A Mixed Bag
Ian Hominick
plays Clementi -
heard by
ANDREW SCHARTMANN'At times, his playing is sensitive and exact.'
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Beethoven's early piano music is often deemed revolutionary. And it is in several respects. But it would be a mistake to call his beloved Op 2 sonatas unprecedented, as though they emerged from an isolated mind that sought to overturn tradition in all respects. Not only did Beethoven admire Muzio Clementi's keyboard sonatas; he used them as a source of inspiration for his own work...
Copyright © 2 June 2014
Andrew Schartmann,
Connecticut USA
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