and influential musicians of Classico-Romantic Europe, is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Edward Dannreuther, a writer from over a century ago, considered Clementi the originator of the proper treatment of the modern pianoforte and the first completely equipped writer of sonatas.
You might also enjoy...
Wölfl: Piano Sonatas, Op. 25 & 33
Clementi: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6
LaSalle: Klaviersonaten - Ragtime
Genzmer: Werke für Klavier
Clementi: Piano Sonatas
Medtner: Sonata Op. 5 / Sonata-Triad Op. 11
Medtner: Sonata Op. 5 / Sonata-Triad Op. 11
Barber: Piano Sonata, Op. 26
Fuchs: Piano Sonatas Op. 19 and Op. 88
John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
