Clementi: Sonatas, Op. 1 & Op. 1A

Featuring

Carlo Alberto Bacchi
Muzio Clementi

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Composer Biography

Clementi once challenged Mozart to a piano duel at the court of Joseph II in Vienna, which ended in a tie.

Composer Biography

At age 13, Clementi was appointed organist at the church of San Lorenzo in Damaso in Rome, having already composed a mass and an oratorio.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Clementi is considered the inventor of modern piano technique, developing an approach to the instrument distinct from the harpsichord.

Composer Biography

Clementi was a renowned pedagogue whose students included Johann Baptist Cramer, John Field (inventor of the nocturne), and Karl Czerny (teacher of Franz Liszt).

Composer Biography

Muzio Clementi, the composer, is buried in Westminster Abbey and is described on his gravestone as 'the father of the pianoforte'.

Recording & Production

The pianist, Carlo Alberto Bacchi, chose a Bösendorfer 280 pianoforte for this recording due to its powerful, clean sound, aiming for a clarity of timbre similar to pianos of Clementi's era.