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Muzio Clementi
12+ albums
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Muzio Clementi (1752–1832) was a classical composer, and acknowledged as the first to write specifically for the piano. He is best known for his collection of piano studies, Gradus ad Parnassum. Clementi was born in Rome on 24thJanuary 1752, the first of seven children, to Nicolò Clementi, a highly respected silversmith and Roman by heritage, and Magdalena Kaiser, who was Swiss. His musical talent became clear at an early age: by the age of seven he was in musical instruction, and was such a good student that by the time he was nine he had gained a position as a church organist. In 1766, Sir Peter Beckford (1740-1811), a wealthy Englishman and cousin of the eccentric William Beckford, took an interest in the boy's musical talent, and struck a deal with Nicolò to take Muzio to his estate of Steepleton Iwerne, just north of Blandford Forum in Dorset, where Beckford agreed to provide quarterly payments to sponsor Muzio's musical education. In return for this education, he was expected to provide musical entertainment at the estate. It was here that he spent the next seven years in devoted study and practice at the harpsichord. His compositions from this early period, however, are few, and they have almost all been lost. In 1770, Clementi made his first public performance as a pianist. The audience was very impressed with his playing, beginning what at the time was one of the most successful concert pianist careers in history. In 1774, Clementi was freed from his obligations t
top songs
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I. Allegro ma con grazia
17,4652Keyboard Sonatina In C Major, Op. 36, No. 1: I. Allegro
13,2983Finale: Presto
11,6094Largo e sostenuto
10,8805Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Op. 25, No. 6: II. Un poco andante
10,6536Presto
9,7327Keyboard Sonatina In F Major, Op. 36, No. 4: II. Andante Con Espressione
9,1508Allegro
8,7709Allegro con brio
7,37110Symphony No. 3 in G Major, WoO 34, "Great National Symphony" (edited by P. Spada): IV. Finale: Vivace
6,826albums
Clementi: 6 Progressive Piano Sonatinas, Op. 36 / Piano Sonatas
CLEMENTI: Piano Sonatas Op. 50 No. 1, Op. 41 and Op. 34 No.
CLEMENTI: Early Piano Sonatas
CLEMENTI: Progressive Sonatinas Op. 36 / Sonatas Opp. 24 and 25
CLEMENTI: Piano Sonatas, Op. 40
Clementi: Piano Sonatas
Clementi: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Clementi: Sonatina No. 1 in C Major, Op. 36
Clementi, M.: Keyboard Sonatinas - Opp. 36, 38
Clementi: Keyboard Sonatas
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Clementi: Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 1: I. Allegro
Clementi: Piano Concerto in C Major (1796) - Two Symphonies, Op. 18