Browse: Instrumental, Piano Solos, Clementi (composer)

Rondeau’s interpretations of this music suggest that for the likes of Haydn, Clementi, Beethoven and Debussy, harpsichord sonorities were very much in their mind’s ear. In particular, Rondeau’s... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Lazić is a fine musician, and plays both solo pieces thoughtfully and imaginatively…The presence of a conductor…might have produced a more integrated and compelling account [of the Concerto];... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars/5 out of 5 stars More…

[Shelley's] playing is exemplary, with a gloriously fluent technique and a most perceptive interpretational approach...The Six Sonatinas here prove particularly nostalgic, core repertoire from... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

For all the temptation to compare Clementi with his more familiar contemporaries, a clear and distinctive voice appears through this complete sonatas. Shelley's technical security allows him... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Shelley is a first-rate advocate, with passage-work of crystalline clarity, light-footed pedalling, and communicating a sense of deep commitment to this unjustly under-rated repertoire. The... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2009 More…

Shelley's third volume (of six projected) makes abundantly clear that Clementi at best was an outstanding composer. He tempers the virtuoso finger-dexterity of the 'mechanicus' with sensitive... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…