Clementi - Sonata op.40 no.1

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) - Sonata op.40 no.1 (1802)
Pietro De Maria, piano
I. Allegro, Molto Vivace 00:07
II. Adagio: Sostenuto e cantabile 07:53
III. Allegro: Canone primo perpetuo, per moto retto - Canone secondo perpetuo, per moto contrario 14:36
IV. Finale: Presto 20:54

[@Zimzamzoom95]

That second movement is one of the most beautiful things to come of the common practice era

[@MarkxUK1]

Really interesting sonata. Echoes of Beethoven's op. 22 and Pastoral sonatas in the first movement. Beethoven was obviously inspired by Clementi's piano sonatas.

[@canman5060]

Beethoven is one of the great admirer of Clementi's piano sonatas but Mozart was a rather harsh critic.

[@lerippletoe6893]

@@canman5060 Beethoven said that in Clementi you get Mozart and so many others, but that the reverse isn't true, and had all his students play Clementi sonatas

[@Piflaser]

Clementi is like Hummel.

[@agseu3668]

Beethoven opus 22, 1800; Beethoven opus 24 Pastoral, 1801. Clementi opus 40,1 1802. This means anything to you?

[@darrenfreeman9139]

The second movement is so beautiful

[@veroanissi]

So lovely!

[@canman5060]

Ths sonata was on my associate piano performance diploma exam.I just stretched a credit pass !

[@rogercantero5509]

Bravo! BELLISIMO...y humilde

[@TempodiPiano]

Thank you, Amphora!

[@reservoirdog999]

Very nice!

[@stephanjwilliams]

I think this may be Clementi's greatest sonata. What do you think, UA-cam?

[@yousefm3282]

awtheom

[@mauricepitman]

yes excellent

[@DavidArdittiComposer]

It’s a choice between this one and the B minor that follows it. That one is more compact and symmetrical, and has fewer odd choices.

[@stephanjwilliams]

@@DavidArdittiComposer Yes, I think the addition of a canon for the third movement is odd. Although the third movement is enjoyable in itself, the sonata could definitely stand without it, in my opinion.

[@DavidArdittiComposer]

@@stephanjwilliams I agree it might be better without the canon movement. This performer makes a good fist of it, but it still seems a bit interminable.

[@wolfie8748]

So good

[@michaelmao2171]

Seriously, Wolfie?

[@loganpeters811]

@@michaelmao2171 wdym?

[@underscoreellipsesdothyphe1563]

@@loganpeters811 he was assuming Mozart aka "wolfie" wrote that comment, I guess

[@sophiaperennis2360]

@@underscoreellipsesdothyphe1563 Mozart did not like Clementi much. Called him a mere "mechanicus".
I agree with his criticism, but the music isn't bad.
You can tell because i incorporated his style in my own sonatas.

[@underscoreellipsesdothyphe1563]

@@sophiaperennis2360 I like clementi, so did john field and Beethoven aparantly because they dedicated pieces to him.. so mozarts comments are irrelevant to this point.. if he even said them, which he probably didn't lol I'd prefer to hear it from mozart's mouth not through here-say lol

[@PaulHummerman]

Quite different from the Griffes sonata.

[@dwacheopus]

9:12 oh sht!! It scared me

[@lydiabrindley1944]

I play it slower sounds do much nicer . He was before his time

[@stephanjwilliams]

Pietro de Maria does play it quite fast in this recording. I haven't compared it to other recordings though, so maybe this is the norm.

[@DavidArdittiComposer]

A mixed bag I think. The first movement is great, the second very beautiful. The third seems boringly didactic. I’m still trying to understand the fourth.