Totally agree! Got a copy of the Sonatas and Sonatinas without direct intention and love them for the same reason, I feel so light and satisfied after playing. They aren't necessarily easy either as they require poise and balance and a calm demeanor. After a long six hours of practicing Boulez and Babbit and Shoenberg, Clementi is certainly a wonderful palate cleaner.
Lody Neervoort No. 5 is the best one of the set. I love the melodies of the first movement. The second movement is delightful and incorporates a Swiss folk song tune. And the brilliant Allegro di molto finale clearly borrows the melody of a pop song by Phil Collins, Groovy Kind of Love. Now what Clementi does with the simple motive is astonishing and (almost) Beethovenesque.
I played this first sonatina as a student and I’ve always loved it. I don’t really remember the 2nd and 3rd movements but I remember the first quite well...50 years later :~)
magentuspriest , Veteran pianists can learn this in hours or less, yes. I can't learn this in hours, but it doesn't discourage me, and neither should it for you. Practice on sight reading. About a year and a half ago I had troubles with Clementi's 1st and 3rd sonatinas. Now, I look back at them and chuckle to myself with the sight reading practice I have done. I can learn pieces and sight read much more easily, and still continue to practice sight reading.
@@magentuspriest A day or two for each is a bit of a rush. Pay attention to detail.I played these sonatinas starting at age 3 and I am now 75 and I still play them. I can spot every detail and any single mistake of any player from absolute beginner to concert virtuoso.
Sonatina No. 1 In C Major 0:05 I. Allegro 0:09 II. Andante 1:32 III. Vivace 3:04 Sonatina No. 2 In G Major 3:58 I. Allegretto 4:01 II. Allegretto 6:30 III. Allegro 7:55 Sonatina No. 3 In C Major 9:24 I. Spiritoso 9:26 II. Un poco adagio 13:08 III. Allegro 14:34 Sonatina No. 4 In F Major 15:50 I. Con spirito 15:53 II. Andante con espressione 19:05 III. Allegro vivace 20:54 Sonatina No. 5 In G Major 22:29 I. Presto 22:32 II. Allegro Moderato 26:37 III. Allegro di molto 28:16 Sonatina No. 6 In D Major 30:43 I. Allegro con spirito 30:46 II. Allegro spiritoso 36:04
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I was listening to the first one and wondering "where have I heard this one before??" It's Satie!! Sonatine Bureaucratique!! Cool to know he based it on Clementi
I play this sonatinas on my piano. Because I have sight problems a ignore the "staccato" dots, so I almost never play staccato...but I enjoy it anyway.(Andrea Lanzoni with Grazia Villani's permission)
The contemporary American composer Paul F Page has written a number of lovely Sonatinas inspired by Clementi. Fun to play and great to listen to. Check out his website - www.paulpage.org/Paul_Page_Music/Welcome.html
I didn't do such stacato at the end of the first section of #2's 1rst movement. [Update: happens lots of other places, too] As I'm listening to this, I'm just not hearing any resonance from the lower notes. Like as if there's no sounding board. Is this a real piano? It's missing something.
why too many staccatos? in my practice of Clementi sonatinas, whenever i do a staccato on a regular note, it felt like im releasing the keys too fast. it's cute though :) i'm not a fan of sticking to the piece strictly , i also like putting my own style sometimes :D haha
Technically speaking it's OK. The issue I have is that this is a "delicate piece" (as my ABRSM examiner told me and I used to hammer in a "percussive manner". Too fast. Mu teacher has told me repeatedly "Breath and relax" and this performance needs some breathing and a more relaxed tempo (IMO).
+claude herbert ostfeld Your opinion is passionately shared. These Sonatinas are lovely, but lose their charm at this utterly exaggerated speed (which is doing nothing, but show off, the players technical ability). Keep listening to your teacher ... he is right ;o)
A bit robotic for my taste. I've hammered these out many times, with a heavy touch as you mentioned, the percussive manner, but I enjoy the delicate pieces. If these are actually being played, the pianist has the dexterity and prowess, but it's overdone. Not a bit of expression. However, maybe I used a lot more expression myself, as it was fun to irritate the family while practicing just before suppertime, I, being all of age 11 or so at that time.... :)
Everyone thank you for your opinions and piano teachers guidance. I agree during performances. May I ask you, would practicing that way only during the learning and practice of technic provide a valuable exercise to enhance virtuosity-please ask your teachers. Thank you:)
Same here! Just a few years earlier, 5 years old. I remember how harsh mom was when I learnt this...beatings...punishment...starvation... BUT IT WAS SO WORTH IT!!!
I'm not an Asian, but I played them too at 9 years old. Surprisingly you don't have to be Asian at all to play these or the piano, or even be brutally punished by parents while doing so. Who'da thunk it?
I was neither Asian nor brutalized, but I played a few of these. Probably why I never mastered sight-reading - I mean the lack of brutality, not the failure to be Asian. Actually, I still play a hash of No. 3 from memory, over 40 years later. The complete lack of texture in these renditions does make me suspect it's a MIDI rendition.
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I´m tearing my hair of my head... this is so so dreadful... there´s now natural flow in tempo... but then again it may be in the way Clementi would have prefered it... this is nerv-recking...
@@huskayaken8252 so... now we are talking about grammar and not music then? It looks like four other people understood, inspite my grammar and all .... my native language is not english.
