Born before Mozart and living past Beethoven, Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) had a fruitful long musical life. Mozart envied his technical abilities behind te pianoforte and Beethoven was introduced to the early sonatas by Clementi by his teacher Christian Gottlieb Neefe. The Capriccio in E, op 47 no 1 is from 1821 and more a “free form sonata” in three parts. The symphonic caracter of this work is captured by the pianist Howard Shelley.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) composed the String Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for violin and viola, K. 424, during the summer of 1783. This work was the second of two duos he wrote to complete Michael Haydn’s set of six for Archbishop Colloredo. Michael, the younger brother of Joseph, was sick and unable to finish the requested 6 sonatas, only having composed 4. Mozart surprised his friend by composing two additional sonatas in 5 days…
The String Quintet in F Minor, is part of Ignaz Pleyel’s (1757-1831) collection of chamber music from 1786. It is scored for a string quartet (two violins, viola, and cello) with the addition of an extra viola, creating a quintet. A remarkable French “stürm on drang” work in three parts.
Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)
Tracks 01-03 Capriccio for piano in E, op 47 no 1 (1821)
Howard Shelley, piano
Recorded 2011
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Tracks 04-06 String Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for violin and viola, K. 424 (1783)
Sarah Kapustin, violin
Roeland Jagers, viola
Recorded 2020
Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831)
Tracks 07-09 String Quintet in F Minor, Ben 277 (1786)
Janáček Quartet
Miloš Vacek Vítězslav Zavadilík, violin
Bohuslav Matoušek, Jan Řezníček, viola
Břetislav Vybíral, cello
Recorded 2013
